On Tuesday August 7th tune in to the Phantastiq Cypha as Conn Shawnery drops by to discuss his new album CS02:CONNDUCTION and what else he has planned for the near future. Don't thnk you can wait a week, check out Conn's bandcamp and his twitter to keep up on everything.
Tune in to Let Them Eat Cake on July 27th from 11am-1pm for a Rough Diamond Collective pre-show exclusive. Rough Diamond is bringing Mykki Blanco all the way from New York to Montreal and I'm happy to have the Collective on the air the day of the show. I will be talking with Concordia's own Peggy Hogan who will be opening as her new electronic side-project, Hua Li. There may also be a chance that Mykki Blanco will be joining us in the studio as well!
CJLO is going to be DJing this rad event this coming Sunday at Jeanne Mance Park!
SUPPORT SEX EDUCATION FOR YOUTH!
Come on out to the 7th Annual Bar & Restaurant Volleyball Tournament on July 29th, 2012! Every year, Head & Hands hosts a beach volleyball tournament fundraiser in which bars and restaurants from all over the city compete to raise money for an important cause: Sexual education in Montreal high schools.
Hey music lovers and film fanatics, as you know by now, the Fantasia Film Festival is back, with CJLO DJs spinning live between films in the Hall theatre every day of the festival! Keep your ears peeled for Angelica from BVST, Julie from With Gay Abandon, Danielle from Runny Noise, Denis A from Dirty Work, Andrew from Grade A Explosives, Doc Holidae from Phantastiq Cypha and Idle Matt from Radio Fun, your 2012 CJLO Fantasia DJ lineup.
Just for Laughs has been an annual event in Montreal for three decades and this year as they celebrate their 30 years, they have invited some of the best comedians in North America and Europe to come celebrate it with them.
On Wednesday July 25th from 4 - 6pm EST The Commonwealth Conundrum will host a live broadcast from the heart of The Just for Laughs. Tune in for fun, music and your host Rebecca & Danny spinning tunes in the best place for comedy in Montreal....possibly the world!
Ben Cardilli Havest Soon (Jozef Racek) Mac (Jesse Mac Cormack)
Will perform live this week on The Wake Up Call starting @ 7AM EST. The theme for the show is Campfire sing-a-longs. No fear, we won't need to be at a campfire to enjoy the music, but you should sit around your radio.
The Wake Up Call 6 - 8AM EST Thursdays available on 1690AM in Montreal and on CJLO.com/cjlo.m3u for the stream.
Tune in to The Reaktor this Friday, July 13th at 3:20 PM to hear a live interview with Montreal's Eclectic and Electric Worldly RPM artist Cora Kim. She'll be talking about her debut album, the decision to transition from jazz to electronic music, and how her Asian roots have inspired her songs.
Nassim has been a wonderful on-air personality and is a DJ that the station will miss terribly. Tune in from 4pm-8pm today for a special farewell episode with Rebecca Munroe of the Commonwealth Conundrum and Nassim himself.
Did you hear?? FemmeToxic's having a Sock Hop! Tune in to Let Them Eat Cake this Friday from 11am-1pm for an interview with FemmeToxic's Andrea Kornacki on the campaign and the FUNraiser that will be happening that night!
It's official! Christopher Paré and DJ Solespin from The Suite Delight are going to have a SPIN-OFF (get it?) DJ-Off on The ReaKtor this Friday 2-4pm! Tune in, the attitude, the summery beats of summer and electronic clash is being BROUGHTEN!
It's another Commonwealth-Conundrum today! And this time the dream team is back together. Yep, Rebecca is back from Toronto so there are sure to be lots of tales from NxNE. Danny & Rebecca also have the lovely Sara Johnston in studio, and Evelyn Reid will be joining them too - it's a full house on our very own ladies' day...tune in, 1690AM or cjlo.com