We invited our team of contributors to share some of their favourite concert photos of 2015. Many identify with their top picks on a personal level where the gig was the highlight of their year; for some, their list represents a culmination of 2016’s hard work; and others select clear stand-outs amidst the transforming process of … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – The third and final day of Rock The Shores 2016 in Victoria, B.C. on July 24th featured performances by Toronto-based indie rock Metric, who released their sixth album, Pagans in Vegas, on September 18th, 2015 via Universal, Hamilton-based alt-rock band Arkells, who will release their new album, Morning Report, on August 5th, garage rock band Eagles Of Death … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day two of Rock The Shores 2016 in Victoria, B.C. on July 23rd featured performances by St. Catharines-based folk-rock artist City and Colour, who released his fifth album, If I Should Go Before You, on October 9th, 2015 via Dine Alone Records, which follows up his 2013 album, The Hurry and the Harm, Australian ska/jazz … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day one of Rock The Shores 2016 in Victoria, B.C. on July 22nd featured performances by Victoria, B.C-based indie rock band Current Swell, who released their fourth album, Ulysses, on May 6th, 2014, which was produced by Nathan Sabatino (Dr. Dog, White Rabbits) at Vancouver’s Greenhouse Studios, blues rock singer-songwriter Jesse Roper, folk-rock trio Jon and … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd, & Huka – The fourth and final day of the 2016 Pemberton Music Festival on July 17th featured performances by Acclaimed alt-rock band Pearl Jam, who released their tenth album, Lightning Bolt, on October 11th, 2013 via Republic, which featured the singles “Mind Your Manners”, “Sirens”, and “Lightning Bolt”, Los Angeles-based rapper Tyler The Creator, who released his third … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day three of the 2016 Pemberton Music Festival on July 16 featured performances by hip-hop artist YG, who released his second album, Still Brazy, on June 17th, 2016 via Def Jam, South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord, who released their third album, Donker Mag, on June 3rd, 2014 via Zef, which features the singles … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day two of the 2016 Pemberton Music Festival on July 15 featured performances by hip-hop artist J Cole, who released his third album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, on December 9th, 2014 via Columbia, electronic R&B artist FKA Twigs, Grammy-winning pop-R&B singer-songwriter Miguel, who released his third album, Wildheart, on June 29th, 2015, which features the … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day one of the 2016 Pemberton Music Festival on July 14 featured performances by iconic rapper Snoop Dogg, who released his fourteenth album, Coolaid, on July 1st, 2016 via eOne, which featured guest appearances by Too $hort, Swizz Beatz, Jeremih, Wiz Khalifa, Trick Trick, E-40, Jazze Pha, Suga Free and October London, among others, hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, hip-hop group Cypress Hill, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day one of the 2016 Seasons Music Festival at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver featured performances by Australian EDM duo Knife Party, who released their fourth EP, Trigger Warning, on November 20th, 2015 via Big Beat Records, synthpop artist Porter Robinson, who released his debut remix album, Worlds Remixed, on October 2nd, 2015 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Buffalo, NY-based death metal band Cannibal Corpse, who released their thirteenth album, A Skeletal Domain, on September 16th, 2014 via Metal Blade, which was produced by Mark Lewis (DevilDriver, Trivium, August Burns Red), performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on March 4th.