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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!

NADA SURF + Rogue Wave @ Cabaret

March 12 2006 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Mike Bresciani - The Lonesome Strangers - 03/10/2006

There’s something so rewarding about seeing a show on a Friday night in Montreal. The week’s gone by and the countless amount work you put into those last five days just reinforces that sense of accomplishment. That is, unless you’re majoring in Communications studies, in which case you’ve probably learned nothing during the last 120 hours. Even so, one would like to think that this show has been in heavy anticipation, especially after spending a week analyzing useless films, discussing abstract art and learning about the deeper meaning behind De Certeau’s idea of “Railway Incarceration”… fun stuff.

NUIT ÉLECTRONIK: Dan Bell + Wighnomy Brothers @ Station C

March 5 2006 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Trevor Kiernander - Ones and Zeroes - 02/25/2006

GOGOL BORDELLO + Panic & The Rebel Emergency @ Théâtre National

February 22 2006 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Josh Mocle - The Kids Are So-So - 02/16/2006

BUCKFEST 5: Starbuck & Les Impuissants @ Le Playhouse

February 17 2006 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Johnny Suck - Turn Down the Suck - 02/11/2006

Most of the time, the reason why I go to a show is for the music; other times I go to be cool, and every once in a while I go to see a 500-pound man swing a jug of water from his cock ring. The latter was why I made my way over to Le Playhouse on Saturday for Buckfest 5.

CONTROLLER.CONTROLLER + OK GO @ Cabaret

February 14 2006 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Katie Seline - Wrong Side of the Bed - 02/02/2006

SAGE FRANCIS - A Healthy Distrust

February 11 2006 // Magazine // Music Reviews

By arctor - Homework - 02/08/2005

EVAN DANDO + John Kastner + Elizabeth Powell @ Main Hall

February 8 2006 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Alex Huynh - Losing My Edge - 02/08/2006

Nostalgia being the obvious theme of the soirée, there was another common thread among the three artists on the bill: they were to be accompanied only by their own guitar. Often, this works great because of the added emotional resonance, the effect of a song laid bare and naked. Other times, it can simply be boring. With three sets with the same spartan layout, the risk of the latter ran dangerously high. Thankfully, nostalgia can be a powerful weapon.

THE WALKMEN + Mazarin @ Cabaret La Tulipe

February 6 2006 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Fraser McCallum - F-Train 120 - 01/27/2006

CURSED + Cancer Bats + Commando + Compton @ La Sala Rossa

January 26 2006 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Angelica - BVST - 01/06/2006

After three long months of hibernation, I decided that seeing Cursed with Cancer Bats at La Sala Rossa would be the perfect antidote to the winter blues. Maybe I should have stayed home. Cursed were brilliant, of course, but I had no doubts about that. It's just too bad that they’re a hardcore band. If they weren't, perhaps going to their shows would be less about defending the scene, and more about rocking the fuck out. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

FEIST + Paso Mino @ Metropolis

January 25 2006 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

By Christie Van der Burg - Black Tongue Radio - 01/17/2006

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