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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!

Osheaga Day 2!

August 10 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

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Osheaga Day 1!

August 8 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

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Review Thursday: Prevenge, Kele and Eyedea & Abilities!

August 5 2010 // Magazine // Music Reviews

Prevenge
It Happens All The Time
Juicebox Recordings

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Crowded House @ Metropolis

July 28 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

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Smokey Robinson @ Place Des Arts

July 27 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

People think I’m crazy because I enjoy the solitary drive to and from Toronto.

Why on earth would ANYONE want to spend 5-6 hours isolated in a tiny automobile? For one thing, Tim Horton’s coffee tastes better when you’re in a Kingston rest-area surrounded by the Kingston regulars (Is it just me, or are they still stuck in the '90s?) I could be crazy… but using my sleeve to open doors in their truck stops is NOT the reason why I enjoy the drive.

Nor is it the scenery, or the cushier Ontario roads.
It’s all about the music in my car.

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Review Thursday: P.O.S., M.I.A. and the Bitter End!

July 22 2010 // Magazine // Music Reviews

P.O.S.
Never Better
Rhymesayers

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Hindi Zahra w/ Sokoun @ Le National

July 22 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Setting: Super hot night outside, mega ice-box, jet cooled inside. What were they thinking? A nice fog formed at the entrance though...

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Konono No. 1 @ Le National

July 22 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Sasparilla and Sassafrass (The Pan-African Hour)

Sasparilla: What a dope show!

Sassafrass: Yes it was dope (monotone).

Sasparilla: Konono No. 1 have a very distinctive sound. By amplifying thumb harps (known in Africa as mbiras) they can distort the timbre of the instruments, creating a hazy, piercing sound, totally unlike anything else I have heard from Africa.

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With Gay Abandon Interviews... Les Beyond!

July 19 2010 // Magazine // Features

Photo by Sam Kaplan

Montreal's Les Beyond has been described by audiences as the “musical equivalent of a food coma.” That description might throw you off and make you think “is that a good thing?” And the answer is “YES!”