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Independent, provocative, now! The CJLO Magazine is the resource for features, reviews, and interviews. Established in 2004, and run by dedicated CJLO volunteers, the magazine covers the latest and best in local and international music, art, theatre, film, festivals, and more!

My Morning Jacket @ Metropolis

July 19 2011 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Jolie Holland + Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside @ Cabaret Mile End

July 18 2011 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

In the music world, consistency's a bitch. Sure, it helps you build a solid fan base and stack up a repertoire of tunes, but no one wants to write about how your ninth album is just as solid as the eight that preceded it. Such is the curse of many career singer-songwriters, including Jolie Holland, formerly of the Be Good Tanyas, who released her fifth solo album Pint of Blood just last week to unanimously polite reviews.

Jazz Fest: Francois Bourassa Quartet @ Gesù

July 12 2011 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Thursday, June 30th at Gesù, lauded Canadian pianist François Bourassa proved that, without a doubt, Quebec is home to some of the finest jazz musicians on the planet.

Jazz Fest: Afrodizz @ Club Soda

July 12 2011 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Jazz Fest: Bootsy Collins + Trombone Shorty @ Metropolis

July 11 2011 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Tuesday, June 28th's double billing of Trombone Shorty and Bootsy Collins at Metropolis promised to brand Montreal as "the funkiest place on earth". It did not disappoint. Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and his group Orleans Avenue kicked off the night with their sizzling brand of funk infused with jazz, rock, hip hop and soul.

Film Review - Larry Crowne

July 7 2011 // Magazine // Features

Suoni Per Il Popolo: Prince Rama + Leopard et Moi @ Casa del Popolo

July 6 2011 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Suoni Per Il Popolo: The Strange Boys + White Fence + Purling Hiss

July 4 2011 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

NOFX @ Metropolis

July 4 2011 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Suoni Per Il Popolo: Wyrd Fest @ La Sala Rossa

June 30 2011 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

This one's going to be a doozie: 10 bands played the Wyrd MTL festival on June 20th and I only have 600 words to run down each of their sets. Yikes! Get ready for a hardcore attention deficit concert review. This review will be especially difficult as throughout the course of the show the only thing I could say about most sets was that they were "…weird, well not like actually weird, but like, I'm such an idiot because it's called Wyrd MTL. This is so frustrating."

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