Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Alt-Rock band Brand New, who released a compilation of demos titled Leaked Demos 2006, which followed up their 2009 album, Daisy, performed the first of two shows at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Philadelphia-based indie rock quintet Mewithoutyou, who released their sixth album, Pale Horses, on June 16, 2015 via Run For … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – UK folk rock trio The Staves, which consists of sisters Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor, and who released their sixth EP, Sleeping in a Car, on May 13th, 2016, which followed up their 2015 album, If I Was, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with folk singer-songwriter Trevor Sensor, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Kylee Winn – Vancouver-based synthpop band Dear Rouge, who released their third album, Back To Gold, on March 30th, 2015, which follows up their 2012 EP, Kids Wanna Know, and who won the 10th annual SOCAN Songwriting Prize, performed an intimate show outside of the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last as part of a Le Festival d’été de Québec pop-up … Continue reading
By: Emmett Robinson Smith – Chance The Rapper’s ascension on the hip-hop totem could be seen coming from a mile away. His landmark 2013 mixtape, Acid Rap, showcased a command of both musicality and artistic vision that usually takes artists years to hone, from the flamboyant jumpiness of “Good Ass Intro” to the perpetual build … Continue reading
By: Staff – Banks & Steelz – a musical collaboration between Wu Tang Clan’s RZA and Interpol’s Paul Banks – have announced that their upcoming debut album will be titled Anything But Words. The duo have also revealed the album’s track-listing (see below), plus special guest appearances by Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine, Kool Keith, and Wu Tan Clan’s Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and Masta … Continue reading
By: Staff – Capitol Hill Block Party is a three-day music and arts festival, celebrating Seattle’s iconic arts and music center, Capitol Hill. CHBP takes over six city blocks in the heart of this Seattle neighborhood, and showcases over 100 local and national artists, with notable festival alumni that includes Macklemore, Atmosphere, MGMT, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney, Jack White, The Presidents of the … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Pop-punk band Motion City Soundtrack, who will release their sixth album, Panic Stations, on September 18th, 2015, which follows up their 2012 album, Go, and which featured the singles “TKO”, “Lose Control”, and “It’s a Pleasure to Meet You”, performed at The Opera House in Toronto during their ongoing farewell tour with pop-rock band Let It Happen, and Baltimore-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Ellis – Philadelphia-based indie rock band Nothing, who released their sophomore album, Tired of Tomorrow, on May 13th, 2016 via Relapse, which featured the single “Vertigo Flowers”, and which followed up their 2014 album, Guilty of Everything, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Miami-based noise rock band Wrong, who released their self-titled … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Columbus, Ohio-based experimental rock/hip-hop duo Twenty One Pilots, who released their fourth album, Blurryface, on May 17th, 2015 via Fueled By Ramen, which followed up their 2013 album, Vessel, performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Justin Roth – The second and final day of Field Trip 2016 at Fort York in Toronto featured performances by electropop artist Robyn, who released her newest album, Love Is Free, on August 7th, 2015 via Interscope, psych-pop band Of Montreal, who released their thirteenth album, Aureate Gloom, on March 3rd, 2015 via Polyvinyl, Brooklyn-based indie rock band DIIV, … Continue reading