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CBC Gem Offers New Canadian Live Music Series

CBC’s Gem streaming service is now offering

CBC Gem Offers New Canadian Live Music Series

By FYI Staff

CBC’s Gem streaming service is now offering 15 full-length performances from CBC Music's First Play Live, Juno 365 sessions, and live event recordings from City and Colour, July Talk, Cadence Weapon, Jess Moskaluke, Arkells, Ria Mae and other notables.


The performances can be streamed from the Gem site or by downloading an affiliated app.

CBC Gem is available for free as an App for iOS and Android devices and online at cbcgem.ca, and on television via Apple TV and Google Chromecast. Ad-free premium membership is also available for $4.99 per month, which also provides access to a live stream of CBC News Network. Due to copyright restrictions, CBC Gem is exclusive to Canada.

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Perry Bamonte of The Cure performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 2, 2000 in Mountain View, Calif.
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Perry Bamonte of The Cure performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 2, 2000 in Mountain View, Calif.

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Perry Bamonte, The Cure‘s guitarist and keyboardist, died over the Christmas break, the band announced in a message posted to its website on Friday (Dec. 26). The musician was 65 years old.

“It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the death of our great friend and bandmate Perry Bamonte, who passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas,” the Grammy-nominated band began its statement. “Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm-hearted and vital part of The Cure story.”

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