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By: Staff – Icelandic experimental rock band Sigur Rós have announced an upcoming North American tour this fall. For the first time in their career, the band will be touring without a support act*, instead offering the audience two sets (+ intermission) starting from 8:30pm sharp at each show. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 8th at 9am PST/12pm EST (with the exception of 9/24 at Hollywood Bowl, which … Continue reading
Photos by: Sam Ungemach – Grammy Award-winning guitarist Gary Clark Jr., who released his fourth album, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, on September 11th, 2015, which followed up his debut live album, Gary Clark Jr Live, and his 2012 major label debut album, Blak and Blu, performed at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN last night with country … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Norway-based black metal band Abbath, who released their self-titled debut album on January 22nd, 2016 via Season of Mist, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver 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 … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – New York City-based rapper Skizzy Mars, who released his debut EP, The Red Balloon Project, on February 3rd, 2015, which peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Rap Albums, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with hip-hop artist P-Lo, who is best known as a co-founder of Redmond, … Continue reading
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Vans celebrated 50 years of “Off the Wall” with a celebration of music, art, action sports and street culture at a special event at a converted warehouse in Toronto’s Davenport neighbourhood last night, which featured performances by acclaimed hip-hop artist Kool Keith.
Photos by: CARAS – The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) crowned 35 new JUNO Award winners during the 2016 JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards last night in Calgary. Following a hugely successful year with the release of his chart-topping album Beauty Behind the Madness, alternative R&B singer-songwriter The Weeknd scored a hat-trick tonight, snagging wins for Artist of the Year, … Continue reading
Photos by: CARAS – One of the most popular events of JUNO Week, JUNO Fan Fare, gives Canadian music fans the opportunity to meet their favourite artists. The event, which took place this afternoon at the Chinook Centre in Calgary this afternoon, featured several 2016 JUNO nominees including: Alessia Cara, Autumn Hill, Brett Kissel, Chad Brownlee, Dean Brody, Dear Rouge, Francesco Yates, George Canyon, Marianas … Continue reading
Photos by: Carmin Edwards – Toronto-based indie rock Metric, who released their sixth album, Pagans in Vegas, on September 18th, 2015 via Universal, performed at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver last night with Seattle-based indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie, who released their eighth album, Kintsugi, on March 31st, 2015 via Atlantic, which was produced … Continue reading
Photos by: CARAS – The 2016 JUNO Week continued last night with a celebrity fundraising hockey game at Max Bell Arena in Calgary in support of MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS. NHL Greats including: Brad Dalgarno (New York Islanders), Curtis Glencross (Calgary Flames), Jamie Macoun (Calgary Flames), Jesse Lumsden (Olympian), Jim Peplinski (Calgary Flames), Mark Napier (Montréal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo … Continue reading
Photos by: Shahnoor Ijaz – Auckland, New Zealand-based alt rock quintet The Naked and Famous, who released their second album, In Rolling Waves, on September 13th, 2013 via Somewhat Damaged, which spawned the single “Hearts Like Ours”, which peaked at number 26 on the Billboard chart, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
