Oh! How Lucky We Are

Earlier this year, hometown favourites (and all round nice guys) A Horse and his Boy captured CHRW's 2009 Local Album of the Year. (Their excellent, self-titled release entirely worthy of this accolade.) Come out tomorrow night to celebrate this with A Horse and his Boy and top ten nominees Bryan Pole and Light of East Ensemble. This show will be a wonderful mix for a great evening of music and entertainment. In between sets, witness the MAGICAL MYSTERY of Mr. Eman as he wows the crowd with his magic talents.

Tickets are $5 in advance ($7 at the door) available at Grooves Records, 94.9 CHRW studios in Room 250 UCC on UWO's campus OR Infosource in the UCC on UWO's campus or the London Music Club. Catch CHRW in the UCC atrium, selling tickets up until Wednesday!

Be sure to come out to support these great local artists and enjoy this great live venue- the London Music Club, Wednesday March 31st. The event is licensed and all ages, doors open at 7:30 pm!

As well, the good people at the Open House Arts Collective have just announced the second annual Oh! Fest, running from Thursday April 22nd to Saturday April 24th. Oh! how lucky we are in this city… To see talent like the Acorn, Olenka and Autumn Lovers, $100, A Horse and his Boy and many more performing here in the Forest City. DO NOT miss this one. (More details will be provided when they become available.)

London Ontario's Local Album of the Year

Congratulations Miss Basia Bulat for capturing the first 94.9 CHRW FM Local Album of the Year Prize!! An Everything is Pop favourite Oh, My Darling has proven its greatness yet again.

Congratulations also to the following local bands who made the shortlist:

Cailen Dye – OBLQ
Catherine McInnes – Exposed
Shad – The Old Prince
Sonja Gustafson – Sonja Gustafson
Square Root of Margaret – Teragram Photeur
The English Premiership – P and Not P
The Riderless – Hand Carving Hand
The Rizdales – Radio Country
Two Minute Miracles – Volume IV: Lions of Love

**LOCAL ALBUM OF 2007 - Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling**

Background: A group of London music journalists and broadcasters have voted based on a short list of 10 exceptional London albums from dozens submitted to UWO radio station 94.9 CHRW. The jury voted again on that shortlist and the winning album (Basia Bulat's Oh, My Darling) was announced on Dec. 10, on Clang Boom Steam (3:30 p.m.-6 p.m.), hosted by 94.9 CHRW's program director, Michael Brown. In addition, Basia will be awarded $500 and a live-in-studio performance on 94.9 CHRW.

For details, check http://www.chrwradio.com/