Photos by: Priti Shikotra – UK indie rock band The Dunwells, who released their second studio album, Light Up the Sky on February 26, 2016, which followed up their 2012 debut album, Blind Sighted Faith, performed at Sound Control in Manchester, UK last night.
By: Lucy Sky – B est known for his astounding storytelling abilities, Andrew Bird recently released a new album that has propelled him into a new category of American songwriters. Are You Serious is a powerful trip through Bird and his wife’s struggle with a life-threatening illness, their first born child and their beautiful love story. … Continue reading
Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – Pop-punk band The Story So Far, who released their self-titled third album on May 19th, 2015 via Pure Noise, which followed up their 2013 album, What You Don’t See, and their 2011 debut album, Under Soil And Dirt, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with Winnipeg-based hardcore punk quintet … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Norway-based black metal band Abbath, who released their self-titled debut album on January 22nd, 2016 via Season of Mist, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night as part of the ongoing Decibel Magazine Tour with Oakland, CA-based doom metal band High On Fire, who released their seventh album, Luminiferous, on June 23rd, 2015 … Continue reading
By: Elaisha Green (@elaishajade) – Last week it turned out that virtual reality wasn’t just for video games, as Toronto DJ Grandtheft premiered the music video for his track, “Summer in the Winter” at a swanky downtown Toronto venue. Music industry guests filed into the top floor of the venue in anticipation of the unique VR release. … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – 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 Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver last night.
Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Hip-hop artist Yelawolf, who released his second album, Love Story, on April 21st, 2015 via Interscope, which featured the singles “Box Chevy V”, “Till It’s Gone”, “Whiskey in a Bottle”, “American You” and “Best Friend” featuring Eminem, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Canadian pop-rock singer-songwriter … Continue reading
Photos by: Rossi Ivanova – UK metal band Skreamer, who formed in late 2009, performed at The Underworld in London, UK last night.
Photos by: Emily Chin – Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow, who released their third album, iii, on March 4th, 2016 via Atlantic, which featured the singles “Heart Is Full”, “Genghis Khan”, and “The Heart of Me”, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night.
Photos by: Katrina Lat – New Zealand-based folk-rock singer-songwriter Gin Wigmore, who released her third album, Blood To Bone, on June 26th, 2015 via Universal, which featured the single “New Rush”, and which followed up her 2011 album, Gravel & Wine, which featured the singles “Black Sheep”, and “Man Like That”, performed at The Velvet Underground in Toronto … Continue reading