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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!

Echo and the Bunnymen: 40 Years of Magical Songs

September 14 2022 // Lisa Rupnik // Magazine // Concert Reviews

There was an electric undercurrent of excitement as fans shuffled into the Corona Theater last Monday night to see legendary post punk/new wave act, Echo and the Bunnymen. The band is currently on a tour of North America celebrating over 40 years since the band’s incarnation in Liverpool’s punk scene in the early 80s. 

Perturbator & HEALTH @ Corona Theatre

September 12 2022 // Philippe L'Espérance // Magazine // Concert Reviews

2022 has seen a lot of action for synthwave in Montreal. April saw Dance with the Dead rock Les Foufounes Électriques and just before that, Carpenter Brut having stormed through M-Telus. The double bill of Perturbator and HEALTH on September 8 brought another taste of the niche genre, this time at the Corona Theatre.

At the Gates at the Corona Theatre

September 2 2022 // Hunter Walwaski // Magazine // Concert Reviews

The At the Gates Slaughter of the Soul anniversary tour stopped in Montreal this past Friday. The seminal 1995 album turned 25 years old in 2020, and while the band was supposed to embark on a special tour that year to celebrate, virus-related delays resulted in the live dates getting postponed to this year. Thankfully At the Gates stayed true to their plans, touring the highly anticipated live set for North American audiences this year.

What to expect at This Year's 20th Edition Festival Musique Emergence

August 31 2022 // Robert Portnoff // Magazine // Features

The 20th edition of Festival Musique Emergence (FME) is about to take off over the Labour Day weekend of 2022. For four days the northern Quebec city of Rouyn-Noranda in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec becomes a hub of all things cool.

August in Blue: The Blues in Maggie Nelson’s Bluets

August 29 2022 // Kaitlyn DiBartolo // Magazine // Features

While August in Blue seeks to celebrate the Afro-American contribution of blues music, the genre week that today comes to its close, also encourages us to reflect on the overall role the blues plays in our lives even when we’re not listening to the blues. To have the blues, is in part, to experience the blues music.

August in Blue: Interview with Hip-Hop Music Director Megan Dams

August 24 2022 // Megan Dams and Kaitlyn DiBartolo // Magazine // Interviews

This week CJLO is celebrating the last genre week of the year, August in Blue, dedicated to appreciating the longstanding stake the blues has in society and the arts.

Orville Peck Brought his Cowboy Kicks to Corona Theatre Sunday Night

August 10 2022 // Kaitlyn DiBartolo // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Silver spurs to cowboys are what leather jackets are to punks. Cowboys are emblems of non-conformity and free-spiritedness, though Orville Peck is truly unlike any other cowboy; hiding his identity behind a fringed leather mask and a moniker while bringing country music to the likes of new wave and occasionally even shoegaze.

Fantasia Film Festival Week 3: The Final Lap

August 9 2022 // Remi Caron // Film

During the final week of the Fantasia Film Festival, I fortunately got the last two days of the festival off to get in some final film viewings. I also managed to make time to get to a screening of Everything, Everywhere, All at Once and Nope (IMAX); two films that I highly recommend checking out in theaters for the best experience.

Fantasia Week 2: Mid-Festival Screenings

August 6 2022 // Remi Caron & Dany Aubry // Film

*Some of the films featured in this article are contain content such as trauma and sexual misconduct allegations* 

Remi's picks:

Classic Canadian Metal Rocks Foufounes Electriques

August 4 2022 // Hunter Walwaski // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Canadian speed metal legends Exciter delivered a set of heavy hitters at Montreal’s Foufounes Electriques  on July 8. The date kicked off a Canadian east coast tour, which saw the group take the stage in Quebec City, Toronto, and a few other places – wrapping up in St. John’s, Newfoundland, at the end of the month.

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