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Photos: Wildlife, Dear Rouge, Le Trouble, Royal Tusk @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Toronto-based indie rock quintet Wildlife, who released their second album, …On The Heart, on March 5th, 2013, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night as part of 102.1 The Edge’s “Jingle Bell Rock” concert series with Vancouver-based synthpop band Dear Rouge, who are expected to release their third album, … Continue reading →

Photos: Trans-Siberian Orchestra @ Air Canada Centre

Photos by: Claudia Kielb –  Progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra, who released an EP called Dreams of Fireflies on October 30th, 2012 via Lava Records, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night as part of their “The Christmas Attic Tour”, which is named after the band’s 1998 holiday-themed rock opera.     

Photos: Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers @ The Guvernment

Photos by: Mattae Katolyk –  Brooklyn-based alternative hip-hop group Flatbush Zombies, who released a collaborative EP with The Underachivevers called Clockwork Indigo on October 17th, 2014 via Electric KoolAde Records, performed at The Guvernment in Toronto last night with Flatbush, Brooklyn-based hip-hop duo The Underachievers, who released their debut album, Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium, on August … Continue reading →

Interview: The Resurrection of Die Mannequin

By: Olivia Goheen –  Take a moment and think of the reasons why it’s hard for people to accept change. The future is unknown and is terrifying for some. However, uncertainty is used as a tool to help rise above and stand out. Toronto punk band Die Mannequin’s new album Neon Zero (out October 28) resurrected the band, and they took … Continue reading →

Photos: Lights @ HMV Vancouver

Photos by: Amy Ray –  Juno Award-winning Toronto-based electropop singer-songwriter Lights, who released her third album, Little Machines, on September 19th, 2014 via Warner Bros., which debuted on the Canadian Albums Chart at No. 5, and features the single “Up We Go”, performed an intimate acoustic set at the newly re-opened HMV store on Robson St. in downtown Vancouver … Continue reading →

Photos: Shakey Graves, Donovan Woods, Esme Patterson @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – Austin, Tx-based alt country-blues-folk singer-songwriter Alejandro Rose-Garcia (aka Shakey Graves), who released his new album, And The War Came, on October 7th, 2014, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Toronto-based folk rock singer-songwriter Donovan Woods, who released his third album, Don’t Get Too Grand, in 2013, and “folk & … Continue reading →

U2 Announce The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015

By: Staff – The dates for U2’s upcoming iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 have been announced today by Live Nation. The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour, which begins in 2015, will see U2 play indoor arenas for the first time in a decade and will visit 19 cities worldwide during its first year with pairs of shows in each city. A … Continue reading →

Interview: How the Mainstream Made Delaney Gibson a Better Indie Artist

By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Delaney Gibson is almost a walking contradiction in the music industry. A classically trained musician from childhood, Gibson has performing alongside giants like Barbara Streisand and Andrea Bocelli, while at the same time gravitating towards heroes like Tori Amos. On her latest album, Tall Like a Tree, Gibson combines the grandiose feel of musical theatre … Continue reading →

Photos: Dillon Francis, DJ Hoodboi @ The Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Morgan Hotston –  Los Angeles-based trap/electro house/dubstep DJ/Producer Dillon Francis, who released his debut full-length album, Money Sucks, Friends Rule, on October 27th, 2014 via Mad Decent/Columbia, which features collaborations with Major Lazer, Martin Garrix, Mad Decent label-mate DJ Snake, rapper Twista, Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie and more, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based DJ/Producer DJ … Continue reading →

Photos: Red Bull Sound Select Presents: 30 Days in LA: ASAP Mob & Drake, Saba, Tink @ The Palladium

Photos by: Misha Vladimirskiy & Erik Voake – Red Bull Sound Select Presents: 30 Days in LA closed with a bang last night, featuring headliner A$AP Mob at the Hollywood Palladium who brought out surprise special guest Drake, who performed ILoveMakonnen’s hit tune “Tuesday.” Red Bull Sound Select artists Saba and Tink kicked off the show. Rising … Continue reading →