CJLO 1690 AM Presents Safe in Sound M for Montreal Showcase - Nov 16th @ L'Esco

CJLO 1690AM is proud to present the Safe in Sound Showcase at this year's M for Montreal. Featuring a slew of artists who in some way are all related to CJLO, it will be a great way to spend a Friday night taking in some of Montreal and Canada's best music in a wide variety of genres.

Drop on by l'Escogriffe Friday Nov. 16th (4467 Saint-Denis)
Tickets $10 @ the door
Join the Facebook Event

For more info on the artists performing, scroll below!

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9:00pm - Echo Beach (experimental/darkwave)

The brainchild of Vancouver transplant Julie Matson, Echo Beach creates a soundscape of layered vocals with atmospheric electronic melodies that evoke a dreamy haze of genre-bending experimental pop. Analog synths and guitar effects pedals meld different worlds of music into a definitive style by blending Matson’s love of coaxing musical sounds out of random electronics with poetic arrangements and post-shoegaze experimental drifts and peaks.

*Echo Beach's Julie Matson hosts "With Gay Abandon" on CJLO's airwaves and contributed a cover of Rae Spoon's "Dangerdangerdanger" as part of CJLO's "You're Related" Vol. 1.

LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/echobeachsounds
http://echobeach.bandcamp.com
http://www.twitter.com/echobeachsounds
http://www.youtube.com/juliematson

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9:45pm - AIM LOW (drone/shoegaze)

Mining common threads from acts like My Bloody Valentine, Rhys Chatham, Codeine, and Sonic Youth, AIM LOW create a fine balance between drone soundscapes, shoegaze, and noise-pop, creating music that can be both ambiently beautiful and sonically crushing. Taking you through peaks and valleys of feedback and ambient noise surrounded by a sea of cables and pedals to find you at the end of the road, AIM LOW reminds you it's all about the ride.

*2/3rds of AIM LOW are CJLO volunteers (the other 1/3rd being a past volunteer) and contributed a cover of Gino Vannelli's "Black Cars" as part of CJLO's "You're Related" Vol. 1.

LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/aimlow
http://aimlow.bandcamp.com
http://www.twitter.com/aimlowmtl
http://www.youtube.com/aimlowmusic
http://soundcloud.com/aimlow

Aim Low & Les Beyond - "String Theory" (They Live We Sleep, 2012) from Rob Feulner on Vimeo.

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10:30pm - Kestrels (shoegaze/indie rock)

Taking the aesthetic of early 90s Creation Records bands and mixing it with the ethics and energy of the first Merge Records releases, Halifax’s Kestrels have forged their sound into a blend of addictive indie rock hooks, guitar histrionics, and satisfying shoegaze soundscapes.  Their latest album, A Ghost History, is a fresh take on fuzzy guitar rock in the vein of Dinosaur Jr. and early Promise Ring.

*Halifax/Toronto/Montreal's Kestrels have been supported for a longtime on CJLO's airwaves and have recorded a live session in CJLO's studios.

LINKS
http://www.kestrels.ca
http://www.facebook.com/kestrels
http://kestrels.bandcamp.com
http://www.twitter.com/kestrelshfx

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11:15pm - Young Lungs (indie rock/post-punk)

Mixing 70’s NYC art-punk with Rocket from the Crypt inspired garage rock, these dapper young gents kicking around the basements and garages of Montreal have cooked up a collection of catchy pop tunes cut into tasty pieces with a post-punk buzzsaw. Hailing from areas in and around Montreal, Young Lungs are a zippy power trio that combine an energetic live show with surf-punk and lo-fi/garage influenced songs, filtering no-wave guitar tones through power pop sensibilities.

*Young Lungs recorded their debut 7" and forthcoming full length in The Oven @ CJLO and contributed their take on The Unicorns "The Clap" for CJLO's "You're Related" Vol. 1.

LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/younglungsmtl
http://younglungs.bandcamp.com
http://www.twitter.com/younglungsmtl
http://www.youtube.com/younglungsmtl

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12:00am - Dig it Up (punk/melodic hardcore)

No-frills guitars full of chunky melodies and searing leads, a pummeling rhythm section that gallops like a racehorse, and gargle-with-gravel vocals mixed with the occasional gang-yell - on the surface Montreal’s Dig It Up seems rough like sandpaper, but their strength is their amazing sense of melody. With a reputation for an intense and raucous live show, Dig It Up makes sure that more importantly everything stays catchy and fun.

*Dig it Up recorded demos and vocals for their forthcoming full length Manners in The Oven @ CJLO and performed live at a fundraiser for Haitian earthquake relief that CJLO sponsored.

LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/digitup
http://digitup.bandcamp.com
http://www.twitter.com/digmtl
http://www.myspace.com/digitup

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12:45am - USA Out of Vietnam (post-hardcore/art-metal)

A musical enigma wrapped in mystery, USA Out of Vietnam is Montreal’s best kept secret. Led by the inimitable Jonathan Cummins (Bionic, The Besnard Lakes, Doughboys), the band offers a bombastic and dangerous voyage to the very heart of iconic rock sound, layered in punk and soul, exorcized female choirs, psychedelia, experimental benders, dogged drones, and orchestrated prog. It is massive.

*USA Out of Vietnam performed as part of CJLO's Signal to Noise benefit concert series to help Pakistani earthquake relief.

LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/usaoutofvietnam
http://usaoutofvietnam.bandcamp.com/
http://www.myspace.com/usaoutofvietnam

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1:30am - Solids (indie rock/punk)

A band to watch, the improbable two-man band Solids is based on a spontaneous quest for raw tones, influenced by ’90s grunge and post-punk with a contemporary twist. The band, who will release a new record in 2013, has developed a distinctive sound that successfully combines a pop sensibility with a loud and powerful bang.

*Solids have recorded a session in CJLO's studios as well as contributed a cover of Hawkes' "Fleeting Memories" for CJLO's "You're Related" Vol. 1.

LINKS
http://www.facebook.com/pages/solids/125445507468473
http://solids.bandcamp.com/
http://www.myspace.com/solidsmtl

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