Ibeyi’s 2014 EP and now this self-titled LP debut with piano, traditional Cuban percussion, English poems of wildly variant efficiency, and Yoruban (a Nigerian language) ch

Born out of the ashes of the Calgary art-rock group Women, Viet Cong are a questionably named outfit with an unquestionably great debut.

If you’re a fan of dark synth pop, then Uaxyacac’s new album is likely to be a solid addition to your record (or tape) collection.

Montreal band Kurvi Tasch’s On Firm Ground lies closest to the shoegaze movement with heavy nods towards ‘60s psych rock and surf pop with their reverb vocals and guitar grooves.

Montreal is a city bursting with local talent and Erik Hove certainly does not disappoint with his incredible new modern jazz album Saturated Colour.

A Retrospect on Dub Rifles

On Saturday February 7th, Monomyth, Brazilian Money, and Homeshake took the stage at La Vitrola.

CKUT is supremely stoked to have local duo STEVE JR in-studio for a live performance on NEW SHIT today at 4pm.

We found this gem of a record digging through an odd cranny of the music office.

This blogger heard rumours about (very in-famous) Montreal punk Shlonk! around the CKUT hallways while looking for some diversity in the male-dominated 80s-90s cassette section.

Composed of Montreal natives Martin Dumais and Daniel Langlois, Odds is a noise project from the early days of the Montreal electronic avant-garde underground.

Blakey’s solo beats down like the desert sun, cymbals chiming with the breeze. The rest of the album restates and expands on tones and themes first presented, a true bop classic.

This old country blues seems to suit any occasion well, particularly hot Montreal summers.

This piece of Canadian music history compiles songs from a multitude of Halifax bands approaching their fourth decade.

A chat with The RZA, who was in town presenting a screening of his film “The Man With The Iron Fists”.

Andy Boay, aka Andy White (one half of Tonstartssbandht and former CKUT Music Librarian) wows us with a live in studio (and out of studio?) performance.

Local avant-garde duo Les Momies de Palerme (Xarah Dion and Marie Davidson) reunited for a special live performance on CKUT’s If You Got Ears.

This week’s pick quickly jumped out at me as I perused the Super Lock-Up section of our library. Mingus Ah Um was released in 1959.

Last Sunday night, CKUT had the pleasure of sitting down in a back room of La Brique with local trumpeter/improvised music promoter Ellwood Epps.

Last Friday Flying Lotus sold out the S.A.T. on Saint-Catherine street in Montreal leaving a lineup of disappointed fans out in the cold.

The infamous, Rap Hour Half Hour has rappers dropping in the station or calling up on the phone to rap. Take a listen to this one from September 5th, 2012.

Every month, we look at new releases both local and foreign, and break down some not-so-new but under-exposed material.

Howard “Stretch” Carr and Faithlyn Sankar interview the one and only Jimmy Cliff on West Indian Rhythms.

In town for Festival Nuits D’Afrique, Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars performed live on the air.