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For the third year in a row, we are proud to share our year-end list for the best concerts of 2014 from Aesthetic Magazine’s team of contributors. Every one of these lists is vital to what we do, and represents the various ways in which our contributors interact with the global music scene on behalf of … Continue reading
By: Olivia Goheen – We interviewed Analogue Gallery owner Lucia Graca about the evolution of the gallery, her memories of being in the pit capturing artists like Arcade Fire, Cage The Elephant, and The Flaming Lips, and more! Toronto’s Analogue Gallery (673 Queen St. W.) displays six decades of Rock ‘n’ roll’s most iconic photos. How has the gallery evolved … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) | Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – The ‘void’ in the Enter the Void tour, which stopped in Toronto on Dec. 18th, seemingly holds all things cool-out, pop, funk, dark and soulful R&B on one stage. Between opening acts SZA and The Internet and headliner Jhené Aiko, there were all sorts of suggestions of what the genre is like these days … Continue reading
From Foo Fighters’ hard-hitting track “Something From Nothing”, to the bluesy rock style of The Black Keys’ “Fever”, to Caribou’s intense, meaningful and beautiful “I Can’t Do Without You”, to Alvvays’ earworm “Archie, Marry Me”, to Stars’ disco-inspired “No One Is Lost”, to Haerts’ 80s new wave-influenced “Wings”, to Sloan’s psychedelic “Three Sisters”, 2014 has been a strong … Continue reading
Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Buffalo, NY-based indie punk rock band Lemuria, who released their third album, The Distance Is So Big, on June 18th, 2013 via Bridge 9, which featured the single “Brilliant Dancer”, performed at The Garrison in Toronto last night with Austin TX-based indie power pop/punk band Prince, and Toronto-based pop-punk band Junior … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Toronto-based EDM duo DVBBS, who released their debut EP, Initio, in 2012 via Universal Music Canada, performed at Kool Haus in Toronto last night for the first of three shows.
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Brooklyn-based electropop artist Big Data, who is expected to release his debut album, 2.0, in March 2015, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Toronto-based electropop band Brave Shores, which features siblings Jay McCarrol and Stefanie McCarrol, and who released their debut EP on October 27th, 2014, and Toronto-based dream … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – D’angelo is back. 14 years without a follow-up to his 2000 classic Voodoo is too long. With that album, D’angelo skirted the line between the weird, underground R&B of Jill Scott and Angie Stone and the ultra palatable stuff we all heard on the radio. It was soul and sex in their most … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – It’s a shame Walk the Moon released their second full-length album in December. With Talking is Hard, the Cincinnati quartet is clearly reaching for summer sing-alongs and the success they had with “Anna Sun”, a catchy summer ditty from the band’s self-titled album released in 2012. A December release puts them in the season … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Two-time JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, who is expected to release his fourth album, Club Meds, on January 13th, 2015 via Arts & Crafts, which features the singles “Vessel”, and “Mouthpiece”, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last night with indie rock duo Peregrine Falls, in support of Virgin … Continue reading
