After three long months spent on the road in support of Future Islands, Operators found themselves back in the city where they recorded last year’s rousing EP 1. Montreal is a city with a lot of history for lead singer Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits) and his new band was eager to showcase their sound by playing a couple of shows at last November’s M For Montreal.
CJLO is stoked to have an exclusive interview with Ghostface Killah- talking all about his show Friday night, April 3 at Theatre Telus- brought to you by Champagne Productions! Tune into Something for the Radio between 3 and 4pm today! We'll be playing the interview towards the end of the hour and announcing the winners in our Ghostface Killah/ GZA/ Cappadonna contest.
British songstress Jessie Ware will be in town Friday, April 3 at Theatre Corona and CJLO is pleased to be covering the event-- stay tuned... and in the meantime to win a pair of tickets- Text CJLO- 514-848-7471: "Jessie Ware", your name, and a number between 1 to 100! Winners will be contacted Fri Apr 3 at noon. If you can't stand the suspense, get your tickets here!
Omar Sonics / Hooked on Sonics in Conversation with Denis Arsenault / Dirty Work
A heart-felt and informative conversation between Omar Sonics from Hooked on Sonics (Thursday @ 6 PM) and Denis Arsenault from Dirty Work (Thursday @ 4 PM) about the history of CJLO production studio, affectionately called The Oven™.
Transcript: Denis >> Art Direction: Angelica >> Photo: Stephanie >> Setup: Patrick & Marshall >> Good Vibes: Omar
On Friday 3rd April, 5pm, The Commonwealth Conundrum Show will be interviewing one of their favourite new British bands, Public Service Broadcasting. PSB's uniquely spell-binding live AV Transmissions see them weave samples from old public information films, archive footage and propaganda material around live drums, guitar, banjo and electronics as they teach the lessons of the past through the music of the future - beaming our past back at us through vintage TV sets and state of the art modern video projection devices.
This week on Fatal Attraction, Patricia will be interviewing indie rock band "V For Escargot".
The band features Philippe Petit providing lead vocals and playing rhythm guitar, Daniel Desjardins on guitar, Guillaume Fecteau playing drums and keyboards, Mathieu Leduc-Bouchard on bass and the lovely Raya Star's singing.