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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 Bunny the Bear - Food Chain

June 2 2014 // Craig Carestia // Magazine // Music Reviews

Victory Records veterans The Bunny the Bear bring on the weird for their fifth studio album, Food Chain. As with previous albums, Matthew "The Bunny" Tybor takes on the lion's share—or "bunny's share"—of the songwriting responsibilities. After a short departure, Chris "The Bear" Hutka returns to lend his clean vocals to this sonic clusterfuck.

The Rise of Red Mass: As above, so below.

May 30 2014 // Paul Brown // Magazine // Features

Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness

May 29 2014 // Ken C. // Magazine // Music Reviews

Angel Olsen Music Review

The Men - Tomorrow's Hits

May 28 2014 // Fredy M. Iuni // Magazine // Music Reviews

Mac DeMarco - Salad Days

May 27 2014 // Ken C. // Magazine // Music Reviews

Have Metal, Will Travel: Kvelertak in Ottawa & NYC

May 26 2014 // Angelica // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Kvelertak

A couple of Sundays ago, a friend and I made one of the best/worst decisions in recent memory. Norwegian mixed metal arts masters Kvelertak delivered a swift karate chop of heavy rock to the chest of Canada's capital city, and we, at the cost of sleep, sanity and safety, had ringside seats. That's the good stuff, but more about that later.

Austin Psych Fest 2014 - Top 10 Picks

April 28 2014 // Stephanie Dee // Magazine // Features

Austin Psych Fest 2014

Eternal Husbands - Eternal Husbands

April 17 2014 // Fredy M. Iuni // Magazine // Music Reviews

Matt Leddy and Rick Reid, who call Montreal home, are the musical duo that make up Eternal Husbands. The two musicians have been creating music together for years under various monikers and, once their former and most recent band City Streets called it quits in the spring of 2013, they came together once again and subsequently released the Eternal Husbands EP in August of the same year.

Red Mass @ Quai des Brumes

April 9 2014 // Prince Palu // Magazine // Concert Reviews

For the past six years, since the demise of his last band CPC Gangbangs, Roy Vucino has been crafting an ongoing music and art project known as Red Mass. With a revolving door membership both on stage and on record, Red Mass has finally evolved into what Vucino had envisioned almost a decade ago. With a core of himself, Hannah Lewis (keyboards/vocals), Jonathan Bigras (drums), and Phillippe Caouette (bass), set to tour this summer and their first full length album, A Hopeless Noise: The Story of Diamond Girl, soon to be released, Red Mass took to the stage at Quai des Brumes on Friday night and showed all in attendance that this band is ready for the next step.

Metal Monday: What Does BABYMETAL Tell Us About The Music Industry?

April 7 2014 // Andrew Wixq // Magazine // Features

So I'm late to the game here, because by now everyone has already weighed in on the Japanese blip that is BABYMETAL. In case you don't know, Babymetal can be summed up like this: a group of teenage Japanese girls who have metal songs written for them and they act like they are preforming them. 

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