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Photos: Com Truise, Panic Pop, Harrison @ Coda

Photos by: Daniel Pascucci –  New Jersey-based EDM artist Com Truise, who released his second LP, In Decay, on July 17th, 2012 via Ghostly International, and his lastest EP, Wave 1, on February 18th, 2014 via Ghostly International, performed at Coda in Toronto last night with electro/disco/trap/vaporwave artist Panic Pop, who’s influences range between Daft Punk, … Continue reading →

Photos: Young Rising Sons, The Modern Hearts, Mumbai Standstill, Kirty @ Tattoo Toronto

Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – New Jersey-based indie rock band Young Rising Sons, who released their self-titled debut EP on July 22nd, 2014 via Interscope/Dirty Canvas, performed at Tattoo Toronto in Toronto last night with Toronto-based alternative rock-pop band The Modern Hearts, who released their new album, Into the Wild, on January 13th, 2014 via Sound Dog … Continue reading →

The Best is Yet to Come: A Conversation with Hawksley Workman

By: Anan Rahman (@anan_ra) –   From Bob Dylan’s paradigm shifting love affair with electricity to David Bowie’s transformation from baroque rock star into androgynous space creature, popular music seems to attract restless innovators who have introduced new modes of artistic expression into our collective vocabulary. Here in Canada, Hawksley Workman has been going through his own quiet revolution. His creative … Continue reading →

Photos: JFL42 2014 – Dave Attell, Tim Minchin, Sara Hennessey, + More

Photos by: Morgan Hotston –  We kicked off JFL42 2014 last night with some talented comics including New York City-based comic Dave Attell, who hosts the Comedy Central special Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, which has featured Jeff Ross, Amy Schumer, Jermaine Fowler, Ari Shaffir, Judah Friedlander, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Artie Lange, and more, Australian comic … Continue reading →

Album Review: Karen O – “Crush Songs”

By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) –       For over a decade now, we’ve gotten to know Karen O as the snarling, glamorous, flamboyant Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman. Clearly drawing on influences ranging from Mick Jagger to Joe Strummer, it’s been her on-stage style that’s helped create a modern rock staple, but we’ve also seen her mellower, … Continue reading →

Concert Review: Moe @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club

By: Anan Rahman (@anan_ra) – Jam band circuit veterans Moe’s show on Tuesday night at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club was a bit of a personal milestone for me. They had opened for Bob Dylan in 2000 at the Molson Amphitheatre, which happened to be my first real concert experience after immigrating to Canada. Wide-eyed and innocent as I was … Continue reading →

Photos: Riot Fest Chicago (Day 3) – Weezer, New Found Glory, Cheap Trick, + More

Photos by: Katie Kuropas –  The third and final day of Riot Fest Chicago 2014 featured performances by alternative rock band Weezer, who will release their ninth album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End, on October 7th, 2014 via Republic, which will contain the singles “Back to the Shack”, and “Cleopatra”, pop-punk band New Found Glory, who will … Continue reading →

Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to Win Butler’s (Arcade Fire) DJ Set in Toronto!

  Fresh from their world tour in support of their Polaris Music Prize shortlisted album Reflektor, DJ Windows 98 (aka Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler) will be doing a DJ set at CODA on September 23rd at 10pm. Date: September 23 at 10pm  Location: CODA You can enter only once via one of the following … Continue reading →

Photos: Riot Fest Chicago (Day 2) – The National, Taking Back Sunday, The Flaming Lips, + More

Photos by: Katie Kuropas –  Day two of Riot Fest Chicago 2014 featured performances by Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet The National, who released their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, on May 17th, 2013 via 4AD, which spawned the singles “Demons”, “Don’t Swallow The Cap”, and “I Need My Girl”, New York-based alt rock quintet Taking Back Sunday, who released their … Continue reading →

Everything Under The Sunday Podcast – Episode 3: The Wooden Sky

By: Patrick Topping (@ptopp_ing) –   The Everything Under the Sunday podcast is an eclectic mix of music, live performances, guest DJ sessions and interviews with emerging artists; recording live on Girth Radio with host Patrick Topping and presented on Aesthetic Magazine to bring the weekend one day closer to listeners. On episode three of the EUTS podcast, Patrick … Continue reading →