Graventown
A kindness, positivity, mental health and music-magic-based informal conversational town hall created, authored, and produced by award winning Canadian singer songwriter and ex-journalist Matty McKechnie (known musically as Graven). Whether he has acclaimed or interesting pals, comedians, musicians or artists to interview - or even if it's just a solo-yolo convo that he "sends into the universe", Matty would always want you to know that you - whoever and wherever you are - are ALWAYS welcome in Graventown.
Episodes
105 episodes
Episode 105: Find Your Filter
Hello friends. I went on a bit of a tirade here, but the mental health battery seems depleted for so many, so I thought it was fitting. Thought I would send one out to the universe before the busyness of the Holidaze craze gets our goats. There...
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Episode 104: Peeling Back The Layers
Seasons eatings, my friends. Thank you for the clicks and upticks here in my tiny corner of Graventown. After the recent rad interviews of George Stromboulopoulos and Toronto Mike, it's nice to send out an old school solo mind-massager into the...
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Episode 104
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Episode 103: Interview w/ Toronto Mike
From the approved desk files of Lorne Honickman and from the top shelf blue plate specials at Palma Pasta, I was very happy to welcome Toronto Mike to the Graventown. I'm happy to be in the FOTM (Friends Of Toronto Mike'd) Universe. He's actual...
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Episode 103
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Episode 102: The Low Flow
Friends. Howdy. I sure haven't been around these parts but I've appreciated the clicks and upticks. Thank you! I'm entering hibernation station for this part of the season so please excuse my slow podcast delivery system, but I wanted to fire o...
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Episode 102
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Episode 101: Minding The Gap (Post East Coast Decompression)
Friends with no love ends; it's been a few seconds. I hope you're all well and raising some kindness and love-based hell. Thank you as always for being along on my podcastical odyssey. Here are some thick thoughts post Canadian east-coast trave...
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Episode 101
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Episode 100: Interview w/ George Stroumboulopoulos
G-towners and nonfrowners; hello. Well I did tell you that I did indeed have something epic planned for the century mark episode - and I feel pretty confident to say that I delivered on that promise of Epic-iosity. My guest for episode 100 is n...
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Episode 100
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Episode 99: The Return of Stephen Stanley (Lowest of the Low/Stephen Stanley Band)
Friends. I'm incredibly close to episode 100 and I do have something special planned, and as a lead up event - I was lucky enough to pin down the unpinnable Stephen Stanley for a great return to G-town conversation about all things music, our u...
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Episode 99
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Episode 98: Sobriety And Piety
Hello friends. I admittedly don't even remember what this episode was about as I was between Guelph and Uxbridge - and post gig criscrossing and careening through Central Ontarian byways at the time. But I hope you enjoy the vernacular of my ce...
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Episode 98
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Episode 97: Interview w/ Dylan Black
Friends, Countryfolk and city dwellers; lend me your digital devices. Welcome back to another regularly scheduled closed circuit television program called Graventown. I was lucky enough to get a few minutes with an insanely busy Ottawa celebrit...
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Episode 97
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Episode 96: Western Reflections + Eastern Projections
Friends. Howdy. Back in the Ontario saddle and riding roughshod back into normalcy after basking in the British Columbian glow. How are you all? I hope this pod finds you well in your midsummer splendour. Just wanted to reflect on my glorious t...
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Episode 96
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Episode 95: North Van Visceral
Friendoes. I'm on the coast and I don't have my good keyboard so this will be a quick descriptor; I had a beautiful walk home from the pub I ate at last night to my tiny room in the mountains and wanted to share my thoughts and my walk-view wit...
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Episode 94: A Quick One About Death
Well hello, friendoes. I hope your summers are sizzling and your drinks are fizzling. Nothing like dropping an ice cube into anything carbonated. I wanted to get a few quick thoughts out into the multiverse about death. I know it's not always a...
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Episode 94
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Episode 93: Interview w/ Gisele Corinthios
Howdy Graventowners - I hope you're drinking up the summer months with a thirsty fury and an existential slurp. This weather is golden and we get so little of it - so may you take the time to get off the screens and just drool on your porch or ...
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Episode 93
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Episode 92: Summer Slowdowner
Hello friends. I'm sending this out to you through channels of pure love and understanding - in these wild times of hate and hurt - and I hope that you're as well as you can be. I've got some summer shows coming but I've been feeling the need t...
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Episode 92
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Episode 91: Interview w/ Romi Mayes
Friends, Countryfolk and Citykids; lend me your ears. As we rapidly approach the century mark episode of Graventown, I was mega triple pineapple lucky to sit down with one of the most renowned, busiest, hilarious and well known music makers in ...
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Episode 91
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Episode 90: Interview w/ Mark Sasso (Elliott Brood)
As one the three majestic sparkplugs that fire up the magnificent machine of the indie folk-rock/alt-country award winning band Elliott Brood, Mark Sasso had a lot to say and we had a lovely flowing chat about musicality, all things music, song...
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Episode 90
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Episode 89: Carcast 11 / Slow It Down
Heyo friendoes. Here's one from the road in this insanely magically muddy mentally marooning month of May. I'm typing this from the teleport of the toucan. Getting ready for a fun festival atmosphere. There shall be drunken throngs kanoodling a...
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Episode 89
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Episode 88: The Gift Of A Basic Day
Hello friendoes: I hope you enjoy my return to the homestead - far from the carcast realm - and into the white hospital desk microphone majorca of the mind. In this hive-zone of busy buzzworld that we reside within, sometimes it's important to ...
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Episode 88
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Episode 87: Carcast 10 / Highflyer Feels
Oh friends - these days, the good feels seem to have no ends. This was a humdinger straight from the heart of the road-weary but eye-teary Gravenator while being Peterborough bound and recapping a Toronto Tragically Hip-based Dave Bookman benef...
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Episode 87
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Episode 86: Carcast 9 / Love Download
Friends; this was a gushy one from the weatherbeaten civic on a post-Owen Sound/Uxbridge rip. Lots about my pal Krista and the Thornbury crew and lots about my pals in the Uxbridge region (Sandford specifically). If you're not up for some feels...
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Episode 86
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Episode 85: Joy-Harvest-Mind-Hang
Friends; I appreciate the clicks and the likes and the lingers on this little podcast o'mine - because I'm gonna let it shine. This was a fun one to shoot into the ethersphere and you might even catch a nugget of a new song in the middle somewh...
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Episode 85
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Episode 84: Offroad Recalibrations
Hello friends - I hope the depth of this world isn't giving you the bends, these days. Hard to escape that out of sorts wonky bonkers vibe - but we are pushing through the weeds, regardless. (Weeds? Deep sea diving? Mixed metaphor Matty?) Here'...
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Episode 84
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Episode 83: Word To April Third
Friends without ends. Lorders without borders. How y'all doin' out there in radioland? Is it just me, or this spring seeming to be a bit bleak? Feels like there's way more room for the rich and less room for the meek. But I digress (with little...
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Episode 83
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Episode 82: Be Ok With Building Rest
Back on the airwaves, my dudes. It's been a minute between roughshod roadway rides through the highways and biways of middle ontario, but I'm back for a heavy hot minute. Really hope to see you at an upcoming April show - but I wanted to take a...
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Episode 82
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Episode 81: Good Gravy
81 episodes!?! Someone call the PRESSES!! Oh wait - they're busy dealing with all that nationalism bordering on fascism stuff. Right. Well hey - at any rate - welcome back to Graventown for a super special one off about finding the proper accou...
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Episode 81
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