LeeRoy Stagger

EP 162 | Leeroy Stagger-Dystopian Weekends 

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Hello all:

As I explained when this show first ran in June – I jumped the gun BY MONTHS.

This Summer, I was so eager to let music fans hear Leeroy’s interview and new music, I completely forgot about the release date in October!!!

A senior moment to be sure.

It was supposed to come out in December 2020 which is why there are several Christmas songs included.

Here’s a comment from Amplify Music magazine:

 Despite a delayed release date, cancelled tours and a few more COVID-induced bumps along the way, Leeroy Stagger’s 12th full-length album Dystopian Weekends is available now on all digital streaming platforms. To celebrate the release of the album, Leeroy will perform 2 Dystopian Weekends livestream shows on November 6th and 7th through Side Door Access. Get more information and tickets here.

“Touring is so up in the air right now,” says Leeroy. “I had a burning desire to play these songs with a band, and my bandmates Tyson and Ryland happened to be in town for a few days so we got everyone together, including Nick on the drums and a few new friends to play the Dystopian Weekends material. I think the fans will enjoy it.”

Dystopian Weekends contains songs of environmental degradation, greedy land developers, Christmas songs about junkies and alcoholics, songs about race wars in America, modern day dust bowl songs of fleeing political ideology, break-up songs, and songs honouring dead friends. It all seems a bit much on paper, but Leeroy’s skillful song writing and musicianship have honoured it all in a very beautiful, relevant, and artistic way.

EP 162 | Leeroy Stagger

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This week’s very special interview guest is Leeroy Stagger bringing with him new music from his forthcoming album Dystopian Weekends.  Leeroy lets us know that unlike the last two albums he made for wider audiences. This one he made for him. Leeroy also talks about hosting Dirty Windshields on CKUA. It got him through the lockdown. Dystopian Weekends captures the sound of early Byrds, Clapton, Laurel Canyon.

Two stand-out songs – Buffy’s song Greedy Guts and Black Teenagers.

That last song deals with the headlines this very weekend. The Floyd George Murder. 

Full disclosure – I jumped the gun on the release date. It’s not coming out until October 1  but as Leeroy says “the whole model of what is an album release has changed. Given Covid, lockdown, and technical innovations it’s a whole new format. So, run with it.”

 

Mulligan Stew June 26th – Special Guest Leeroy Stagger

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This week’s very special interview guest is Leeroy Stagger bringing with him new music from his forthcoming album Dystopian Weekends.  Leeroy lets us know that unlike the last two albums he made for wider audiences. This one he made for him. Leeroy also talks about hosting Dirty Windshields on CKUA. It got him through the lockdown. Dystopian Weekends captures the sound of early Byrds, Clapton, Laurel Canyon.

Two stand-out songs – Buffy’s song Greedy Guts and Black Teenagers.

That last song deals with the headlines this very weekend. The Floyd George Murder. 

 

 

Full disclosure – I jumped the gun on the release date. It’s not coming out until well after Summer but as Leeroy says “the whole model of what is an album release has changed. Given Covid, lockdown, and technical innovations it’s a whole new format. So, run with it.”

The complete interview can be heard on The Mulligan Stew Podcast. Right after the show.

The Festival Radio Series launched last week and it airs during the first 30 minutes of The Stew  –   so this is our second 90 minute Summer Show!

Those 90 minutes become very important.

If you check the playlist below you’ll see we start with the co-host of Festival radio Dawn Pemberton. She’s a sanger!!

Some “Live Butter”

Curtis Mayfield

The Band/The Byrds/Fats/Robert Plant/iskwe & Tom Wilson/Dusty/Beatles/Tony Bennett and k.d.lang.


Also a Frank Zappa Live album Zappa 88: The Last U.S. Show and the haunting doo-wop ballad Love of my Life.

Frank and I got to be pretty good friends.  I did maybe 6-8 interviews with him. The last was in his Laurel Canyon house. With young versions of Moon Unit and Dweezil running through the room.

The walls were lined with 1-inch recording tapes..100’s of them. Each one a concert performance from somewhere. He was the best interview in rock – but you had to be prepped and ready because you were dealing with a very sharp mind and a bone-dry sense of humor.

Here are two shots of Frank and I.

Me. Clean shaven and me years later – all hair. Frank was Frank.

Here’s to Frank Zappa.  Truly gifted and one-of-a-kind.

PLAYLIST:

Mulligan Stew June 26 2021
This is Mulligan Stew with TDMulligan Interview Guest Leeroy Stagger – New album Dystopian Weekends
Don’t waste your time Dawn “Pembie” Pembereton Say Somethin’
Born under a bad sign (live) Paul Butterfield Band Live at the Troubadour
Road of Stone Maria Muldaur and Tuba Skinny Let’s get happy together
People get ready Curtis Mayfield Berlin Sessions
Youngblood The Band til the night is gone. Tribute to Doc Pomus
www.deanehouse.com https://river-cafe.com/
chestnut mare The Byrds Untitled
Bell Bottom Blues Larkin Poe Kindred Spirits
www.mulliganstew.cas In 30 minutes – Leeroy Stagger Guests
Uptown Lockdown Steve Marriner Hope Dies last
www.mulliganstew.ca Coming UP – Fats. Amos. Frank & Rob (Domino.Milburn.Zappa.Plant)
I want to walk you home (live) Fats Domino Live in Austin Texas
Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn Jump Blue
Love of my life (live) Frank Zappa Zappa 88
Angel Dance Robert Plant Band of Joy
This is Mulligan Stew with TDMulligan Coming UP – Leeroy Stagger Interview in 15 minutes
Starless Nights Iskwe and Tom Wilson single
Son of a preacher man Dusty Springfield Dusty in Memphis
www.nobleridge.com NEXT – Beatles. Tony Bennet and kdlang then Leeroy Stagger
Here comes the Sun The Beatles Abby Road (2019)
What a Wonderful World Tony Bennett and k.d. lang
Leroy Stagger Interview with tdm www.mulliganstew.ca
More love than Money Leeroy Stagger Dystopian Weekends
Leeroy Stagger Interview complete interview on MulliganStew Podcast
Black Teenagers Leroy Stagger Dystopian Weekends
Leeroy Stagger Interview complete interview on MulliganStew Podcast
Greedy Guts Leeroy Stagger Dystopian Weekends
Leeroy Stagger Interview details at www.mulliganstew.ca
Does anybody live here Leeroy Stagger Dystopian Weekends

 

Ep 59 | Leeroy Stagger Podcast

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Jun 10, 2019

To mark the release of his latest album Me And The Mountain, Leeroy Stagger sits down with Terry to discuss the inspiration behind the new collection of songs. The podcast includes the tracks “Broken Generation”, “Open Up Your Heart,” “Fire And Fury,” and “Caught in the Middle”.

Leeroy opens up about addressing a marital rough patch, and past trauma through the new record. Plus, he provides details on the companion album Strange Path due out in September 2019.

Mulligan Stew March 11th 2017-Leeroy Stagger Interview

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I knew Leeroy Stagger was working on and then releasing a new album. I was “waiting in the weeds” for the first sign of it. (That’s what we “weedies” do)

I’m happy to report that the wait was worth it.

Love Versus is a marvelous collection of songs & stories with structure, insight and melodies that linger in your head and heart.

I caught up with Leeroy by phone at the home ranch.

In a business filled with gotta be’s and would be’s Leeroy is a true original.  Bless his heart

This is a breakthrough LP for Leeroy who grew up in Victoria and was a fixture on the Coast.
His 11th Lp
Killer band..has Elvis Costello’s drummer sitting in.
First music made in Leeroy’s new studio in Lethbridge
 


 
It’s been said before that love is a battlefield, and on his latest album Love Versus (out April 7, 2017 through True North Records)Leeroy Stagger comes well armed. The eleventh studio release by the Western Canadian native is also a milestone, marking the first recording made at Stagger’s home studio in southern Alberta. But more significantly, his ever-evolving fusion of roots, rock and pop reaches new heights on Love Versus, resulting in 10 tracks that confirm his status as one of Canada’s best contemporary singer/songwriters.

“Leeroy is one of the most insightful songwriters I have ever come across. He has a gift for distilling complex images, commentary and concepts into brilliantly succinct lyrical one liners,” says Geoff Kulawick, President, True North Records.
It’s not that Stagger needed much more validation; after working with acclaimed producers Russell Broom (Sam Roberts) and Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) on his previous two albums, Stagger teamed up with Colin Stewart (Dan Mangan, Black Mountain, Yukon Blonde) to produce Love Versus, and put together a dream band for the project.  Longtime friend and collaborator Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat, The Mounties) remixed and ‘reimagined’, as Stagger would say, the title song and single in Vancouver.
The cornerstone was Pete Thomas, longtime drummer for Elvis Costello, who came up from L.A. for the sessions, joining guitarist Paul Rigby (Neko Case), keyboardist Geoff Hilhorst (The Deep Dark Woods), and Stagger’s longtime bassist Tyson Maiko. Over the course of three weeks, they christened Stagger’s new studio, and in the process changed his perspective on his art.
What is most striking about Love Versus overall is the wisdom at the foundation of each track, and indeed, for anyone who has followed Stagger’s career to this point, it should be apparent that this is the album he’s been destined to make. Since first making his mark on the Canadian independent music scene at the turn of this century, Leeroy Stagger has toured the world, both on his own and with the likes of Steve EarlePixiesModest Mouse and Evan Dando. After almost two decades of consistent output, Stagger certainly does have the respect of both his peers and Canada’s music industry tastemakers. However, the addition ofLove Versus to his (ahem) staggering body of work opens a new chapter, promising to reach many more ears.

Stagger has also announced a 10-date Western Canadian tour, kicking off March 17 at Panorama, BC and ending in Vancouver on April 22. Dates are below.
Mar 17 8:00pm Panorama Ski Resort Panorama, BC
Mar 18 8:00pm Panorama Ski Resort Panorama, BC
Mar 24 8:00pm St. Basil’s Cultural Centre Edmonton, AB
Mar 25 8:00pm The Bailey Theatre Camrose, AB
Mar 26 8:00pm Tavern 1883 Canmore, AB
Apr 19 9:00pm The Queens Nanaimo, BC
Apr 20 8:00pm The Waverly Hotel Cumberland, BC
Apr 21 8:00pm Sugar Nightclub Victoria, BC
Apr 22 9:30pm Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
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PLAYLIST:

Thats what love will make you do Little Milton Stax 50th
Squib Cakes Tower of Power Back to Oakland
www.canadahouse.com Coming UP – Leeroy Stagger Interview The Stew
Love has something else to say (live) Tedeschi Trucks Band Everybody Talki n’
Mulligan Stew – with TDM Leeroy Stagger in 30 minutes
Boogie Funk Colin James Blue Highways
You’re gonna need somebody on your bond (live) Taj Mahal The Essential
Take me home (Country Road) Toots abnd the Maytals Reggae Greats
Tequilla Sunrise (live) The Eagles Hell Freezes Over
www.coyotesbanff.com Leeroy Stagger in 15 minutes
Dad’s gonna kill me Richard Thompson Songlines
Summer Rain Johnny Rivers Best of
Welcome to Mulligan Stew – Year 21 TD Mulligan. Next it’s Leeroy!!
Leeroy Stagger Interview Love Versus
i WANT IT ALL (ROCK REMIX) Leeroy Stagger Love Versus
Leeroy Stagger Interview Love Versus
Joe Strummer and Joey Ramone Leeroy Stagger Love Versus
Leeroy Stagger Interview Love Versus
Run Rabbit Run Leeroy Stagger Love Versus
Leeroy Stagger Interview Love Versus
Little Brother Leeroy Stagger Love Versus
www.mulliganstew.ca Next – 30 minutes of music
September Fields Frazey Ford Indian Ocean
Gangster of Love Johnny Guitar Watson I heard that
The way you do (the things you do) The Temptations Hitsville
10th ave Freeze out (live) Bruce Springsteen. E Street Band Live 75-85
Desire U2 Rattle and Hum
you dont know me Alison Krauss Windy City
Bub Bye
The Refugee (live) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Pack of the Plantation

Mulligan Stew Nov 15th-Interviews with Phillip,Chuck Campbell, Dustin Bentall, Ridley Bent & Leeroy Stagger

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Just the way it worked out.
The  sacred steel of the Campbell Brothers is heard live Friday in Calgary at Festival Hall and Saturday at The Arden in Edmonton.
Then Saturday on Mulligan Stew Chuck and Phillip Campbell guest.
Their latest release is Beyond These 4 Walls.
Also on a busy weekend The Palomino in Calgary welcomes Dustin Bentall, Ridley Bent and LeeRoy Staggerthe three amigos Dustin Bentall, Ridley Bent & Leeroy Stagger, they’re buds and decided to tour together for 4-6 shows.
After the weekend, they hook up with the Grand Caribou Opry and tour through Winnipeg and the West Coast.
Then they rejoin The Opry head back to Alberta for dates in November.
27th The Horowitz in Edmonton.
28th the Ironwood in Calgary.
29th in Bragg creek Comm Centre
Enjoy!!

 PLAYLIST:

Keep Up Blues The Rolling Stones Some Girls (Deluxe)
Hercules Aaron neville Uncut (july 2205)
Host MulliganStew.ca coming Up Interview with Campbell Bros
Please Come Home Gary Clark Jr Live
Key to the Highway/Trouble in Mind Led Zeppelin Led Zep 3 (rough Mix)
Why can’t we be frinds? War Why can’t we be friends?
Dumaine St Trombone Shorty For True
Break Mulligan Stew playlist mulliganstew.ca
Interview with Phillip and Chuck Campbell Campbell Brothers On Tour
Campbell Brothers Live Tonight at Arden. Edmonton
Interview with Phillip and Chuck Campbell Campbell Brothers On Tour
Nobodys Fault but Mine Campbell Brothers Beyond These 4 Walls
Interview with Phillip and Chuck Campbell Campbell Brothers Tonight at Arden. Edmonton
It’s all right now Campbell Brothers Beyond These 4 Walls
Embrace another Fall Robert Plant Lullaby and ..the ceaseless roar
Break TDM Mulligan Stew Coming up Dustin Bentall. Ridley Bent.Leeroy Stagger
Arrow Flight Boy and Bear Harlequin Dream
Little Red Rooster Sam Cooke The Rhythm and the Blues
Sulphur to Sugercane Elvis Costello Secret.Profane.Sugarcane
Host playlist www.mulliganstew.ca Coming up Dustin Bentall. Ridley Bent.Leeroy Stagger
Neil Young Who’s going to stand up? Storytone
Too many people Paul McCartney RAM
Look Out Cleveland Jackie Greene Endless Highway
Host coming up dusty. LeeRoy and Rid
Get up Stand Up Bob Marley Legend
Back to the Earth Jason Mraz Yes
Helpless kd lang Recollection (deluxe)
Host mulliganstew.ca
Take the money and Run Dustin Bentall Six Shooter
Interview with Dustin Bentall. Ridley Bent & Leeroy Stagger Tonight at The Palomino Calgary Tour dates www.mulliganstew.ca
Bad Day Ridley Bent Blam
Another Friday Night Leeroy Stagger Everything is Real