Text by Kim Hughes. Image courtesy of Colin Medley.

“Driving is my favourite activity. I often joke that if I weren’t a musician, I’d be a trucker, so I can spend more time on the road,” says Micah Erenberg. He’s a member of Winnipeg retro-pop combo The Secret Beach, championing the fabulously named, Manitoba-inspired album We Were Born Here, What’s Your Excuse? Another thing Erenberg digs — discovering music through gigging. “Local musicians make up much of what I listen to on the road. These are some of my all-time favourites.”

The Forty-Ninth Parallel Kacy & Clayton

You’re Still the One Ernest Monias

Standing in the Yard Rick White and The Sadies

School Days Willie Dunn

20 Million Things to Do Gus Seyffert

Ahhhh (This Isn’t Ideal) Good Morning

#croptopnroll The Waverley Pickers

The Speed of Light Sam Plecker

Repetition Annie Schultz

Blowin’ Smoke Brent Mason

Songs may not be appropriate for everyone. Listener discretion is advised.