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CKUT’s music programming emphasizes the uncommon, the new, and the daring. We have a variety of specialized music programs as well as open format programs that span many musical genres. DJs make their own musical selections, without the aid of a playlist, choosing from recordings sent to CKUT by artists and record companies around the world as well as from their own private collections.

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This blog is co-authored by the CKUT music department staff and interns. We post about department news, projects and music we are excited about on the regular.

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April 27, 2017 2017 By Juliana Van Amsterdam Interviews

Artist Profile: Quivers

It took them about 23 hours to reach North America from Melbourne, but for a week now Quivers has been taking Canada by storm with classic Aussie optimism.
April 25, 2017 2017 By Louis Rastelli Concert Reviews

Concert Review: PJ Harvey at Metropolis

She’s back to mostly singing with the booming voice of her first few albums, though she did (thankfully) play songs from White Chalk and Let England Shake.
April 11, 2017 2017 Album Reviews By Juliana Van Amsterdam

Album Review: Swear I’m Good At This – Diet Cig

Diet Cig's first LP shines.
April 4, 2017 2017 Album Reviews By Juliana Van Amsterdam

Album Review: Mozart’s Sister – Field of Love

Field of Love is a vibrant jungle of synth and vocal harmonies with an overarching theme of pleasurable love; the album comes just in time to usher in Montreal’s great thaw.
March 30, 2017 2017 By Nora Duffy Carla Sagan

School’s Out: An Interview with Carla Sagan

A chat with Carla Sagan about the intersection of academia and musicianship, the success of “Supermoon,” and what the band has planned for the upcoming summer.
March 16, 2017 2017 Album Reviews By Juliana Van Amsterdam

Album Review: Dragonchaser – Fog Lake

I can think of nothing better to do than gaze out of a window at the snowy deluge from the comfort of my home, with Fog Lake’s Dragonchaser playing on loop in the background.
March 9, 2017 2017 Alexia Avina Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Alexia Avina

When the topic of McGill student musicians comes up, it’s rare that the name Alexia Avina isn’t mentioned.
March 6, 2017 2017 By CKUT Music Dept. Concert Reviews

Concert Review: Thundercat at SAT

While touring on his latest release, the excellent Drunk, Thundercats Montreal stop did not disappoint the significant crowd that ventured out to catch the show.
March 5, 2017 2017 Artist Profiles By Juliana Van Amsterdam

Artist Profile: Molly Drag

I ventured up to Le Dépanneur Café in the Mile End a few weeks ago to chat with Molly Drag (née Michael Hansford) about his upcoming album, Whatever Reason.
February 17, 2017 2017 Album Reviews By Ella Chatfield-Stiehler

Album Review: The Luyas – Human Voicing

Human Voicing, the fourth album from Montreal band The Luyas, showcases the band’s ability to play off of the tension between the moody and the playful.
January 20, 2017 2017 Album Reviews By Juliana Van Amsterdam

Album Review: Run The Jewels – RTJ3

Run the Jewels are not known to sugar-coat or present their lyrics on a bed of roses, and on RTJ3 they are as blunt and sharp-tongued as ever.
January 7, 2017 2017 A$AP Ferg By Nathaniel Bahadursingh

Concert Review: A$AP Ferg at Metropolis

A vodka-stained shirt, a fight, saving a life, sweat, and bruises summed up a night at A$AP Ferg’s Turnt & Burnt tour stop in Montreal.
December 10, 2016 2016 A Tribe Called Quest Album Reviews

Album Review: A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service

We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service provides the nostalgic sound of the OG Tribe with some new perspective.
November 15, 2016 2016 Album Reviews By Se Jeong Park

Album Review: Kadhja Bonet – The Visitor

A cinematic and folky kind of psychedelic soul music impossible to pin down.
October 26, 2016 2016 Album Reviews American Football

Album Review: American Football – LP2

How could these low-fi leaders of the Midwest emo scene, now approaching middle-age, deliver the same je ne sais quois melancholia reflected in the average twentysomething?
September 20, 2016 2016 By Michael Eidelson Concert Reviews

Concert Review: Wiki

I’m going to have my reservations with shows at Newspeak from now on, but if Wiki’s ever playing there again, I’ve learned that you should show up a lot later than you would think.
September 14, 2016 2016 Album Reviews Angel Olsen

Album Review: Angel Olsen- My Woman

My Woman, Angel Olsen’s latest album release, has left me in pieces with its mix of distantly dreamy and direct, full-bodied sounds.
August 10, 2016 2016 Album Reviews By Michael Eidelson

Album Review: Noname – Telefone

Noname's debut mixtape, Telefone, exhibits her versatile skills as an artist with bubbly production that’s coated on every track and can instantly fill a room with glee.
August 1, 2016 2017 Album Reviews Andy Stott

Album review: Andy Stott – Too Many Voices

A master of sound design and manipulation, Manchester-based Andy Stott graced the world with a new creation this year.
July 11, 2016 2016 Album Reviews BADBADNOTGOOD

Album Review: BADBADNOTGOOD – IV

Five years after the release of their debut album, the Canadian jazz band BADBADNOTGOOD has made a name for themselves as one of the most versatile quartets in the music scene.
March 31, 2016 2016 By Nick Schofield Concert Reviews

SXSW 2016: Taco the Town

From the free-flowing beer, excessive sponsorship, sweaty heat and 3,000 showcasing bands, Austin actually gets super-sized tenfold every March for nine days of arts and culture.
February 23, 2016 2016 By Donovan Burtan Cheap Wig

Concert Review: Oh Hi Collective

On Saturday February 20th, I found myself in a quite literally underground music environment that showcased the wide array of musical talent involved in music collective Oh Hi.
February 22, 2016 2016 Album Reviews By Danilo Bulatovic

A Canadian Minimal Wave Retrospective: IKO – “83 (1982)

The story of Montréal’s IKO fits within a familiar narrative: a single release followed by a few decades of dormancy, awaiting acclaim that would come long overdue.
February 17, 2016 2016 Album Reviews Basia Bulat

Album Review: Basia Bulat – Good Advice

Self-reflection takes time as does a good self-reflecting album, and Basia Bulat knows this better than anyone.