Northern Wish

Northern Wish on Hunters Bay Radio, hosted by Stephen Stanley, is a weekly one hour show which focuses on Canadian music that is slightly off the beaten path. Indie artists who somehow eek out a living playing music in Canada that you likely aren't often hearing on mainstream channels. And that's a shame because every week this show demonstrates how good and healthy the Canadian indie music scene actually is. 

Stephen Stanley may most immediately be known as a founding member, lead guitarist and vocalist with Toronto’s Lowest of the Low. The groups “genuinely timeless album” (Exclaim!), Shakespeare My Butt..., earned gold record status and saw the band share stages with the likes of Billy Bragg, The Violent Femmes, amongst many others. Stephen ultimately, had his own mark and music to make and The Stephen Stanley Band became his focus. He’s logged monumental shows with the likes of, 54•40, Bob Mould, Cracker, Lee Ann Womak, Jake Clemons, Willie Nile, The Jayhawks, and Lloyd Cole. He’s played festival stages in Germany, and toured across the UK and Ireland. The band’s latest album, Before The Collapse Of The Hive (Wolfe Island Records) is an album brimming with raw, unflinching urgency, steadfast observation and soul-searching storytelling that highlights Stephen’s immediate world: those he loves, and those he’s lost. 

Stephen has also launched a new band in 2025 called "Stephen Stanley & NoElectric" - an all-acoustic revue featuring longtime collaborator and guitarist Chris Bennett along with multi-instrumentalists Jason Mercer (Ron Sexsmith) and Michael O'Grady (The Mahones). 

Northern Wish airs at 2pm on Mondays, and replays on Fridays at 12:01am and Saturday at 5pm