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Photos: Earl Sweatshirt @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist Earl Sweatshirt, who released his second album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt, on March 23rd, 2015 via Columbia, which follows up his 2013 debut album, Doris, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto on August 16th. Click here to check out … Continue reading →

Photos: Time Festival 2015 – Die Antwoord, Mac DeMarco, Ariel Pink

By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Time Festival 2015 at Fort York in Toronto on August 15th featured performances by South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord, who released their third album, Donker Mag, on June 3rd, 2014 via Zef, which features the singles “Pitbull Terrier”, and “Cookie Thumper”, Canadian psychedelic pop artist Mac DeMarco, who released a mini-LP called … Continue reading →

Concert Review: Earl Sweatshirt @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Don’t cry for Odd Future. While this summer’s news of the hip-hop collective’s breakup may be troubling, it’s best to think of it as “divide and conquer”. Judging from Earl Sweatshirt’s sold-out, rabid crowd at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, that plan is working out pretty damn well. To say Sunday’s show was long-awaited is … Continue reading →

Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to JD McPherson in Toronto!

Date: Sept. 2 – 8:30pm Venue: The Horseshoe Tavern You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @jdmcphersonjr in #Toronto on Sept. 2nd! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/IfBmdo1wVN pic.twitter.com/2y6oMgPIoV — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) August 18, 2015 Like … Continue reading →

Photos: Riverfest Elora 2015 – Sam Roberts Band, Operators, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings

Photos by: Justin Roth – Day one of Riverfest Elora 2015 featured performances by Montreal-based indie rock band Sam Roberts Band, who released their fifth album, Lo-Fantasy, on February 11th, 2014 via Paper Bag Records/Universal Music Canada, which spawned the singles “We’re All In This Together”, and “Human Heat”, electronic rock band Operators, which features Wolf Parade/Handsome … Continue reading →

Contest: (Canada Only) Win Vinyl or CD of Bullet For My Valentine’s New Album “Venom”

  We’re giving away one (1) CD and Vinyl copy of Bullet For My Valentine’s new album, Venom, out Aug. 14. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: (Canada Only) Win Vinyl or CD of @bfmvofficial’s “Venom”. | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! | … Continue reading →

Deerhunter Return with New Album, Share ‘Snakeskin’

By: Staff – Deerhunter return with the announcement of Fading Frontier, their seventh studio album, set for release on October 16, 2015 on 4AD. Deerhunter also share the video for album track “Snakeskin”. You can view the video to ‘Snakeskin’ (directed by Valentina Tapia) below. The record was made by founding members Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Moses Archuleta, and … Continue reading →

Photos: Destiny 22nd Anniversary Party (Andy C, Brillz, Bensley, Hydee)

By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Toronto-based promotional company Destiny celebrated their 22nd anniversary at Sound Academy in Toronto on August 14th with DJ sets by UK drum and bass DJ, and co-founder of RAM Records, Andy C, DJ Brillz, Toronto-based drum and bass DJ/Producer Bensley, and Toronto-based drum and bass DJ/Producer Hydee.

Photos: Edgefest 2015 – Mother Mother, Kongos, Scott Helman

Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri –  Vancouver-based indie rock quintet Mother Mother, who released their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing, on November 4th, 2014 via Island Records/Universal Music Canada, which follows up their 2012 album, The Sticks, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night as part of Edgefest 2015 along with South African alternative rock/kwaito band Kongos, who released their … Continue reading →

Photos: The Both, Terra Lightfoot @ The Mod Club

Photos by: Orest Dorosh –  Indie rock duo The Both, consisting of Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, who released their self-titled debut album on April 15th, 2014, which was produced by Paul Bryan (Aimee Mann, Norah Jones, Mavis Staples), performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with Canadian singer-songwriter Terra Lightfoot, who released her newest album, Every Time My … Continue reading →