Miesha Louie (mixed-Secwépemc) is one half of the award winning duo Miesha and the Spanks. Based out of Calgary, they’re equal parts Patsy Cline and Patty Smith. Combining serious topics with high energy and infectious grooves, the Spanks have opened for the likes of Queens of the Stone Age and Death From Above 1979. Their single Dig Me Out addresses the tragedy and crimes of the Residential School system. It went to number 1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown and received heavy airplay on CBC Radio. Miesha joins me to discuss their latest album, Unconditional Love in Hi-Fi, the complicated nature of identity in the neo-colonial state, teases an upcoming project and so much more. Enjoy! 

Track Listing

00:00:01 | GAENO MIESHA INTRO 
00:00:03 | Clouded Formation | Zoon
00:01:08 | Dig Me Out | Miesha and the Spanks
00:04:15 | GAENO MIESHA INTERVIEW 1  
00:10:12 | Heart Is On Fire | Miesha and the Spanks
00:12:46 | Blue | Black Belt Eagle Scout
00:15:54 | When They Were | Status/Non-Status
00:18:43 | GAENO MIESHA INTERVIEW 2 | 
00:27:15 | Bully | Miesha and the Spanks
00:30:37 | Residential School House Blues | Burnelvis
00:35:02 | ôtênaw | nêhiyawak
00:39:13 | Stay Wild Child | Jade Turner
00:41:16 | GAENO MIESHA INTERVIEW 3 
00:44:59 | I Wanna Be Your Dog | Miesha and the Spanks
00:48:41 | 40 Days | Khu.éex’
00:54:23 | Creatives Rebuild New York, Onöhsagwë:de' Cultural Center, nativeartistdirectory.com
00:54:48 | Rumble | Link Wray & His Ray Men