Hooked on Sonics talks to Several Futures and Best Fern- Thurs 6-8pm!

May 4 2016 // CJLO

Tune in Thursday for a jam packed episode of Hooked on Sonics (6-8pm)! Around 6:30pm, we'll be chatting with Best Fern (Alexia Avina + Nick Schofield of Saxsyndrum). Best Fern is part of Montreal's Oh Hi collective and will be playing May 12 at Casa del Popolo with Merganzer + Tess Roby, presented by POP Montreal.

Father John Misty @ Metropolis

May 4 2016 // Kerri Delaney // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Presented by Evenko

Chillin' in the Park

May 2 2016 // Lawrell // Mix Tapes

"Chillin' in the Park" is a spring fever mix tape by DJ Lawrell from Fukubukuro, Sundays at 9PM only on CJLO.

The semester is over, the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and you're laying under a tree in that park near your house. This is the soundtrack to your well-deserved break, designed to go hand-in-hand with daydreaming, staring at dog walkers, or just chilling with friends.

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Creepy Occurrence at Concordia's Loyola Campus

May 2 2016 // Angelica // Magazine // Features

A few years back, I wrote an article for the CJLO magazine about the creepiest thing that ever happened to me around CJLO studios. As I implied then, I don't actually believe in ghosts, but I would like to believe in them, if that makes any sense. I like listening to other peoples' paranormal experiences and am fascinated by the idea that fragments of the past have the ability to manifest in the present. For the most part, however, I believe that the unexplainable generally has a very real, very boring explanation.

Green Room

April 29 2016 // Julie Matson // Film

Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier

I wasn't sure what to expect before watching Green Room. I saw the trailer and was intrigued—a thriller combining touring bands playing raucous punk rock, and the evil kingpin being played by the illustrious Sir Patrick Stewart? You had me at thriller, you sealed the deal at Jean-Luc.

Fred Thomas Live @ CJLO

April 27 2016 // Sessions

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Michigan bred songwriter Fred Thomas was residing in Montreal these days.

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Psychic City Special HEAVY MTL Edition- Wed @ 11am

April 26 2016 // CJLO

Get yer ears ready, because Preston Ward of Wild Wolf Productions will be co-hosting this week's episode of Psychic City, Wednesday (Tomorrow!) at 11am!

The show will feature music from local metal bands, info on how you could win yourself a free pair of HEAVY tickets and other other freebies! We will be taking your calls too, so feel free to call in with your best and worst Metal show stories.

Ra Ra Riot @ Bar Le Ritz PDB

April 25 2016 // Kerri Delaney // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Presented by Blue Skies Turn Black

"Oh just a melody, yeah that's how to please me" is a line from "Suckers" off Ra Ra Riot's new album Need Your Light, and well, they gave us much more than just a melody performing at Montréal's Bar Le Ritz PDB on Friday, April 15th. Filling the venue with their distinct synth-pop, string-infused sound, Ra Ra Riot had Le Ritz bursting with energy right from the opening song, "Too Too Too Fast", never letting the dance party stop throughout their hour-long set. Even bass player Mathieu Santos showed off his moves with some of the craziest leg manoeuvres I have ever seen.

Strange Froots - CJLO's first Hip Hop Artists in residence!!!

April 22 2016 // CJLO

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Strange Froots, our Hip-Hop On Rotation Artists in Residence. Under the guidance of our team and various guest mentors, the Montreal's all-female hip-hop/r&b group composed of Sage, Naïka, and Mags will have the opportunity to record and produce an EP in our studio, have 200 copies pressed and distributed to campus and community radio across Canada. Learn radio skills and experience professional development workshops with some of Montreal's finest industry individuals. The residency will end with an official EP launch that will happen by the end of June 2016 -- Stay Tuned!!

The 12th Annual Diego Award Nominees

April 22 2016 // RoboDJ // CJLO

It's the end of another academic year, and that means: THE DIEGO AWARDS!

Named after a volunteer who sadly left the station to pursue their dreams (we miss you, Diego Ferro!), the CJLO Diegos is an annual awards ceremony created to celebrate a year of hard work and quality programming that our amazing DJs and Volunteers put into CJLO day after day. So let's celebrate their dedication and tireless effort in making CJLO 1690 AM a quality radio station, and also celebrate independent media and community radio at large.

 

Aaaaaaand the nominees are...

 

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