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Album Review: Belle and Sebastian – “Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance”

By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) –       Belle and Sebastian’s masterful new album, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, is a snapshot of the band for the ages: so influential are this group of twee songwriters (easily discerned from a quick glance at the shoegaze genre) that the influence of their catalogue may even extend to their contemporary selves. Iconic producer Tony Hoffer … Continue reading →

Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to The Roundhouse Winter Craft Beer Festival in Toronto!

  Date(s): January 31st | 11am-5pm Venue: Roundhouse Park Featuring: Steam Whistle Brewing, Muskoka Brewery, Mill Street Brewery, Flying Monkeys Brewery, Underdog’s Brewhouse, Great Lakes Brewery, + more! 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 The Roundhouse Winter … Continue reading →

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Riff Raff in Toronto!

  Date: January 31st | Doors at 7pm Venue: The Danforth Music Hall You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Riff Raff (@JODYHiGHROLLER) in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/Hox3ypGh2B — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) January 19, … Continue reading →

Photos: Geographer, Haunted Summer @ El Rey Theatre

Photos by: Krystyn Bristol – San Francisco-based indie rock band Geographer, whose songs have been featured in New York, I Love You, Awkward, Date and Switch, The Buried Life, and more, and who are expected to release their new album, Ghost Modern, on March 24th, 2015 via Roll Call Records, performed at El Rey Theatre … Continue reading →

Photos: Jukebox the Ghost, Twin Forks @ Metro Chicago

Photos by: Katie Kuropas –  Washington, D.C.-based power pop trio Jukebox the Ghost, who released their eponymously titled fourth album on October 21st, 2014, which features the single “The Great Unknown”, performed at Metro in Chicago last night with Boca Raton, Florida-natives Twin Forks, which features vocalist and guitarist Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional), and who released their debut self-titled album on … Continue reading →

Photos: Waka Flocka Flame, Victor Niglio, Saint @ Avalon Hollywood

Photos by: Christian Gonzalez – Acclaimed New York-based rapper Waka Flocka Flame, who is expected to release a pair of solo albums this year titled Flockaveli 2 (which features the singles “Slippin”, and 50K ft. T.I.”), and Turn Up God, along with a collaborative album with 1017 Brick Squad titled Big Money Talk, performed at Avalon Hollywood … Continue reading →

Photos: Wooden Wisdom (Elijah Wood and Zach Cowie) @ Studio Bar

Photos by: Rick Clifford – DJ duo Wooden Wisdom, which features acclaimed actor/director Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit) and Zach Cowie, who has tour managed for Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart, performed a packed DJ set at Studio Bar in Toronto last night. 

Album Review: Panda Bear – “Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper”

By: Maria Sokulsky-Dolnycky (@marisodo) –      Noah Lennox, a.k.a. Panda Bear of Animal Collective, is back with his fifth solo effort, Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper (PBMTGR), and he once again teamed up with producer Sonic Boom, aka Pete Kember, following 2011’s Tomboy. Lennox returns with a dark, glitchy, gurgling new album after a fairly lengthy … Continue reading →

Photos: Destructo @ The Hoxton

Photos by: Theo Rallis – Acclaimed DJ Gary Richards (aka Destructo), who launched the HARD music festival in 2007, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night.

Photos: TWLOHA’s Heavy And Light Los Angeles w/ Jon Foreman, The Summer Set, Noah Gundersen, + More

By: Tim Sarell – Last night, To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) held their annual Heavy and Light event, which seeks to create hope for people who struggle with addiction, depression, self-injury, and thoughts of suicide. As the curtain rose and the stage lit up, a voice was heard speaking poetically, but no one could be seen on stage. … Continue reading →