Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit, who released their third album, Stay Gold, on June 10th, 2014 via Columbia, which was produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, Rachael Yamagata), and which spawned the singles “My Silver Lining”, and “Cedar Lane”, performed at the Palais Theatre on March … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Los Angeles-based indie pop band Echosmith, who released their debut album, Talking Dreams, on October 1st, 2013 via Warner Bros., which featured the singles “Cool Kids”, “Come Together”, and “Bright”, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last night with California-based indie pop quartet The Colourist, who released their self-titled debut … Continue reading
Photos by: Liam Keery – Acclaimed DJ/Producer Steve Aoki, who released his second album, Neon Future I, on September 30th, 2014 via Ultra/Dim Mak, which features the singles “Rage The Night Away”, “Free The Madness”, “Get Me Outta Here”, and “Back To Earth”, brought his “Neon Future Experience” tour to Sound Academy in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
We’re giving away three (3) pairs of tickets to Frank Turner’s sold-out show at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on March 9th! Date: March 9 | 8pm 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+) Want 1 of 3 pairs … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – S our Soul, the joint album between Toronto’s BadBadNotGood and Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah has made its impact by now. In a sea of trap beats and other similar stylistic tropes, Sour Soul is a welcome rarity. BadBadNotGood’s live instrumentation combined with Ghostface’s long-honed gift for storytelling far exceeds (already high) expectations and makes a strong case for one … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Welsh indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen, who released their debut album, The Balcony, on September 14th, 2014 via Island, which featured the singles “Homesick”, “Kathleen”, and “Cocoon”, performed at The Garrison in Toronto last night with San Antonio, TX-based indie pop band Wild Party, who released their debut album, Phantom … Continue reading
Photos by: Derek Robitaille – Despite van troubles and a cancellation by headliners Single Mothers, the show went on with Vancouver-based noise rock band Needs, who are expected to release their a new self-titled album on May 12th via File Under: Music, Hamilton-based garage rock trio The Dirty Nil, who released their new five-song EP, Smite, on February … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – Comedian Adam DeVine, who is best known as a cast member on the hit Comedy Central series Workaholics, and Adam DeVine’s House Party, performed at The Commodore in Vancouver last night with Los Angeles-based comedian Adam Ray, who has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Chelsea Lately, and comedian Dino Archie, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Raymond Ahner (@photoray) – New York-based alt rock quintet Taking Back Sunday, who released their sixth album, Happiness Is, on March 18th, 2014 via Hopeless Records, which was co-produced by Mike Sapone (Brand New, Straylight Run), and which featured the singles “Flicker, Fade”, and “Stood a Chance”, performed at The Warfield in San Francisco on March … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – C hris Jericho is many things. Some know him as a professional wrestler (or sports entertainer) while others know him as the enigmatic frontman of Fozzy, from his podcast, or even his time on Dancing with the Stars. The one thing Jericho’s always been is a star. It’s been 16-years since Jericho’s … Continue reading