UPCOMING PROGRAMMING & EVENTS

SOUL PERSPECTIVES CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH: - Tues FEB 9th & Tues FEB 16th 7-8:30PM

CKUT's weekly Black Community Program, will inform listeners about Black history in Canada and feature Black musicians. We'll invite members of the Black community to join us in studio, and have discussions with youth, men and women.
If you miss the show, you can catch the archives here

SHTETL ON THE SHORTWAVE HAS A BLOG

Check it out HERE

Shtetl on the Shortwave is radio that delights with its quirky, and sometimes irreverent, take on Jewish arts and culture. The creation of Tamara Kramer, a Montreal-based journalist, Shtetl follows leads into the dark corners of the Jewish experience as well as walking with recorder in hand down some more well-traveled roads. Shtetl has been airing on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal for over two years.

Hear it at CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal or www.ckut.ca around the world
1st & 3rd Fridays of the month
From 11AM to 12PM
Or any time on the SHTETLE BLOG or on CKUT's ARCHIVES

THE MONTREAL SESSIONS FEBRUARY: TONSTARTSSBANDHT - EVERY TUES 3-5PM

The Montreal Sessions Every Tuesday from 3-5pm in February will be home to the brotherly duo Tonstartssbandht Tune in and listen to what they get up to when they eclipse CKUT's broadcast studio and fm frequency during The Montreal Sessions, CKUT's artist in residency program. Listen on the FM dial or stream it live online. If you miss them live, tap on The Montreal Sessions to listen to archived broadcasts after the fact. Expect the unexpected, dissonant rain:reign, harmonization of the ether, pop loops, nods of the head to Parsons and the psych sounds of the swedes in the 70s, live sounds unleashed, heat, rallying cries, thunder claps and smoke. Lend an ear to their live session on WFMU's Talk's Cheap in December.

WINTER 2010: HOMELESSNESS MARATHON - February 23-24
L'HIVER 2010: MARATHON DES SANS-ABRI - 23-24 février

From sunset at 5pm on Tuesday February 23 until sunrise...diffusé le mardi, 23 février à compter du coucher du soleil à 17h jusqu'a...More information Here or here

RADIO CKUT PRESENTS: THURSDAYS ALIVE

Starting on January 21, 2009 CKUT will be presenting Thursdays (A)Live at Gerts Bar (basement of the Shatner Building on McTavish Street on the McGill campus).
Thursdays (A)Live will showcase talented McGill musicians hand-picked by CKUT as well as our own DJ's
Shows will take place every third Thursday of the month and are FREE to attend!
McGill performer interested in playing? Check out the details here
Looking to bring your Thursdays alive? Check out show updates and details here

RECENT PROGRAMMING & EVENTS

CKUT'S WEST INDIAN RHYTHMS BROADCASTS LIVE FROM E.B. CLUB LOUNGE SATURDAY FEB 6th 4 - 7pm FOR
A fundraiser for Haiti entitled
UNITY COME TOGETHER AS ONE

Come join us at 5345 de Maisonneuve West corner of Prudhomme metro Vendome.
Send your shoutouts live to your friends and family. All the door proceeds will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross Society Haiti Earthquake Relief.
Music by Firesquad, DJ freakness, Crystal, James Bond, and more.
Listen to the Broadcast HERE

LES SESSION MONTRÉALAISE: JANVIER
THE MONTREAL SESSIONS: JANUARY

Le Son 666 vous présente Les Sessions Montréalaise, en ondes tout les Mardi Après midi du mois de janvier de 15h à 17h. Le Son 666 www.le-son666.com est un collectif d'art audio et de musique diverse. Au cours du mois, Le son 666 aiguisera vos oreilles avec des extraits d'archives, compositions inédites, extraits de concerts et de la musique fait sous le lit.
Le Son 666 audio art collective will be hosting The Montreal Sessions every Tuesday in January from 3:00 -5:00pm. Throughout the month long radio residency they will sharpen your ears with archival recordings, concert excerpts, and compositions from artists on Le Son 666 record label.

Listen to January 5 HERE
Listen to January 12 HERE
Listen to January 19 HERE
Listen to January 26 HERE

THURSDAY OFF THE HOUR, JANUARY 21st AT 17h, BRINGS YOU A SPECIAL ON HAITI FROM RADIO RESISTANCE

Listen HERE

RAYMOND LAURENT, animateur de Samedi Midi, se trouve à Port-au-Prince. Il a été en mesure d‘envoyer un message disant qu‘il est INDEMNE

Nous sommes très soulagés de pouvoir transmettre cette information. Nous partageons notre solidarité avec le peuple d‘Haïti et ceux de Montréal qui sont préoccupés pour leurs proches.
Samedi Midi est un programme d‘Haïtien chez CKUT. Il est diffusée tout les samedis de 10h - 14h. Pendant 21 ans, l‘émision a été diffusée par une équipe dirigée par Raymond Laurent.
CKUT prie a tous les auditeurs à contribuer aux efforts de secours pour les victimes du tremblement de terre en Haïti.

RAYMOND LAURENT host of Samedi Midi is in Port au Prince but has been able to send a message out that he is SAFE

We are much relieved to be able to share this information and send out our solidarity with the people of Haiti and those in Montreal who are concerned about their loved ones.
Samedi Midi is CKUT's award winning Haitian Show airing Saturdays from 10:30 - 2pm for 21 years hosted by ateam led by Raymond Laurent.
CKUT urges all listeners to donate to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

SPECIAL BROADCAST ON NEW SHIT - JANUARY 18

List to New Shit on the archives from January 18 3pm-5pm by clicking here
This special broadcast features live performances recorded at the Artists Against Apartheid Concert Series from the late Lhasa de Sela, saxophonist Colin Stetson, violinist Sarah Neufeld from Arcade Fire, percussionist Shahzad Ismaily, cellist Rebecca Foon, Esmerine, Seven Arrows ensemble featuring Andrew Barr (percussion), Sarah Page (harp), Yuki Isami (flute), Joe Grass (pedal steel) and also a trio performance featuring Sam Shalabi (oud), Omar Dewachi (oud) and Pierre-Guy Blanchard (percussion)

The first edition of No One Is Illegal Radio for 2010 featured panelists who will be speaking at the upcoming Forum Against Police Violence and Impunity, to take place on the last weekend of January at the Parc Extension Community Center in Montreal. The January 2010 show featured interviews with Neil Castro (Kabataang Montreal), Francine Registre (sister of Quilem Registre), Loira Limbal (Sista II Sista) and Will Prosper (former RCMP officer).
For more info, and to download the show, visit NO ONE IS ILLEGAL BLOGSPOT

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED RING IN THE BIRTH OF ART WITH CKUT

"One million years ago, on January 17th, someone dropped a dry sponge into a bucket of water, and lo, ART was born!"
We all had a blast, and hope you did too. You can hear from the audio on an upcoming edition of If You Got Ears on CKUT 90.3FM
Check out the photos from the evening

NO ONE IS ILLEGAL RADIO FEATURES PANELISTS FROM THE UPCOMING FORUM AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE AND IMPUNITY

LISTEN LIVE on 90.3FM or online this THURSDAY, January 7 between 5-6pm (EST)
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-> NEIL CASTRO, an organizer with Kabataang Montreal, a Filipino youth group based in Cote-des-neiges. Neil will be participating on the panel ""At Risk" Youth: At risk from whom? Police profiling of street youth and youth of colour."
-> LOIRA LIMBAL, an organizer with Sista II Sista from Brooklyn, New York. Sista II Sista was a collective of young, working class Black and Latina women whose work included seeking community alternatives to policing in their community. Loira is co-presenting the strategizing workshop ''Taking Care of Our Communities: Justice Without Police''.
-> FRANCINE REGISTRE, sister of Quilem Registre who was killed by repeated taser shocks by the Montreal police in 2007. Francine will be participating on the panel "Never again! Families speak out against police killings and impunity."
-> WILL PROSPER, an organizer with Montreal-Nord Republik and the Coalition Against Police Repression and Abuse; previously, Will was a police officer with the RCMP for six years. He will be participating on the panel "No Justice, No Peace -- Why People Leave the Police"
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For more information on the Forum Against Police Violence and Impunity, visit: www.forumcontrelaviolencepoliciere.net
No One Is Illegal Radio reports about the frontline struggles for justice, dignity and self-determination by migrants, refugees and indigenous peoples. For previous editions of No One Is Illegal Radio, visit HERE

NO ONE IS ILLEGAL 2009

A compilation of the 12 monthly editions of No One Is Illegal in 2009 is linked HERE

No One Is Illegal Radio 2009 heard from members of the following groups, campaigns and communities:
Young Onkwehonwe United (Six Nations), Olympics Resistance Network, Secwepemc Womens Council, No 2010 Victoria, No One Is Illegal-Toronto, Grassy Narrows, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), Pittsburgh Organizing Group, Pittsburgh G20 Resistance Project, Caravan for the Rights of Migrants and Refugees (Berlin), Initiative in Memory of Oury Jalloh (Germany), Gipfelsoli (Germany), Anti-Racist Initiative (Berlin), London No Borders (UK), Grand River Territory of Six Nation, Secwecmec Nation, Mens Traditional Council (Akwesasne Mohawk Territory), Justicia for Migrant Workers (Toronto), Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, Kitigan Zibi, Quebec Native Womens Association, Chiconautla State Prison (Mexico), Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, Gaza Strip, Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (Toronto), Coalition Against Police Repression and Abuse, Montreal-Nord Republik, Project X, Oventic (Chiapas), Huajuapan de Leon (Oaxaca), Laguna Guadalupe (Oaxaca), American Indian Movement-West, and from all over Montreal.

No One Is Illegal Radio 2009 included the voices of:
Uwhanaheenay and Ojistori:yo (Melissa Elliott) from Six Nations, Gord Hill, Miranda Dick, Adil Charkaoui, Syed Hussan, Zoe Blunt, Tamara Herman, Abousfian Abdelrazik, Chrissy Swain, Mohamed Cherfi, Samuel Mckay, Alex Bradley, Mouctar Bah, Mai, Matthias and Elke from Berlin, Dan from London, Melanie Morrison, Jacqueline House, Arthur Manuel, Sakoietah from Akwesasne, Chris Ramsaroop, Kary Ann Deer, Laurie Odjick, Ellen Gabriel, Roberta Keesick, Gloria Arenas Agis, Yavar Hameed, Jamal Juma, Rami Almeghari, Rafeef Ziadah, Will Prosper, Robyn and Neil from Project X, Jesus Nieto, Mandeep Dhillon, Omar Esparza, Antonio Lopez Mendoza, Tony Gonzales and others.

For more information, visit the No One Is Illegal Radio archives HERE
*The shows airs monthly on the first Thursday of every month, as part of Off the Hour.

DECEMBER MONTREAL SESSIONS: MARDI SPAGETTI - TUESDAYS 2PM-5PM

The Montreal Sessions is an artist in residency program on CKUT's airwaves Tuesday afternoons 2pm-5pm. Tune in to December's residents: musicians from the Mardi Spaghetti series, a community of improvised players who have come together to play a weekly event at Cagibi for the past six months! We'll listen to recordings made live at Le Cagibi, and present interviews and performances live in the studio. For more information check out: Mardi Spagetti

MAGALI BABIN on EASY SONIC LISTENING (ESL): 11PM, TUES DEC 8

Listen to the archive of *easy sonic listening* on Tuesday December 8 at 11pm to hear guest sound artist Magali Babin's new work Ébruitements, a sound environment with three listening stations. The artist was live in studio to discuss her work. Check out Magali Babin online

MISSED CKUT'S RADIA SOUND ART PROGRAMME on WEDNESDAY, DEC 2 @ 11h00-11h30?

Download the archive to hear CKUT's exploration of the diverse, and sometimes absurd, world of jobs. click here

Radia (radia.fm) is a network of independent radio stations who have a common interest in promoting and producing artworks for the radio, and in forming related projects based on broadcasting and cultural exchange.

work.labour.the grind was created by CKUT volunteers: Eric Boivin, Gabrielle Anctil, Jamie Woollard, Adelaid, Ashley Bowa, Cathy Inoyue, Esther B, Dominique Ferraton, Kaitlin Prest and Rachel Ni Chuinn

CKUT's MAGIC SOUND BOX

CKUT sound-seekers went into the Magic Sound Box on November 19th at St. George's Anglican Church for a second time. They experienced a live radio art transmission performance: a mash of storytelling, music and sound art.

Missed it? Fear not, the internal soundscape of St. Gabriel's church, between 9-10pm was also broadcast over the airwaves of CKUT 90.3FM, reaching the ears of unsuspecting audience members in their cars, bedrooms, living rooms and bathtubs.

Listen to the archive: click here

MONTREAL SESSION NOVEMBER: SIDE C

The Montreal Sessions is an artist in residency program on CKUT's airwaves Tuesday afternoons 2pm-5pm. Check out the archives of November residents Side C who focus on community involved creative, innovative and engaging hip hop. Tune in to their weekly take on Emceeing, B-Boying, Graffiti writing, Live music and the weekly beat-off contest. Get you mind out of the gutter ! it's a contest on who can produce the best track each week.Side C is fronted by emcees SYPS, STRATH and RIGONOM, for more information: http://www.sidecmusic.com/