The crowd roared as the lights dimmed and the stage filled with haze, welcoming Foster the People on stage. After a 7-year absence from the city, the band was back in Montreal’s MTelus to promote their newest album Paradise State of Mind. 

The CJLO music team is headed back to Austin, Texas, for SXSW 2024 in just a few weeks! This is my first year as Head Music Director and my first year attending the festival, so I am beyond excited about all the bands I’ll be seeing. 

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.

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. 

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.