CJLO x SXSW 2016: Festival Spotlight

March 30 2016 // Christina Bell and Joana Cumo // Magazine // Features

We at CJLO (that is Joana, the host of Je Suis TBA and Christina from Yonic Youth) jumped on a plane in mid-March, leaving the confused Montreal spring behind to check out the hot lineup for the 2016 edition of SXSW (South by Southwest) in Austin, Texas.

Hooked up by our generous host with bikes, a beautiful place to crash and a slew of insider’s tips on what is worth checking out in the city, we were set to overdose on new music.

Now that the dust has settled, here are a few things that stood out to us during the desert fest:

Raveen and Kickdrum on Champions of the Local Scene: Wed @ 6pm

March 29 2016 // CJLO

CJLO is pleased to team up with Kickdrum to co-present Raveen with Ivory Hours, St. Lawrence Warehouse Company, and Men & Company at Reggie's Bar (1455 de Maisonneuve O.) this Saturday, April 2nd.

Tonight on Champions of the Local Scene @ 6pm: Sugarface Nene chats with Marc-Antoine Bilodeau

March 23 2016 // Kelly Belfo // CJLO

Champions of the Local Scene spotlights artist Marc-Antoine Bilodeau, a 29-year-old resident from the south-shore of Montreal. Multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer who, at the age of 12, started playing drums and piano after hearing Phil Collins and Tony Banks' album A Trick of the Tail. Marc-Antoine has a music-concentrated academic background and has won many top-position competitions including winning best singer at "Emergenza" worldwide amateur contest in 2015.

METAL MARCH - UPCOMING METAL MOVIES!

March 21 2016 // The Frog // Film

Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You!

For this edition of METAL MARCH, Chris the Frog from CJLO's Sewer Spewer (Wednesdays at 1PM) runs down his top three must-see films with dark, heavy metal themes. Normal people beware! 

Slave To The Grind: A Film About Grindcore

Killswitch Engage - Incarnate

March 21 2016 // Orin Loft // Magazine // Music Reviews

Metalcore by design

Killswitch, Killswitch, Killswitch. What happened to you guys? Being one of the bands back in the early '00s to captivate the mind of a young (all be it much longer haired) Orin, I have a bit of a bone to pick with this latest entry.

HIP HOP Residency Submissions deadline extended to March 21 at 11:59pm!

March 17 2016 // CJLO

It's still not too late to apply- Submission deadline has been extended to Monday, March 21st at 11:59pm! 

Are you an entry-to-medium level artist? Want to record an EP?
CJLO has what you need to kickstart your music career.  
The "On Rotation” Multi-Genre Artist Residency Program!!

Under the guidance of our CJLO team, you and your band will have the opportunity to record and produce an EP in CJLO’s studio with included 100 pressed copies/ host a radio special, and organize / promote a show. The residency will also offer various workshops related to the fundamentals of “behind-the-scenes” within the music industry, such as PR, Management and Touring, to name a few. 

Beach House @ The Rialto Theatre

March 17 2016 // Honeydrip // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Presented by Blue Skies Turn Black

Alternative music has become a distant pleasure of mine since I have taken on my weekly radio show. I am constantly looking for new hip hop and electronic music and do not have much time left to enjoy my high school pleasures, which consisted of mainly soft rock. I was overjoyed when I was given the opportunity to go see Beach House, a group I have been listening to for a few years now.

Tonight on Champions of the Local Scene @ 6pm: Head & Hands w/ Joyce N'sana, Art Matters + Zugathon!

March 16 2016 // CJLO

Tonight at 6pm on a jampacked episode of Champions of the Local Scene, we enter a blissful zone of campus/ community madness, going behind the scenes of a few special events happening this week and the organizations and artists involved. Check it out:

NUIT BLANCHE 2016 - LE FREAK SHOW DE LA TOHU

March 15 2016 // Robert Portnoff // Magazine // Features

There was a huge party at the Cité des arts du cirque as part of the Nuit Blanche celebrations. Billed as Le Freak Show De La Tohu, there was plenty of oddness for everyone. The evening was directed by Toxique Trottoir and featured the sounds Speakeasy Electro Swing and The Blue Mushroom Sirkus Psyshow's tribute to old time circus. Going along for the ride were people on stilts, a bearded lady, Frankenstein and of course a hair dresser in case you were running late.

The Quest for the Worst Singer in Metal, Part One: Sean Killian from Vio-Lence

March 14 2016 // Sean Z. // Magazine // Features

The task of identifying the worst vocalists to make their mark on the great musical genre known as heavy metal is difficult for a number of reasons. First, metal is a genre that has a history that spans over four decades and thousands of bands, and so that means that there is a ton of ground to cover. This is made easier by the fact that most metal singers in the present era sound exactly alike due to the fact that they all have watched the same "how to scream" videos on YouTube, but the challenge remains. Who is the worst? I think that I have found one very good candidate for the worst vocalist in the history of metal, and that is Sean Killian from Vio-Lence. 

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