The Walking Dead: My Day at the Montreal Zombie Walk

October 10 2013 // Magazine // Features

The Montreal Zombie Walk took place this year on October 19th. This annual event has been happening worldwide since 2005 from Toronto to Paris and even Buenos Aires! The whole point of the zombie walk is to meet up in the middle of the city in your best zombie costume and stay in character as you walk around and get your photo taken by hundreds of photographers.

Of Montreal - Lousy With Sylvianbriar

October 8 2013 // Magazine // Music Reviews

Montreal 2013 ComicCon

October 8 2013 // Magazine // Features

Montreal’s ComicCon is an annual convention held this year on September 13th to the 15th, and has been running since 2006. The Montreal ComicCon (short for comic convention) is a showcase of comic books, anime, sci-fi and horror related media. One can buy all sorts of books, toys, cards and even rare collectibles at the convention. Other amazing aspects of the convention are the celebrity panels and movie screenings, leading to a fun filled weekend of ComicCon madness!

CJLO PRESENTS WINTERSLEEP + FUCKED UP + CADENCE WEAPON

October 8 2013 // CJLO

CJLO 1690 AM is proud to present Wintersleep, Fucked Up, and Cadence Weapon at Montreal’s SAT (1201 St. Laurent) on October 25, 2013. In collaboration with Blue Skies Turn Black to celebrate CJLO's 5th anniversay on-air, we're bringing you this exciting line up of CJLO favourites for only $5.00... because we love you!

Montreal International Reggae Festival 2013

October 4 2013 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

 

Pete Douglas from the Live Wire Show (Saturdays, 9-10 am on CJLO) reviews the 10th anniversary of the Montreal International Reggae Festival.

 

Canada has some of the world's most renowned sound engineers, but there are some that are clearly lost when it comes to certain genres of music, for example: world beat. 

Beats from the East Interviews Special Guest CHOPS

October 4 2013 // CJLO

Asian-American hiphop pioneer/super-producer CHOPS (of the Mountain Brothers) joins into speak on his career and his latest project Strength in Numbers!

#cjlogoespop --- The Belldog does a POP Montreal top five

October 3 2013 // Magazine // Features

(The elusive belldog in her natural environment.)


POP Montreal --- it was a thing! Here are the things I did:

FIVE! -- Ukrainia

FOUR! -- Tony Visconti

THREE! -- Pierre Perpall

TWO! -- WANNABE

ONE! -- Colin Stetson Tim Hecker BOBO

 

 

#CJLOgoesPOP! POP Montreal 2013 - Day 2

October 3 2013 // Magazine // Features

CJLO Magazine's editor-at-large Stephanie Dee writes about day two of POP Montreal. Check out the hashtag #cjlogoespop, and follow @Tweegirl on Twitter and Instagram for up-to-the-minute commentary, video, and photos taken during the festival.

I begrudgingly worked all day, day-dreaming about all the art exhibits and artist talks I wanted to attend but couldn't, and when the daily grind was finally over I headed on up to Quarters POP at 5:30 pm for the Media Mixer. 

METZ + Crabe + Fist City @ Salle Little Burgundy

October 3 2013 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Photo: Stacy Lee

Punk Rock Meets Church Basement

There is nothing more fitting than ending a five-day music festival in a stale and sweaty church basement with ear-crunching punk-rock. Proving that sleep is truly for the weak, the Montreal punk and hardcore crowds stood shoulder to shoulder, jean jacket to jean jacket in anticipation for POP Montreal's final oo-rah at Salle Little Burgundy. 

Suuns + Radwan Ghazi Moumneh @ Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal

October 3 2013 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Music has two levels of enjoyment. The first is on the personal level, in which one listens to a song alone. The second level involves the gratification of sound in a group, either with a few close friends, or amongst hundreds of strangers. The performance by Suuns with Radwan Ghazi Moumneh took the second level to heights that I have not yet reached.

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