Photos by: Amy Buck – Acclaimed indie pop band Passion Pit, who released their third album, Kindred, on April 21st, 2015 via Columbia, which features the singles “Lifted Up (1985)”, “Where The Sky Hangs”, and “Until We Can’t (Let’s Go)”, which follows up their 2012 album, Gossamer, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto with … Continue reading
Photos by: Roy Cohen – Austin, TX-based alt rock band And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, who released their ninth album, IX, on November 10th, 2014 via Superball Music, which was produced by Chris Smith (Slayer, The Darkness, The Dandy Warhols), performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Quebec-based alt rock … Continue reading
By: Gwendolyn Lee – Finnish cello-rock band, Apocalyptica, composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Perttu Kivilaakso, drummer Mikko Sirén, and vocalist Franky Perez, released their new album, Shadowmaker, on April 17th, 2015, and prior to a show opening for Sixx:AM at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, we spoke to Eicca Toppinen, and Mikko Sirén about … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – New York-based indie pop duo MS MR, who released their debut album, Secondhand Rapture, on May 10th, 2013 via Columbia, which featured the singles “Hurricane”, “Fantasy”, “Think of You”, and “Fantasy / “Dance Yrself Clean”, the follow-up to their 2012 EP Candy Bar Creep Show, performed at The Drake Hotel last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – UK alt rock band Manic Street Preachers, who released their twelfth album, Futurology, on July 7th, 2014 via Columbia, which featured the singles “Walk Me To The Bridge”, and “Futurology”, which is the follow-up to their 2013 album Rewind The Film, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyson Hardwick – San Francisco-based indie folk rock band Two Gallants, who released their fifth album, We Are Undone, on February 2nd, 2015 via ATO Records, which follows up their 2012 album The Bloom and the Blight, which was co-produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, R. Kelly), performed at The Garrison … Continue reading
Date: May 21st – Doors at 8pm – Show at 9pm Venue: Lee’s Palace You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @OHLANDmusic in Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/6aWyLuYrrO pic.twitter.com/5KTOzkQvfC — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) April 27, 2015 … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyson Hardwick – Toronto-based art punk/no-wave/spazz-pop trio New Fries performed at Johnny Jackson in Toronto on April 25th with Toronto-based psych-prog-pop band Bart, which features members of The Elwins, Hooded Fang, and Biblical, and Montreal-based experimental pop band Brazilian Money, who released their new self-titled album on October 20th, 2014 via Psychic Handshake Recordings. … Continue reading
Date(s): May 18th, July 1st, August 3rd, and September 7th Venue: Hanlan’s Point at Toronto Islands You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: (19+) Win 1 #ElectricIsland Season Pass! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | #EDM #Toronto | http://t.co/cSMeHg0UhB pic.twitter.com/j3pt8sYE5B — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) April … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Toronto-based psychedelic pop band The Auras, who released their second EP, EP2, on August 31st, 2013 via Optical Sounds, performed at The Silver Dollar in Toronto on April 24th as part of a Spiritualized tribute show with Toronto-based electro-ambient indie rock band Las Venus Skyway, Toronto-based experimental band Flowers of Hell, Toronto-based … Continue reading