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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!

Faux Real gets ready sweaty with art-pop pilates at Foufounes Electriques

March 4 2025 // Jasper Cobb // Magazine // Concert Reviews

High-energy Franco-American art-pop brother duo Faux Real graced the floors of Foufounes Electric with their toe shoes this week with openers Lola 1:2 and Sean Nicolas Savage.

SXSW Preview: An interview with Alicia Clara

March 4 2025 // Aviva Majerczyk // Magazine // Interviews

CJLO head music director Aviva talked with local singer-songwriter Alicia Clara ahead of her performance at the Women in Music Canada showcase at this year's SXSW. Clara discusses songwriting during the pandemic, desires for the future of Montreal music, her new single "Nothing Dazzled," returning to Austin, and more. 

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SXSW Preview: An interview with Gloin

March 4 2025 // Cam McIntyre // Magazine // Interviews

CJLO program director Cam talked with John Watson, Vic Byers, and Simon Kou of Gloin about their love of live music, their new album All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry) which drops March 28th, and their upcoming trip to SXSW. 

If you are in Montreal, you can catch their album release show on May 2nd at La Toscadura.

Listen to CJLO's live coverage of SXSW at 1pm EST on March 12th, 13th, and 14th.

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SXSW Preview: An interview with Alix Fernz

March 4 2025 // Cam McIntyre // Magazine // Interviews

CJLO program director Cam spoke to Alix Fernz about stage presence, his forthcoming album, and his upcoming trip to SXSW.

If you are in Montreal, you can catch him performing alongside Kap Bambino at the SAT this Friday, March 7th.

Listen to CJLO's live coverage of SXSW at 1pm EST on March 12th, 13th, and 14th.

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Neriah at Petit Campus: “How an Intimate Venue can Turn into a Living-Room Sing-Along with Your Favorite Artist .”

March 4 2025 // Sofia Dawson // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Sunday, March 2nd offered Montreal’s Petit Campus a break from their usual shoulder-to-shoulder, hectic crowd. LA-born singer Neriah stopped into the venue while on her first-ever headline tour, The Unfinished Business Tour, and was met by an intimate gathering of fans. 

An Introduction to Othello Tunnels

March 1 2025 // Paul Brown // Magazine // Features

It is so refreshing to receive a new recording by a rock band in 2025 that is neither in the post-punk vein nor dripping with shoe-gaze reverb. That is not to say that either of those genres or the bands continuing to carry the torch are bad, it is just nice to hear something swimming upstream every now and then. Othello Tunnels could care less about musical trends and of-the-moment fads, and that is why they are a band to keep an eye on.

SXSW Preview: An interview with knitting

February 27 2025 // Aviva Majerczyk // Magazine // Interviews

CJLO head music director Aviva talked with Montreal band knitting about accessiblity in local music, the DIY spirit, and their upcoming single "Nite Lite," out March 3rd via Mint Records. knitting embarks to the USA for upcoming showcases at New Colossus Festival and SXSW in March. 

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SXSW Preview: An interview with Karsyn Henderson from Truck Violence

February 25 2025 // Cam McIntyre // Magazine // Interviews

CJLO program director Cam talked with Karsyn Henderson about conversational music, outdoor shows, the Praries and Truck Violence's upcoming US tour with stops in New York and SXSW. 

Tune into Shaking the Habitual Tuesdays at 1pm, only on CJLO. 

 

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I'm Still Here: A Review

February 22 2025 // Remi Caron // Film

I’m Still Here  (Currently playing Original Portuguese with VOA Cineplex Forum VOA/Original Portuguese with STF Cinema Beaubien and Cinema Du Parc)

Dir Walter Salles

Staring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello

Runtime: 138 Mins

Molchat Doma Hypnotizes MTELUS

February 22 2025 // Naia Ballman // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Founded in 2017 in Minsk, Belarus, MOLCHAT DOMA stands at the intersection of post-punk, new wave, and synth-pop. Their 2018 album Etazhi quickly became a cult classic, with its hypnotic blend of guitar and synth melodies that manage to get stuck in your head long after the music stops. This tour focused on their latest release, Belaya Polosa (2024), showcasing their growth as a band while retaining the signature sound that has garnered them a global following.

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