Osheaga 2015: 10th Anniversary Preview!

July 21 2015 // Krystal Christine // Magazine // Features

Summer would not be complete without attending at least one concert, better yet a music festival. Montreal is home to one of the biggest music and arts festivals, which is none-other than Osheaga. This year Osheaga is celebrating its 10th Anniversary at Parc Jean Drapeau starting July 31 and running until August 2nd. Most packages are sold out by now, but if you're lucky enough, you can still purchase a single day pass. Hopefully the weather will be great so that we can dance the night away.

Sarah Stupar talks Zoofest / JFL / OFF-JFL

July 20 2015 // Sarah Stupar // CJLO

JFL is here kiddies, or as I like to call it, comedy Christmas. Personally I find JFL (including Off-JFL and Zoofest) to be the best festival in town. Place des Arts gets transformed into some kind of crazy carnival complete with freaks and weird performance art, and the funniest of the funny descend on Montreal to bring laughter to the naughty AND nice! I'll be walking the JFL beat for the whole festival, follow my advice and laughter will ensue.

Psychic City Tribute to Rob from Crobar: RIP - Today at 5pm

July 20 2015 // CJLO
Today at 5pm: A Psychic City tribute to Rob the owner of Crobar; who suddenly and sadly passed away the other night. Anyone who wants to call in and talk about their favorite Crobar and Rob memories are welcome to do so. 514 848 7471. R.I.P Rob.

---Important---If you can't call in because of work and other life happenings you can always post a message or story on the Facebook group Crobar-barians unite.R.I.P Rob! and Abby will say it on air. You can request songs for him too.

'Tangerine': An artificial Christmas in July

July 20 2015 // Remi Caron-Liss // Film

Sean Baker's Tangerine is an independent film shot entirely on three separate iPhone 5 cameras. It follows the lives of various communities living in Los Angeles for 24 hours on Christmas Eve. The only glimpse of artificial nature in this film is the idea of Christmas in LA, which is a reoccurring theme. There are strong character investments as they go about their daily lives that can be compared to an entertaining train wreck of a Jerry Springer or Maury Povich episode. Set to a score that sounds as if Tangerine Dream were placed in a blender with Skrillex.

Win Tickets to Fantasia 2015: Today 2 - 4pm on Shibuya Crossing!

July 20 2015 // CJLO

CJLO 1690AM is proud to partner with Montreal's premiere genre festival, Fantasia!  For the 11th year in a row, CJLO DJs will be spinning live between films in the Hall Theatre every day of the festival! Catch Angelica from BVST, Julie (a.k.a.

Don't Mess This Up, Jacob talks to Gilbert Gottfried~ Today 1pm

July 16 2015 // CJLO

Today on CJLO's Don't Mess This Up, Jacob, Jacob Greco chats with comedy legend Gilbert Gottfried, who is in town for Just For Laughs' The Nasty Show- kicking off tonight, July 16 and running to the 25th at Metropolis! For more information and tickets, visit the Just For Laughs website- and tune in today (Thursday: 1-2pm)!

What to look forward to at this year's Fantasia Film Festival

July 15 2015 // Remi Caron-Liss // Film

Last year was my first Fantasia film festival, and this year I feel honoured to be covering the festival for CJLO. The Festival boasts 135 feature films and 300 short films, from a total of 36 different countries. It can take an entire day to read through every synopsis, as well screen the trailers. The Fantasia Film festival has something to offer every cinephile from July 14- August 4.

By Divine Right Live @ CJLO

July 14 2015 // Sessions

*By Divine Right is currently celebrating their 25th Anniversary as a band! You can get a taste of their wealth of tunes over at their bandcamp site. Happy Birthday from CJLO Montreal!*

Denis from Dirty Work writes a love letter to the Toronto indie rock legends:

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Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of The Grateful Dead

July 13 2015 // Robert Portnoff // Magazine // Concert Reviews

The Cineplex movie theatre at the AMC Forum 22 was filled with Deadheads on Sunday, July 5th for the simulcast of The Grateful Dead concert in Chicago. The sixty or so fans were joining, if not in person then in spirit, with the 71,000 in attendance at Soldier Field for the final night of the Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of The Grateful Dead tour.

Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, The Man Behind the Music

July 8 2015 // Remi Caron-Liss // Film

I am not the biggest Nirvana fan but Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck hits all the right notes, and takes you on an emotional roller coaster. The perfect documentary must inform, entertain, enlighten and possibly move the audience. The documentary is the most authentic and intimate portrait of not only the band Nirvana, but also the frontman Kurt Cobain: it is one of the best films of the year so far.

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