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Photos: Ben Folds @ Honeywell Center

Photos by: Katie Kuropas –  Piano pop singer-songwriter Ben Folds, who released his newest album, So There, on September 11th, 2015 via New West Records, which features eight chamber pop songs and one piano concerto performed with the Nashville Symphony, and which followed up his 2013 live album with Ben Folds Five entitled Live, which included a compilation of live recordings taken during the band’s world … Continue reading →

Photos: Warpaint, Facial @ The Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Los Angeles-based indie rock band Warpaint, who released their third album, Heads Up, on September 23rd via Rough Trade Records, which featured the single “New Song”, and which followed up their 2014 self-titled album, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Denver-based math rock band Facial, who released … Continue reading →

Watch The Dirty Nil’s Explosive New Video For “Friends In The Sky”

By: Staff – The Dirty Nil has released an explosive new music video for “Friends In The Sky”, which serves as a homage to The Who’s infamous debut appearance on American television, where they verbally (and literally) tore apart The Smothers Brothers set. Watch the video below. With indie rock fuzz-bombs and shout-along choruses, the Hamilton-based trio harnessed … Continue reading →

Photos: Meadows Music Festival 2016 – Kanye West, The 1975, Cage The Elephant

Photos by: Saidy Lopez –  The second and final day of the Meadows Music Festival at Citi Field in Queens, New York on October 2nd featured performances by Grammy Award-winning rapper Kanye West,  UK indie rock quartet The 1975, who released their second album, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It, … Continue reading →

Photos: Sigur Ros @ Massey Hall

Photos by: Janine Wong – Icelandic post-roc band Sigur Ros, who released their newest album, Kveikur, on June 12th, 2013 via XL, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night.

Photos: Meadows Music Festival 2016 – J Cole, Savages, Empire Of The Sun

Photos by: Saidy Lopez –  Day one of Meadows Music Festival 2016 at  at Citi Field in Queens, New York on October 1st featured performances by hip-hop artist J Cole, who released his third album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, on December 9th, 2014 via Columbia, UK post-punk band Savages, who released their second album, Adore Life, on January 22nd, … Continue reading →

Album Review: Danny Brown – “Atrocity Exhibition”

By: Emmett Robinson Smith –     Danny Brown is a member of the handful of hip-hop artists teetering on the mainstream, but never quite going over. He’s prevalent (and important) enough to earn recognition from pockets of the masses and strange enough to attract adoration from critics and hip-hop heads. The tone of his voice alone … Continue reading →

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Jack Garratt in Toronto!

We’re giving away two (2) GA tickets to Jack Garratt in Toronto! Buy tickets here. Date: October 15th at 8pm Venue: The Phoenix Concert Theatre Opener: Brasstracks You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to #JackGarratt in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT … Continue reading →

Photos: The Mowgli’s, Colony House @ The Garrison

Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Alt-Rock band The Mowgli’s, who released their fourth album, Where’d Your Weekend Go?, on September 30th, 2016 via Photo Finish Records, which followed up their 2015 their album, Kids in Love, performed at the Garrison in Toronto last night with indie rock trio Colony House, who released their second album, Only The Lonely, … Continue reading →

Interview: Porches’ Aaron Maine talks Water EP, the creative effects of pot, and “Bummer Pop”

By: Curtis Sindrey – Aaron Maine’s Porches followed the release of this year’s acclaimed Pool with the Water EP – a special opportunity to experience the music that formed the melodic skeleton of Pool in its raw state, alongside a pair of previously unreleased songs “Black Dress” and “Black Budweiser T-Shirt”. Recorded solo in his adopted home of New York City, the Water EP strips Maine’s work … Continue reading →