Music Department

In a tiny office, at the back of a small office, you’ll find the CJSW Music Department. Inside you will find music in all its glory — vinyl! CDs! Tapes! MP3's! - From across the musical spectrum.

The Music Department’s duty is to review this music and get the best of it to air as quickly as possible. This process involves passion, a sense of humour and the occasional cup of coffee. The end result is what you hear on CJSW every day: music that challenges, entertains and doesn’t cater to the lowest common denominator. Music you will hear nowhere else in Calgary, except maybe through a friend who has a big music collection, or occasionally in a club, or when one of these artists comes to town. Music that is made by people from far-off climes and music that is made by your next-door neighbor. Music that is largely independent, free from the constraints of hit making and marketing plans. Music by bands that will be famous in five years but that you get to hear now, while they’re still good. Music by people who won’t be famous ever, which is a damn shame, but we’ll still love them anyway.

Music that isn’t bad but is just different; music that isn’t just good, it’s brilliant. This is CJSW’s Music Department. Plain and simple.