Magazine

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!

Fake Problems @ Underworld

September 8 2009 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

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John Legend @ Metropolis

September 8 2009 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

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Osheaga Festival @ Parc Jean Drapeau

September 8 2009 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

This year's Osheaga music festival went off without a hitch.... well, with the exception of a headlining act cancelation, torrential rain and ankle deep mud. This didn’t stop concert goers from flocking to the island however, with Saturday night capping at a whopping 30,000 spectators. Having Coldplay round out the evening will have that effect.

I first attended Osheaga in its first year, and it was nothing to scoff at. However, mediocre line ups and overlapping schedules always made me think that I would never again pay to stand around waiting for the one or two bands I wanted to see within a lineup of bands that didn’t seem to really fit. This year I was fortunate enough to land a press-pass, and so I gave it another go.

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Umalali @ Kola Note

July 25 2009 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Stefan Opryshko - Pan African Hour - 07/15/2009

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Steve Earle @ Le National

July 25 2009 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Steve Musil - CJLO Presents - 07/09/2009

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Novalima @ Lion D'Or

July 25 2009 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Stefan and Driij - Pan African Hour - 07/21/2009

Driij: I scarfed down a gyro pita as fast as I could as I heard the sounds of a band warming up inside Lion D’or.

Stefan: I watched impatiently as he scarfed that nasty gyro. The freakin band is starting!

D: I apologized with oniony breath as we made our way inside. "We’re from CJLO," we said to the doorman, in a gangster pose.

S: ...I was actually the one who talked to the doorman, but anyways, we got into the venue and the band had begun to play their hippy/trippy intro, complete with cow jaw-bone shaker.

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CKY + Early Man + Hail The Villain + Fall From Grace @ Le National

July 9 2009 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Brian Hastie - Drive Home: Countdown To Armageddon - 06/15/2009

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RISE AGAINST/RANCID + The Riverboat Gamblers @ Parc Jean Drapeau

July 9 2009 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Brian Hastie - Drive Home: Countdown To Armageddon - 06/18/2009

The constant, hours-long rain spell that befell Montreal did little to dampen the spirits of those who showed up for the Riverboat Gamblers/Rancid/Rise Against show at Parc Jean Drapeau, on Ile St. Helene. The crowd appeared to be predominantly youthful and seemed eager for the proceedings to start and jockeyed for position in front of the stage well before the start of the show.