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FRINGE 2016: Macumba Digita
They say that Montreal has two seasons - Winter and Construction. I disagree. There's three of them, Winter, Construction, and Festival.
Unfortunately, Construction and Festival occur in a brutal overlap that will make even the most patient traveler explode into loud and colorful expletives while sitting in a sweltering car or back of a traffic-confined bus.
Fringe, Mural, Grand Prix Weekend, The Boulevard Saint Laurent Sidewalk Sale, and the collective of on-island and off-island construction unions - have all connived together to in a very successful attempt to turn Montreal in to a hellscape of over 40 traffic closures - making getting anywhere and back a complete nightmare.
But even with all of the horrible goings-on of befores and afters, I don't understand how it's 9:30 PM and this bar that's so popular is so dead. I wish that I had data on my phone to Shazam everything though, because the music is phenomenal.
It's a tribal, Arabic, and Klezmer-sounding masterpiece of a set. Reminiscent of one of my favourite DJs, but more Klezmer and dub. This makes me wonder why the Montreal Fringe Festival doesn't have more eggs in the electronic music basket.
With the powerhouse Tupi Collective and local legend Don Mescal following each other there's no shortange of talent - and these aren't even the headliners. It shows that Fringe has an entire world of potential to expand in to the digital market. Tupi Collective's set is something along the lines of Latin club music. Joyous and very Moombah-esque. Summery and sexy - drawing people in from the crowd of revellers outside. I recognize some vocals in a track from somewhere, and pinpoint them to a multi-culti release. This is a real vibe.
The rest of the set that I stay for promises a great evening. More people show up, this crazy Moombah track is playing, and it blows my mind that the people in the bar are still sitting down.
I really hate leaving early. A short-ish walk brings me to the closest bus stop, and therefore begins the long, painful ride home. With a plethora of delays provided by the City of Montreal, a 10:30 departure turns in to 1 AM arrival.
As the bus drives me further away from the city; inertia rings through me unpleasantly like the reverb on a microphone. It's just the time where my body is deciding on engaging the mechanism of sleep or pushing on until the light of the morning.
I want to dance. I want to sweat; The amazing music provided by the talented DJs of Fringe's Macumba Digita is entirely to blame.
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DJ Thinkbox is part of CJLO’s Official Fringe Team covering the sights and sounds from the 2016 St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival.
She also hosts The Machine Stops every Friday morning from 9am – 10am ET, only on 1690AM in Montreal and online at CJLO.com. Follow her show Tumblr, @themachine-stops
TODAY @ 9:30PM Damien Dubrovnik / Ligature / Maussade / Demi Mal perform at Casa del Popolo
Come watch Damien Dubrovnik, Ligature, Maussade, Demi Mal and Nausia live at Casa Del Popolo, tonight at 9:30pm! Damien Dubrovnik the Cophenhagen power electronics duo, headline a night of abrasive sonic exploration alongside Christopher Hansell's project Ligature, local harsh noise act Maussude, Demi Mal and Nausia. Fronted by Loke Rahbek and Christian Stadsgaard, Damien Dubrovnik is the musical project of the founders of the seminal experimental label and creative incubator, Posh Isolation; responsible for cultivating acts as varied as Iceage, Var and Lust For Youth. Emerging from the tight knit noise/experimental stomping grounds of Posh Isolation, Damien Dubrovnik is among Loke and Christian's most long-standing projects with their first 12-inch Songs for Loviatar inaugurating the start of their label in 2009. Seven years later, Suoni per il Popolo hosts their first show in Montreal in support of their excellent 2015 record Vegas Fountain, a record that thematically grapples with "the nature of seduction and performance as a seductive performance". Damien Dubrovnik bring their intensely sincere brand of raw synth-noise experimentation tonight to Casa for a performance that promises to be one of Suoni's most memorable.
TODAY @ 3pm: Yonic Youth interview with FlucT
Tune into Yonic Youth today at 3pm for an incredible interview with talented performance artists Monica Mirabile & Sigrid Lauren from FlucT!
FlucT will be performing live today with YlangYlang & Così e Così, Nothinge, SSURFACING and KAZUKI KOGA - 9:30pm at La Vitrola!! Find the event on Facebook here! Don't forget your dancing shoes and get ready for a drone-y night of experimentation!
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Tune in to hear punk, rock, rap, hip-hop, underground, above-ground, outer space, wailing, wheelin', aching, screaming etc. etc. etc.
TONIGHT @ 6PM: THE GO-GO RADIO MAGIC SHOW INTERVIEWS JAMES LYNG HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHER NATHAN GAGE & STUDENTS
Tune into The Go-Go Radio Magic Show tonight at 6pm when Prince Palu and Oncle Ian will be joined by James Lyng High School music teacher, Nathan Gage, and two of his students, Chad Deer (Damon), aka Real LowKey, and Valeriy Samsonov, aka Valium, to talk about the school's transformation into an urban arts school and the release of Up Next Mixtape #1. The new curriculum is the first of its kind in Canada, incorporating urban arts into all subject areas, while the mixtape includes hip hop tracks written and performed by students and is being released on the student run label Up Next Recordings.
Prince Palu and Oncle Ian host The Go-Go Radio Magic Show. Two hours a week to start a rock 'n' roll revolution and a radio magic revival. It is a clubhouse with no rules and where there are only two kinds of music, good and bad. A blend of garage, psychedelic, soul and blues, that'll cure what ails ya! Tune in, turn on and freak out- every Friday from 6-8pm!
#CJLOxSUONI LIVE BROADCAST TONIGHT from 6-12am: Interviews with Suoni and performances by Thor & Friends with Echo Beach and Sivani
TONIGHT FROM 6-12AM, tune into a special #CJLOxSUONI live broadcast from La Sala Rossa hosted by Hooked on Sonics, Yonic Youth & The Belldog! They'll be interviewing the people behind Festival Suoni Per Il Popolo so you can learn all about the festival, as well as Paula: the promoter for Island Frequencies, Thor Harris, Echo Beach and Sivani, as well as many other artists playing Suoni including The Submissives! Catch The Submissives, Mega Bog and Vulva Culture at Casa del Popolo on June 17th!
Tonight at 9pm, Thor Harris will be performing and his friends Peggy Ghorbani, Sarah “Goat” Gautier, Thierry Amar, Sheenah Ko, Simon Trottier and Taylor Kirk! This special presentation by Festival Suoni Per Il Popolo and Island Frequencies will begin with performances by Sivani and Echo Beach! Tune into CJLO tonight or come on down to Sala for an amazing night of live sets and interviews!
Hooked On Sonics is your weekly dose of indie rock, post-punk, power pop, shoegaze, math rock, noise pop, post-hardcore and anything with loud geetars...with sometimes a little alt-country, post rock and hip hop tossed into the mix - Thursdays from 6-8pm!
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Thursday, June 9th 2016
Hosted by Catlin Spencer
Stories by Saturn de Los Angeles, Julian MacKenzie & Patricia Petit Liang
Produced by Catlin Spencer
LOCKED OUT FRINGE SPECIAL: Interview with Of Mud and Mirth!
On Wednesday, June 8th, Sam Obrand from CJLO's Jonny and Cupcakes and Patricia Petit Liang from Fatal Attraction teamed up for a surprise interview with the wildly charming, hilarious and sometimes musical sketch comedy troupe: Of Mud and Mirth! Jillian Welsh,Tyler Morgan, Andrew Harris, Cameron LaPrairie and Alexandra Best came to promote their St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival masterpiece Rocket to Fame! Rocket to Fame is a 60 minute sketch comedy revue that was workshopped at Second City as part of the Conservatory program, and boldly goes where no show has gone before. These are the voyages of five voracious comedians. Their mission: escaping high school detention, avoiding awkward tinder dates, and trying to describe their Fringe show without using the word millennial.
Listen to their interview RIGHT NOW for a full hour of laughs!
Locked Out is an accidental talk show created and hosted by Sam Obrand and Patricia Petit Liang. Tune in whenever the two of them get locked out of the station for an hour of crazy yet smooth banter.
Today @ 3pm Zuzu's Petal performs a live session at CJLO
TODAY AT 3PM - Tune into CJLO 1690AM for an amazing live session with Zuzu's Petals! Zuzu's Petals is a rock and roll band founded in 2010 in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. Starring Nickolas Joy, Louis Grove and Aidan Thorne, Zuzu's Petals has had a rotating cast of genius's playing bass guitar since 2011, including members of Archery Guild and Wolf Parade.
Catch Zuzu's Petals' last show in Montreal this Friday - 8pm at Le Cagibi. They'll be playing groovy rock jams with The Walls are Blonde, Kainé, Fili & the Believing Box and Sound of the Mountain!
News for June 8th 2016
LOCAL
By Saturn De Los Angeles
Local authorities have launched a campaign reminding people that buying sex is against the law.
According to CTV News, the Montreal police and the RCMP are both working to crack down on prostitution and sexual tourism in light of the Montreal Grand Prix.
The RCMP's Camille Habel says that engaging in buying such services contributes to Canada's problem with sexual exploitation.
Amended two years ago, Canadian criminal laws state that people who buy sex can face prosecution.
In response, anti-prostitution protesters plan to protest downtown during the Grand Prix.
NATIONAL
by Julian MacKenzie
The University of Calgary paid twenty thousand dollars as ransom following an cyberattack on its computer system.
According to the CBC, the university doesn’t know how the ransomware attack happened, who orchestrated it or how many people were involved.
A spokesperson for the university says that the ransom was paid in order to protect the quality and nature of their stored information.
The University of Calgary is still searching for lost emails but their email system is up and running.
INTERNATIONAL
by Patricia Petit Liang
Kenya was plunged into a nationwide blackout on June 7th, which was caused by a monkey.
According to BBC News, the monkey fell on a transformer at a hydroelectric power station in Gitaru.
The monkey’s fall destroyed the transformer, resulting in a crucial loss of energy and causing a total blackout across the entire country.
Fortunately, the power was restored four hours later and the monkey has recovered from the accident.
June 7th from 6-8pm: The Commonwealth Conundrum hosts a live broadcast from Fringe HQ!
Tune into CJLO 1690AM on Wednesday from 6-8pm to hear a special Fringe preview live broadcast hosted by The Commonwealth Conundrum! Rebecca will interview a variety of production companies presenting shows at the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival! Interview guests include Itinerant Tinker for The Passage, Dey Company/Dey Industries for Jumper's Wonderful Museum, Kaleidoscope Theatre for Captain Aurora II: A Superhero Musical Sequel, Grit' n Gusto for Messy Bitch, Becky Lou for Shake, Project X for Part I, Black Box Montreal Productions for Star Trek: Discovery, Thea Fitz-James for NAKED LADIES, Alias Patricia for Miranda & Dave Begin Again, Origin for Origin: A Story Through Song, Projet FEM for F E M, Little Black Rain Cloud Productions for Fridge Horror, Wolfinger Productions for The Making of "Warm Mess" and Acherontia Productions for A David Lynch Wet Dream!
Catch all the Fringe buzz- this Wednesday at 6pm!
The Commonwealth Conundrum is the place to hear indie, rock, alternative, punk, post-punk, industrial, and whatever awesome music is coming out of the Commonwealth countries. Tune in every Tuesday from 6-7pm!
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