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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!

Helena Deland's Homecoming

November 16 2018 // Alex Viger-Collins // Magazine // Features

Photo: Colin Medley

“I hope that show becomes my most important memory of 2018,” says Montreal’s Helena Deland with a laugh.  Deland is referring to her headline performance at this year’s edition of M for Montreal, the four-day festival spotlighting rising local talent for industry folk and music fans alike.  The show is the culmination of a whirlwind year of gigs for the singer-songwriter, including a U.S tour in the spring (including a performance at Austin, Texas’ venerable SXSW festival) and European one last month.

Striker & Unleash The Archers: The Next Generation of Power Metal

October 9 2018 // Phil Aveline // Magazine // Concert Reviews

On this legendary day, Edmonton’s power metal outfit Striker and British Columbia’s Unleash the Archers invaded the shores of Montreal.

Festival Du Nouveau Cinema Showcases 2018's Most Anticipated Films

October 4 2018 // Remi Caron // Film
This years Festival Du Nouveau Cinema (FNC) is back from Wednesday October 3rd to Sunday October 14th. The 47th edition of the festival has made it a point to include categories with feature films (international and domestic), installations, a masterclass featuring Paul Schrader, short films, television series, and virtual reality. What makes the festival so attractive is that it hosts some of my anticipated films of the year, some that might not agree with everyone due to their controversial nature. However, I am happy that this festival gives them a platform to be showcased. 

Homeshake's Red Hot Night for POP Montreal

October 4 2018 // Raphaël Pirro // Magazine // Concert Reviews

On Saturday night, a sold-out Rialto was hot and ready for one of Montreal’s finest indie singers of his generation. After two opening acts, first Cherry Monday, followed by Guy’s#, the young faces in the crowd started chanting and hollering at Homeshake as he was preparing his equipment on the stage.

 

LaF is Taking Us to Another Era

September 20 2018 // Alex Viger-Collins // Magazine // Interviews

Photo: Felipe Arriagada-Nunez

CJLO @ FME 2018

September 19 2018 // Robert Portnoff // Magazine // Concert Reviews
The 18th edition of the Festival de Musique émergente, or FME, took place over the Labour Day weekend. From Thursday to Sunday, the city of Rouyn-Noranda was overflowing with music.
 

CJLO @ Heavy Montreal: What a Weekend!

August 30 2018 // CJLO Heavy Team // Magazine // Features

After another fantastic year, Heavy Montreal has now sailed off into the distance and left here’s some of the thoughts some of our DJs that attended had. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Devon - Hot Chaud – Sundays 11AM – 12PM

Heavy Montreal: Worth the Weight

 

ÎleSoniq 2018 – An interesting line-up

August 30 2018 // Mathis Harpham // Magazine // Features

Even though ÎleSoniq has “only” three stages, as opposed to six for Osheaga, it was still hard to choose which show to run to, as each stage was far enough from the other to have non-stop music. On Friday, the first show I saw was Klingande. This DJ is known, among other things, for his very successful “Jubel (original mix)” track, which was basically the soundtrack to the summer of 2014. It’s a very dreamy and relaxing track. Klingande kept this soothing style in his set, which did not prepare anyone for what was coming next : Herobust.

FANTASIA 2018: The Final Week's Recap!

August 7 2018 // Remi Caron // Film

In this final week of the Fantasia film festival, I only had one free day. This meant that I had to see as many films as possible. Even though the festival is wrapping up, I hope to catch some of the other Fantasia films when they are released in the months ahead!

 

Mandy  

CJLO is Going to Île Soniq! Are You Ready to Jump?

August 6 2018 // Mathis Harpham // Magazine // Features

Île Soniq 2018 is the fifth edition of Montreal's biggest EDM festival, which seems to be gaining traction every year. Despite a few setbacks, the festival has adapted and overcome these challenges and presents an intense lineup for this year’s edition.

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