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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!

GUTTER DEMONS - Misery, Madness & Murder Lullabies

June 6 2008 // Magazine // Music Reviews

By Jackie Hall - Bridge the Gap - 05/13/2008

It is rare that I embark on the task of writing album reviews…or any kind of review for that matter. My mother raised me with the saying, “if you have nothing nice to say then say nothing at all.” While anyone who has listened to BridgetheGap before knows that I don’t follow these wise words so well when speaking, I do try when writing -- it is a time to be more reflective. Anyways, I’ve finally heard a new album worth writing about, and the best part is that the band in question is from Montreal.

JEUNESSE APATRIDE - Larmes aux poings

June 6 2008 // Magazine // Music Reviews

By Jackie Hall - Bridge the Gap - 05/16/2008

I have a superstitious Irish granny. She believes that all bad things come in sets of three.  However, I think that her belief in the number three may also be the case for good things happening in sets of three. In the last month, I’ve been to three record release shows for three local acts and have been pleasantly surprised on all three occasions. 

THE ISLANDS / YOUNG AND SEXY - Arm's Way / The Arc

June 6 2008 // Magazine // Music Reviews

By Simon Howell - A Listening Ear - 05/13/2008

JASON MRAZ + Bushwalla + The Makepeace Brothers @ Metropolis

May 22 2008 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Abby E. Schachter - The Kids are So-So - 04/28/2008

MESHUGGAH + Hemlock @ Metropolis

May 22 2008 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Jake - The Incinerator - 05/03/2008

ERYKAH BADU + The Roots @ Quai Jacques Cartier

May 22 2008 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Döc Holidæ - Phantastiq Cypha - 05/06/2008

REVEREND HORTON HEAT + Nashville Pussy + Grady @ Les Saints

May 18 2008 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Angelica Calcagnile - BVST - 05/03/2008

LIFEHOUSE @ Metropolis

May 18 2008 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Stephanie Ng Wan - We . Are . Canadian - 04/30/2008

SUBSTANTIAL - Sacrifice

May 13 2008 // Magazine // Music Reviews

By Adrian “A-Dubs” Warner - Eclectricity - 09/11/2007

I discovered Substantial a few years ago when I saw his name on a 12” single posse cut. I found him and the others on the track to be typical, talented underground rappers. When I heard he released a full length CD, I was very intrigued. Then, when I heard the first few tracks of Sacrifice, I discovered he was perhaps a bit more talented than I thought. He has a track named “That Damn Good” and I am inclined to agree.

STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO @ Le Studio

May 6 2008 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Eli Levinson - Bender Night - 04/25/2008

As I came up to le Studio Juste Pour Rire on Friday April 25th to see Streetlight Manifesto, I saw something that made me apprehensive: tons of similarly dressed teenagers. They had a similar punk/suburbia/ska look to them, and you could tell they were REALLY looking forward to the show that was about to start. But how would they react? What sort of crowd would it be?

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