By: Adam Harrison – In a new feature to Aesthetic Magazine, we are proud to announce a collaboration with Toronto-based writer/photographer/podcast host Adam R. Harrison and his new show, The Adamantium Podcast, which features local and celebrity guests and casual conversations on art, culture, and entertainment. In episode five, Adam talks to Toronto busker, @tkentertainer (aka #Duckman), as … Continue reading
By: Patrick Bales – After an ill-fated sojourn with Sony Records, four-piece alt-rockers Don Broco are set to embark on their largest tour across the Atlantic yet, playing all over the US and venturing to Canada for the first time. The jaunt begins in San Francisco March 8th before landing in Toronto March 20th and … Continue reading
Photos & Review by: Adam Harrison – After releasing their first concept album entitled The Stage in 2016, heavy metal kings, Avenged Sevenfold, have continued their world tour into 2018 with a stop at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre as their proverbial stage for January 22nd. This is the band’s second trip to Ontario within six months after an … Continue reading
By: Staff – Professional football will be reimagined when the new XFL kicks off in early 2020, Vince McMahon announced in a live press conference today. The XFL will deliver a fan-centric, innovative experience, including shorter, fast-paced games and a family-friendly environment, complemented by cross-platform viewing options and real-time fan engagement. Plans for the XFL … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Wargo – Alt-Rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars, who released their newest single “Dangerous Night”, on January 25th, 2018 via Interscope/Universal, performed at Irving Plaza in New York City last night (Jan. 24th) as part of the Citi Sound Vault concert series.
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah, who released their eighth album, The Violent Sleep of Reason, on October 7th, 2017 via Nuclear Blast, which featured the singles “Born in Dissonance”, “Nostrum”, and “Clockworks”, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night (Jan. 23rd) with metalcore band Code Orange, who released their third album, Forever, on January 13th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Alex Bear – Denver-based indie pop band Tennis, who released their fourth album, Yours Conditionally, on March 10th, 2017 via Mutually Detrimental, which featured the singles “Ladies Don’t Play Guitar”, “In the Morning I’ll Be Better”, “Modern Woman”, and “My Emotions Are Blinding”, performed at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, New York last night (Jan. 23rd) with New … Continue reading
Photos by: Rob Porter – Alt-Rock band Queens Of The Stone Age, who released their seventh album, Villains, on August 25th via Matador Records, performed at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, B.C last night (Jan. 22nd).
Photos by: Morgan Harris – Vancouver-based indie rock band Destroyer, who released their eleventh album, Ken, on October 20th, 2017 via Merge, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night (Jan. 22nd).
By: Staff – After making some of the most brutal, breathtakingly aggressive, all-hell’s-a-breaking-loose music ever created, being one of the four bands that defined an entire musical genre and being the band that other heavy acts are measured against and aspire to…after nearly 37 years, releasing 12 studio albums, playing nearly 3,000 concerts in all corners … Continue reading