Interviews

Founded in 2013, GAMERella has spent over ten years building a community of gamers across Canada and in its hometown of Montreal, Quebec. Celebrating over 10 years with thousands of alumni across the country, the GAMERella Game Jam will be happening November 15th and 16th, alongside the 2025 Montreal Games Week. Every year, GAMERella invites game lovers from beginners to experts to join in on the weekend-long game-making workshop, where they team up with other folks to create a game over two days. GAMERella is a springboard for many people interested in the video game industry from underrepresented communities (women, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, etc.).

Eastern Promises’ host Donald Roberge spoke with Fredericton, New Brunswick-based singer-songwriter Marc McLaughlin, ahead of his September 11th performance at Mai/Son, in Montreal.

Past Tense host Ari spoke with Markus Stahl of goldenstar, discussing the artistic process leading up to and following the release of the band's debut EP, as well as the emotional landscape of goldenstar's music and the various inspirations behind it.

Check out the EP here

Ari Boon is the host of Past Tense which airs Mondays at 10pm on CJLO 1690 AM.

Past Tense host Ari spoke with imy3's Emily and Finn at P'tit Ours in the midst of their cross-continent tour, discussing their debut album imy2, ongoing tour, and future plans for the band. 

Listen to hear secret song names, the myriad of terrific bands imy3 has played with across the continent, and about imy3's minimalist approach to making dynamic music.

Check out their album here

Ari Boon is the host of Past Tense which airs Mondays at 10pm on CJLO 1690 AM.

CJLO head music director Aviva talked with local singer-songwriter Alicia Clara ahead of her performance at the Women in Music Canada showcase at this year's SXSW. Clara discusses songwriting during the pandemic, desires for the future of Montreal music, her new single "Nothing Dazzled," returning to Austin, and more. 

CJLO program director Cam spoke to Alix Fernz about stage presence, his forthcoming album, and his upcoming trip to SXSW.

If you are in Montreal, you can catch him performing alongside Kap Bambino at the SAT this Friday, March 7th.

Listen to CJLO's live coverage of SXSW at 1pm EST on March 12th, 13th, and 14th.

CJLO program director Cam talked with Karsyn Henderson about conversational music, outdoor shows, the Praries and Truck Violence's upcoming US tour with stops in New York and SXSW. 

Tune into Shaking the Habitual Tuesdays at 1pm, only on CJLO.