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CJLO News Team Produces Latest GroundWire Edition!

CJLO's News Director Marilla Steuter-Martin produced the latest version of GroundWire, the weekly news podcast program produced by members of the National Campus and Community Radio Association. The issue was presented by Marilla and CJLO's Saturn De Los Angeles (host of Shibuya Crossing, Wed 2-4pm). Features include Muslim perspectives on Charlie Hebdo attacks (a collaborative report between CJLO, CKUT, and CKUW); Women's perspectives on the Dalhousie dentistry scandal (CKDU) and accessibility in the Ottawa punk and DIY community. Check it out!


Psychic City interviews Wanda Hewer Jackson: A Paranormal Investigator

Today at 5pm on Psychic City, Abby interviews paranormal investigator and founder of Ghost Hunters of Guelph, Wanda Hewer Jackson! Hewer Jackson is psychic medium and consultant for Ontario based tv program Paranormal Around the Region. Today's topics of conversation will range from personal experiences with the afterlife, deja vus and out of body experiences to hauntings, psychic attacks and ghostly visitors! Listeners are encouraged to post questions on the Psychic City Facebook Fanpage. Tune in!


Igloofest Ticket Giveaway for Sunday, January 18- 2 pairs!

Igloofest is here! We are pleased to offer, in collaboration with Igloofest, 2 pairs of tickets for Sunday, January 18- lineup featuring Flosstradamus, The Gaslamp Killer, Project Pablo, Sam Vipond and many more!


Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Screening- Ticket Giveaway- Jan 14, 7pm

CJLO is pleased to be teaming up with the Banff Mountain Film Festival to offer 5 free pairs of tickets (value $48 per pair) to their January 14 World Tour screening, 7pm (SGW Campus, Alumni Auditorium, H-110) The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the world's premier event for films on mountain subjects. Films selected for the tour were picked from 40 shortlisted entries, have innovation in image and sound, and cover a wide range of subjects including nature, adventuring, and mountain settings.


Commonwealth Conundrum broadcasting live from the Wildside Festival tomorrow

Have a taste for theater in these cold times?  Then tune in tomorrow to hear from artists who will be performing at the Wildside Festival at the Centaur Theater, happening from January 7th - 17th.  Rebecca from the Comonwealth Conundrum show will be broadcasting live, interview performers and artists from the festival from 4-6PM.  Be sure not to miss it as it's sure to be a crazy romp into the minds of the creative people who will presenting the plays.


The CJLO Top 100 - 2014

Chartmania 2014!

The results are in. Below you will find the CJLO Top 100 releases compiled from our airplay in the last calendar year. Canadian releases are highlighted in red. Happy holidays, and cheers to more great underground music in the new year!

--Your friends at CJLO 1690AM in Montreal

 


Grade A Explosives teams up with Tainted Reality to help kids

This Sunday Andrew from Grade A Explosives will be teaming up with Tainted Reality to help out with a gaming/radio telethon that they're doing to help the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.  Andrew will be teaming up with co-hosts from his old show to make a special revival on CJLO's airwaves.  If you're interested on checking out the other 22 hours of the telethon, feel free to check out the Fund Warrior page here:

http://fundwarrior.com/fund/?i=155


BVST goes Santapalooza! III

You may be getting coal in your stocking, but at least Angelica's got some gifts for your ears this year, as she once again turns over the reins of BVST to Mr. Santapalooza himself, Matt Kiernan, for the third edition of BVST goes Santapalooza! If you can't get enough ringadingalinging rare, vintage and newly released Christmas music, you won't wanna miss Santapalooza's carefully curated playlist of covers and originals coming to you live via the magic of radio next Wednesday, December 17th from 7 to 9pm ET! Make sure to follow the Santapalooza project on Twitter @Santapalooza for all your holly jolly musical needs now and year round!


Listen to the Philharmonia Mundi Montreal perform Dvorak's 9th

On December 7th, CJLO walked ALL the way over to the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall where the Orchestra Philharmonia Mundi Montreal was holding a concert where they would play Dvorak's 9th symphony (New World Symphony) along with various other selections.  We did a live broadcast and thought it would be good to put it up for any of you that may have missed it.  The full concert program is:


An Interview with Concerto Della Donna

Concerto Della Donna is a Montreal-based choir of female voices that has graced the world with its beautiful performances for over a decade. Tune in to The F Hole on Monday, December 15th at noon to hear special guests Marie-Claire Saindon, Amena Ahmad, and Katherine Black talk about their experiences in this choir, the history of it, and why the group has unfortunately disbanded. We'll also discuss the director, Iwan Edwards, and his career, as well as the documentary that the group recently produced. Join us in honouring this outstanding group of singers and one of Canada's finest choral directors as we listen to their stories and to their music.


GWAR Ticket Giveaway!

GWAR plays the Corona Theatre (2490 Notre-Dame West) this Wednesday, December 10th, and we've got tickets to send you and a friend to the show! "Like" our Facebook page, look for the post about the GWAR concert, and post your favourite GWAR photo in the comments for a chance to win.


Patrick Zakhm Live Today at 5!

Today on Psychic City we have special guest Patrick Zakhm, clairvoyant and author of "Haunted Places" and "Dreams: Language Of The Spirit World". We will be discussing everything from ghosts, to poltergeists and messages from beyond the grave. Patrick is also the founder of the Montreal Paranormal website. Feel free to post your questions on the Psychic City fan page! The show begins at 5 PM EST.


Badi Banx in Studio

AFRO-EUROPEAN Badi Banx, rapper/actor/producer from Bruselles, Belgium will be in the CJLO studio this Saturday, December 6th on Beat The World. Tune in from noon to 2 PM for an intimate look into what it means to be an Afro-European artist living in the world today, and about his upcoming Montreal show at Balattou


Dvorak's Symphonie 9 "Du Nouveau Mond"

On Sunday, December 7th at 4 PM, Montreal's Philharmonia Mundi will be performing a concert at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall (7141 rue Sherbrooke O.) and CJLO 1690AM will be broadcasting live at the event!

Philaharmonia Mundi will be doing much-loved classics such as Overture to the Barber of Seville by Rossini, the Prince Igor Overture by Borodin, and of course Dvorak's New World SymphonyThe full concert repertoire is as follows:


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