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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!

The Unicorns @ Metropolis

September 27 2014 // Christina Bell // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Who Will Cut our Hair Now that The Unicorns are Gone?

Excitement and energy filled the Metropolis concert hall on the night that The Unicorns played Montreal after a ten-year hiatus. I walked into the room feeling nostalgic with memories of listening to The Unicorns as a teenager, but I had no real idea of what to expect from the live show. I heard amazing stories from my roommate who recalled seeing the guys in 2004 at a show in Toronto where they invited a random, rough-looking man on stage to drum for them, only to find out that he had excellent rhythm. I kept this story in the back of my mind.

The Wooden Sky @ La Sala Rossa

September 26 2014 // Carmen Rachiteanu // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Presented by POP Montreal, Blue Skies Turn Black, and CMW

Ty Segall + La Luz + The Nymphets @ Club Soda

September 26 2014 // Matthew Rogers // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Presented by POP Montreal, Blue Skies Turn Black, and CJLO 1690AM

Suzanne Vega + Tyler Messick + Elizabeth Anka Vajagic @ Ukrainian Federation

September 25 2014 // Mariana V. // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Presented by POP Montreal and the Montreal International Jazz Festival

Bomba Estéreo + Boogat + Bunga Bunga @ Le Late Night Little Burgundy

September 24 2014 // DJ Misschief // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Presented by POP Montreal, Greenland, and Cult MTL 

Panda Bear + Blues Control + Ramzi @ Rialto Theatre

September 23 2014 // Marshall Vaillancourt // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Presented by POP Montreal, Blue Skies Turn Black, Monster Energy, and Urbania

Polaris Music Prize 2014 <<< WINNER

September 22 2014 // Magazine // Features

Congratulations to Tanya Tagaq, winner of the 2014 Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism.

These were the nominated albums, released between June 2013 and June 2014 (*short list):

Ty Segall + La Luz + The Nymphets @ Club Soda

September 22 2014 // Ian MacPherson // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Photo by the illustrious Susan Moss, courtesy of POP Montreal

The hot ticket at POP Montreal this year was undoubtedly Saturday night's triple bill at Club Soda. A sold-out crowd gathered on the corner of Saint-Laurent and Ste-Catherine street, amongst the hookers and hustlers, ready to show their love for the garage psych powerhouse, Ty Segall and his band.

Ty Segall & Mikey Heppner meet Psi Factor & the Cougar

September 22 2014 // Stephanie Dee // Magazine // Features

POP Symposium and SOCAN present: Psi Factor & The Cougar with Ty Segall, Mikey Heppner, and Songs

Dog Fashion Disco - Sweet Nothings (Rotten 2014)

September 8 2014 // Craig Carestia // Magazine // Music Reviews

Sweet Nothings is the seventh studio album from the freshly-reunited Maryland metal maestros, Dog Fashion Disco.

If the movie Three Men and a Baby starred George Clinton, Al Jourgensen, and Mike Patton instead of Guttenberg, Selleck, and Danson—that baby would have grown up to become Sweet Nothings. But that doesn't even begin to explain how eclectic this album is. A full detailed description of the audible influences would take much more than the few hundred words I've been allotted, so I'll try to sum it up like this:

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