WR659: Mike Peters of Cancer Bats

Country singer [Sean Burns](http://www.seanburns.ca/) has just released his passion project, ‘[A Bakersfield Half-Dozen](http://seanburns.bandcamp.com/album/a-bakersfield-half-dozen)’, with his band Lost Country. The record is a tribute to the iconic, electric honky-tonk Bakersfield Sound, and features a who’s who of local players. We talk about the album, about Sean's career, about his love for that particular subgenre of country music, and much more. This episode is brought to you by our pals at [the Park Theatre](http://www.myparktheatre.com/). It’s also brought to you by [Trevor Fisher](http://www.linkedin.com/in/fishertrevor) of Way2Wealth Management, a local Certified Financial Planner who can help you start planning your financial independence. Call him at 204-471-3011 or email him at trevor@way2wealth.ca to get your finances on the right track today! ..and don’t forget to check out Manitoba country singer (and past Witchpolice guest) [Brian Jacobs](http://witchpolice.com/e/wr394-brian-jacobs-377790d472f542/), [Feb. 29 at the Kenmor Theatre](http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/brian-jacobs-band-kenmor-theatre-tickets-86810846579) in Morden! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice) (which you can do for as little as $1 a month), including latest patron Keith Price! ...

Scott Devine of [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/) is on the podcast to talk band merch and how it’s changed over the years, about the warehouse fire that destroyed his shop along with a number of local bands’ jamspaces, about staying small, local, and DIY, and a whole lot more. I think this is a good companion episode to some of the other music scene-adjacent podcasts I’ve recorded about [show posters](http://witchpolice.com/e/wr125-nyco-rudolph-tiff-bartel-allan-lorde-3544f0a897a32aL/), [music photography](http://witchpolice.com/e/wr203-shoot-first-ask-questions-later-34d42f28b9d132/), etc.! This episode is brought to you by [Never Better Coffee](http://www.neverbettercoffee.ca/)! Don’t forget to check out some socially-distanced shows at [the Park Theatre](http://www.myparktheatre.com/), who have slowly reopened after a long COVID-19 closure. Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! ...

Jorge Requena Ramos is the frontman of[ The Mariachi Ghost](http://www.themariachighost.com/), and he's on the show to talk about the group's marriage of traditional Mexican music and more experimental rock sounds. We also talked about his role as artistic director of the West End Cultural Centre, his work toward fighting racism and seeing a greater diversity of opportunities in the Canadian music scene for BIPOC creatives... and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening! ...