On Friday, March 26th, Windsor and Detroit bands come together for the inaugural mash-up of music and cultures!

In the Magic Stick, see Four Hour Friends, James O-L & The Villains, Petal Shop, Adam Rideout-Arkell of Yellow Wood, and The Jet Rodriguez!!

In the Majestic Café, see Carjack, The Peace Leeches, and Lasers & Fast & Shit!!

Doors open at 8 PM and $6 gets you into both venues. WOW!!!!

Visit the newly-redesigned website for The Majestic for more info.

CJAM and The Majestic are continuing to re-definite radio and local live music in Windsor/Detroit.

We are in dire need of some new prime time shows in our programming grid and we need your help!

- A two hour urban music program on Tuesday mornings from midnight until 2 AM.  Urban music programming means focusing on either hip-hop, R&B, rap or any combination thereof!

- We’re looking for a new genre-focus music program for Tuesday evenings from 7 to 8 PM.

- We also need two additional 90 minute music variety programs on Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 2:30 PM and from 2:30 until 4 PM.

Interested? Come to one of orientation sessions we have scheduled in January 2010!

Orientation takes place on the first and third Monday of each month at CJAM’s headquarters, located in the basement of the CAW Student Center (around the corner from the pharmacy) and lasts approximately 45 minutes. We’ll delve into the station’s fascinating history, take you on a magical tour of our facilities and introduce you to our friendly staff and some of our volunteers. Our next orientation session will be held on Monday, March 15 @ 11 AM. Space is limited, so contact our Program Director, Cassandra Caverhill, at progcjam@uwindsor.ca to confirm your participation.

We’ve got more moves than a game of shuffleboard!  CJAM 99.1 FM has added some brand new shows to our line-up:

Some Folk Get the Blues – Tuesdays from 9 to 10:30 AM (part of our World and Roots music block)
An eclectic mix of blues and folk, with a healthy portion of country and world music thrown in! Join your host Devon Pastorius as he gives you an overview of the development of these genres!

Dachshund – Wednesdays from 5 to 6 PM (part of our Genre Focus music block)
Dachshund is silly, funny and dramatic. The program focuses primarily on theatre and comedy music with host Matthew Froese.

Ipso Facto – Thursdays from 12:30 to 1 PM (part of our Spoken Word programming block)
Ipso Facto is a program featuring discussion of popular legal concepts, current legal news, local legal initiatives, and special-guest members of the legal community. Your host Rachel Manno will aim to foster interest in local legal community.

The Windsor Scene – Thursdays from 6 to 7 PM (part of our Genre-Focus Music block)
Continuing on in the footsteps of previous hosts in promoting Windsor and Essex County artists. Join Stephen Hargreaves for a detailed look at our city’s music scene, past and present.

American Frank – Thursdays from 8 to 8:30 PM (part of our Spoken Word Programming block)
A program containing vibrant discussion on current U.S. political events from host Frank Jacobs.

Windsor Arab Voice – Saturdays from 10 to 11 AM (part of our Ethno-Cultural Programming block)
Join host Mike Wafa as he brings you music and news from Windsor’s Arabic community.

The following programs have moved in our broadcasting schedule:

Jump Kat Jump! – Wednesdays from 7 to 8 PM
A roots show specializing in 50’s rock n’ roll. Join Gino Pignanelli each week as he brings you the best in rockabilly and blues!

W.I.N.G.S. (Women’s International News Gathering Service) – Thursdays from 12 to 12:30 PM
WINGS: Women’s International News Gathering Service is an all-woman independent radio production company that produces and distributes news and current affairs programs by and about women around the world.

The Judy Adams Program – Thursdays from 1 to 2:30 PM
Judy Adams celebrates her 3 year anniversary with CJAM, as well as her 40th anniversary in radio, with a new timeslot – 1-2:30pm on Thursdays.  Tune in for a global mix of progressive music of the past present and the future!

Latin Waves – Fridays from 6 to 7 AM
Our mandate is to cover local/national and international issues making those critical political connections, we bring our listeners in-depth coverage of issues with a focus on the history of an issue and what that history means for us today and most importantly what we can do to move society forward in a healthy way.  Syndicated from CJSF in Vancouver, BC.

Signals of Intuition – Saturdays from midnight to 2 AM
Two hard-hitting hours of the best melodic hard rock and heavy metal from around the globe, spanning four of the heaviest decades with your host Brandon Wright.

Night Vision (formerly Braille Radio) – Sundays from 10 PM until midnight
Featuring new music from the progressive underground and fearless programming for the discerning ear.

Sadly, CJAM bids adios to the following programs in our broadcasting schedule:

Sedgwick & Cedar Hip-Hop Show (final broadcast Tuesday, February 16)
What the World Needs Now (final broadcast Wednesday, February 3)
ScaleDown Radio (final broadcast Thursday, January 28)
Not In My Back-yard (final broadcast Tuesday, January 26)
Fear of Music (final broadcast Tuesday, December 29)
In Sound with Jon Moshier (final broadcast Saturday, December 19)
Avro Arrow (final broadcast Friday, December 18)
Windsor Scene with Randi Irving (final broadcast Thursday, December 3)
Square Peg Round Hole (final broadcast Sunday, November 29)
The New Pollution (final broadcast Wednesday, November 25)

Be sure to check out our MP3 archives to download or listen to the final episodes of these great programs.

Making best music of the year lists is kind of a lame thing… except when your favourite CJAM 99.1 FM programmers do them. Check out their choices HERE.  What are your favourite albums and songs of the 2009? Leave us a comment at the top of this post. Schwing!!

Equally important: What have been your favourite albums of the past 10 years (2000-2009)? Leave us a comment and we’ll include your picks on our “Best of the Decade” page.

• ARTIST / ALBUM / LABEL
• 1. THE BESNARD LAKES / Are The Roaring Night / Outside
  
• 2. GHOSTKEEPER / Ghostkeeper / Flemish Eye
  
• 3. BOATS / Cannonballs, Cannonballs / Majestic Triumph
• 4. RUBY SUNS / Fight Softly / Sub Pop
  
• 5. HIGH ON FIRE / Snakes For The Divine / E1

View our full charts at !Earshot Online

The Windsor Scene

Thursdays from 6 to 7 PM

Continuing on in the footsteps of previous hosts in promoting Windsor and Essex County artists.  Join host Stephen Hargreaves for the show’s 2010 debut on January 7.