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Photos: Field Trip 2015 (Day 1) – Alabama Shakes, Purity Ring, Arkells, The War On Drugs

Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) & Justin Roth – Day one of Field Trip 2015 at Fort York in Toronto featured performances by Alabama-based blues rock band Alabama Shakes, who released their second album, Sound & Color, on April 21st, 2015 via ATO, Edmonton-based synthpop band Purity Ring, who released their second album, Another Eternity, on February 27th, … Continue reading →

Contest: Win 2 VIP Passes to WayHome Festival with Neil Young, Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Alt-J, & more!

  Date(s): July 24-26 Venue: Burl’s Creek Event Grounds, 134 8 Line South, Barrie, Ontario, L0L 2X0 Line-Up: Neil Young, Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Alt-J, Modest Mouse, Hozier, Bassnectar, The Decemberists, Passion Pit, St. Vincent, Girl Talk, + more. Please Note: Each ticket includes access to camping and parking. More info here and here  You can enter only once via one of the … Continue reading →

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Train: Picasso at the Wheel Summer Tour in Toronto!

  We’re giving away 2 tickets to Train’s Picasso at the Wheel summer tour date in Toronto! Date: June 23 – 7pm Venue: Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Openers: The Fray, Matt Nathanson You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Win 2 tix to @train in #Toronto w/ … Continue reading →

Photos: Speedy Ortiz @ The Horseshoe Tavern

Photos by: Anna Matthews –  Massachusetts-based indie rock band Speedy Ortiz, who released their new album, Foil Dear, on April 21st, 2015 via Carpark Records, which follows up their Real Hair EP and 2013’s Major Arcana, which was produced by Justin Pizzoferrato (Pixies, J Mascis, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth), performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on June 5th. 

Photos: Darius Rucker, Brett Eldredge @ Molson Amphitheatre

Photos by: Matt Klopot – Country-rock singer-songwriter Darius Rucker, who released his fifth album, Southern Style, on March 31st, 2015 via Capitol Nashville, which spawned the singles “Homegrown Honey”, and “Southern Style”, and which was produced by Frank Rogers (Brad Paisley), and Keith Stegal (Zac Brown Band), performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto last night … Continue reading →

Photos: Reverend Horton Heat, The Brains, Nekromantix @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Theo Rallis – Dallas, TX-based psychobilly trio The Reverend Horton Heat, who released their self-produced eleventh album, Rev, on January 21st via Victory Records, which follows up their 2009 tenth album, Laughin’ & Cryin’ with the Reverend Horton Heat, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Montreal-based psychobilly band The Brains, and Danish-American psychobilly band … Continue reading →

Photos: Royal Blood, Mini Mansions @ Metro Chicago

Photos by: Katie Kuropas –  UK hard rock duo Royal Blood, who released their self-titled debut album on August 22nd, 2014 via Warner Bros., which spawned the singles “Out of the Black”, “Little Monster”, “Come On Over”, “Figure It Out”, and “Ten Tonne Skeleton”, and who are confirmed to support Foo Fighters on select North American Dates in July and August, … Continue reading →

Photos: Palma Violets, Public Access TV @ Tractor Tavern

Photos by: Daniel Hager –  UK indie rock band Palma Violets, who released their second album, Danger in the Club, on May 4th, 2015 via Rough Trade, which follows up their 2013 debut album, 180, performed at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle, WA last night with New York City-based post-punk band Public Access TV, who released … Continue reading →

5 Must-See Artists at NXNE 2015

By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Creeps up on you, doesn’t it? Every year, NXNE takes over Toronto with a sprawling lineup full of can’t-miss artists, leaving us poor music fans to ask: who the hell do I see? While the big-name acts at Yonge-Dundas Square offer big-show appeal, NXNE is about catching the up-and-comers before they take … Continue reading →

Photos: Calexico, Gaby Moreno @ The Opera House

Photos by: Lindsay Duncan – Arizona-based americana/indie rock band Calexico, who released their eighth album, Edge of the Sun, on April 13th, 2015 via Anti Records, which follows up their 2012 album, Algiers, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night in support of the album with Guatemalan blues/jazz/soul/R&B singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno, who released her newest album, Postales, … Continue reading →