Fantasia 2016: Third Time's the Charm

July 13 2016 // Remi Caron-Liss // Film

This my third time attending the Fantasia Film Festival, one of the crème de la crèmes of genre cinema. It is also the 20th anniversary of the festival. I have seen the triumphs of films like Boyhood, Frank, Tangerine, and Cop Car have been my past favourites of Fantasia. I was so excited for this festival reveal that I got up at 4 AM, 5:30 AM, and 6 AM when my alarm finally went off, even though the press conference was only at 11 AM. The festival has over 130 diverse features from North America and around the globe.

Today at 2pm: Wake Island live on CJLO! #CJLOxKickdrum

July 13 2016 // CJLO

Today at 2pm, we are beyond stoked to have Montreal / Beirut electronic duo Wake Island come do a live session in CJLO's The Oven! Wake Island will be playing KickDrum Summer Marathon at La Vitrola (4602 St Laurent) this Friday with CO / NTRY, Tracer Flare, and Smokes. Tune in to hear some live tracks and catch up with Wake Island, (recently back from their POP-off European tour) to hear what's coming up next!

Montreal Comiccon: The Penguin, Meeting Jessica Nigri, and Firely Banter

July 12 2016 // Phil Aveline // Magazine // Features

Here is DJ Philliam's final Montreal Comiccon recap! Thanks again to the fine folks at Comiccon and Palais des congrès for another great year! Main photo by Brian 'Döc' Holidæ from Geektastiq Cypha. Check out our Instagram @CJLO1690AM for more photos Montreal Comiccon cosplayers!

 

KickDrum Summer Marathon d'Été

July 11 2016 // Stephanie Dee // Magazine // Features

Well our loyal CJLO listeners, we have some good news for you. Montreal has a brand new music festival to feast your ears on! KickDrum Summer Marathon d'Été is a dark horse in the running looking to (pun intended) kick the more "popular" international music festivals out of our venues and fill them back up again with the brightest homegrown indie acts this city has to offer. Even better, KickDrum aims to entertain and inspire you without emptying your wallet, because all shows are 11$  or less!

Montreal Comiccon: Dizzying Games and Star Trek's 50th Anniversary

July 11 2016 // Phil Aveline // Magazine // Features

Montreal Comiccon has come and gone, but we've got more recaps right here in the CJLO Magazine for those who missed it. Philiam from Turn on the Darkness takes us through day two of the conference, with quick game reviews and funny anecdotes from the Star Trek 50th anniversary panel. Main photo by Brian 'Döc' Holidæ from Geektastiq Cypha.

NOBRO live at CJLO- Today at 3pm! #CJLOxKickdrum

July 11 2016 // CJLO

Tune in today (Monday) at 3pm as doom pop power trio NOBRO takes over CJLO's Oven Studio, serving up some sweet live tracks in anticipation of their performance at KickDrum Summer Marathon! NOBRO plays Casa Del Popolo Wednesday July 13th with Nanimal and Ouragan, doors at 9pm, show at 9:30pm!

Montreal Comiccon: Day 3

July 10 2016 // Catlin Spencer // Magazine // Features

Final day.

No convention is complete without dressing up in cosplay for at least one of the days. Today was my day. I'm used to dressing up for all three, but due to constraints this year, I had no time to make my costumes, so I went with a quick and simple solution: Sans the skeleton from Undertale. With my make-up on and hoodie zipped, I boarded the 105 and made my way to the Palais de Congres for the last time this weekend.

 

The first panel I got in to see was the Z'isle conference, hosted by Lateef Martin- who readers will remember from Day 2's panel on Diversity and Sexuality- and Isabelle Duguay.

Montreal Comiccon: Day 2

July 9 2016 // Catlin Spencer // Magazine // Features

There was a consensus in the apartment: the Saturday schedule was a little full.

Unfortunately, due to conflicting start/end times for the Saturday panels and events, it meant missing out on a lot of things I had wanted to see, including:

Mythes et prejuges sur le cosplay, Q and A with Kate Mulgrew, International cosplay with Yaya and Kamui, Anime You Might Have Missed, Illuminez votre costume, Q and A with John Barrowman (which was delayed/cancelled in the end), the Cosplay RPG Battle and Internet Native Horror: Creepypasta.

I still got to see some good panels, though.

Montreal Comiccon: Cosplay Confession and Indie Games!

July 9 2016 // Phil Aveline // Magazine // Features

The Montreal Comiccon pop-culture, comic, and gaming fan convention is in full swing at Palais des congrès, and the folks at CJLO - 1690AM are excited to bring our readers daily recaps and photos of this amazing three-day event! Here's a quick recap of day one, brought to you by Philiam from Turn on the Darkness. Main photo by Brian 'Döc' Holidæ from Geektastiq Cypha.

Montreal Comiccon: Day 1

July 9 2016 // Catlin Spencer // Magazine // Features

Friday marked the first day of Comiccon in Montreal. The Palais de Congres gates opened at 1:30 pm and fans of sci-fi, super heroes and merch flooded in.

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