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Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Florida-based ska-punk band Less Than Jake, who released their eighth album, See the Light, on November 12th, 2013 via Fat Wreck Chords, which was produced by the band’s bassist and vocalist Roger Lima, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with Boston-based ska punk band Big D and the … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Australian indie folk-rock band Boy and Bear, who released their second album, Harlequin Dream, on August 16th, 2013 via Universal, which was produced by Wayne Connolly (Death Cab For Cutie, The Vines, The Paper Kites), and features the singles “Southern Sun”, and “Three Headed Woman”, performed at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Electronic-hip-hop-R&B DJ/producer Kaytranada, who released his new 19-track mixtape, Whatever, in May, and who has created remixes for the likes of Pharrell Williams, Disclosure, Beyonce, TLC, Missy Elliott, Janet Jackson, and Danny Brown, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Montreal-based artist DA-P, Toronto-based rapper/producer Sean Leon, who released his … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – On Friday night, Indie Week Canada 2014 featured performances by UK hard rock singer-songwriter Blaze Bayley, who is best known as being the frontman for Iron Maiden from 1994-1999, Toronto-based heavy metal band Phantom, who formed in January of 2012 by ex-ash Lee Blade members D.D. Murley (Vocals, Guitars), Necro Hippie (Bass) and … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – German pop/folk/rock duo Milky Chance, who released their debut album, Sadnecessary, on October 1st, 2013 via Lichtdicht Records, which features the singles “Stolen Dance”, “Down by the River”, and “Flashed Junk Mind”, and which was certified gold in Germany, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last night with Montreal-based ambient-pop band … Continue reading
Photos by: Ferenc Cabarle – Attendees of the 2014 edition of Operanation lit up the night last night at the Four Seasons Centre in downtown Toronto. The event, which fundraises in support of the Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) Ensemble Studio, Canada’s premier training program for young opera professionals, featured an intimate performance by French electropop band Yelle, who … Continue reading
By: Daniel Melfi – Yesterday, Fleetwood Mac co-founder and drummer, Mick Fleetwood debuted his new collection of photographs entitled, Reflections, at Liss Gallery on Yorkville Avenue in Toronto. Well known as a drummer, photography has attained something inaccessible by music, says Fleetwood. “It has opened a door of creativity in a way,” many of his photos … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – English indie quartet Bombay Bicycle Club, who released their fourth album, So Long, See You Tomorrow, on February 3rd, 2014 via Island Records, which was named after the 1979 novel of the same name by William Maxwell, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Jon Wishart – French electropop band Yelle, who released their third album, Complètement Fou, on September 29th, 2014 via Kemosabe, which features the singles “Complètement Fou”, and “Bouquet final”, and was produced by Dr. Luke (Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus), performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last night with Brooklyn-based alternative dance … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – AFI’s Davey Havok and Jade Puget have teamed up for XTRMST, a hardcore duo that, musically, is a significant departure from AFI and their other side-project, electronic duo BlaqkAudio. “These songs are the purest expression of emotion, with no thought towards commerce or accessibility,” Puget said in a press release announcing the new collaboration. “[We made] … Continue reading
