By: Robert Liwanag – On The Ocean at the End, Canadian rock trio The Tea Party faced a dilemma as a band re-entering music whether to follow the trends of contemporary music, reinvent its sound, or stick to what it knows best. They chose the latter (arguably the riskier decision for a band that’s been … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Riot Fest Chicago 2014 kicked off with performances by Chicago-based punk band Rise Against, who released their seventh album, The Black Market, on July 15th, 2014 via DGC/Interscope, Los Angeles-based hard rock band Jane’s Addiction, who are currently on hiatus, metalcore band Of Mice and Men, who released their third album, Restoring Force, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Supercrawl 2014 continued with performances by Chicago-based DJ Spinn, Austin, TX-based indie rockers Spoon, who released their eighth full-length album, They Want My Soul, on August 5, 2014, which was their first LP on new label Loma Vista Recordings, Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew, who released his second solo album, Darlings, on March 18th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Supercrawl 2014 kicked off with dozens of performances around downtown Hamilton including, Hamilton-based alt rock band Arkells, who released their third album, High Noon, on August 5th, 2014 via Universal Music Canada/Dine Alone Records, which debuted at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart, their highest position on that chart, Hamilton-based garage rock trio The Dirty Nil, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Josh Friesen – Texas-based Christian rapper Lecrae, who released his seventh album, Anomaly, on September 9th, 2014 via Reach, hard rock singer-songwriter Lacey Sturm, who is the co-founder and former lead vocalist of the hard rock band Flyleaf, Canadian Christian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch, who released their seventh album, OXYGEN:INHALE, on August 26th, 2014, and more, performed at the Air Canada … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – We ended summer by checking out the Sundance Beach Festival at HTO Park on September 13th. Throughout the day and night, fans enjoyed DJ sets by headliner progressive house DJ/Producer Audien, along with electronic-trance-progressive-tech DJ/Producer MaRLo, dutch trance DJ/Producer Jorn Van Deynhoven, and French DJ/Producer Mercer.
By: Krystyn Bristol – The second annual Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival rolled into the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California for the second of two shows on Sunday night with a line-up that included Louis CK, Aziz Ansari, Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, Chris D’Elia, Marc Maron, and more!
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – The first annual Play Music Festival took over Fort York over the weekend, and it featured a mix of local and international EDM DJs that spanned over two stages including, L.A Riots, Richard Durand, Alex Kenji, Leon Bolier, Joe Ghost, Manzone & Strong, D3FF & AKTEC, QUIM, and more!
Date: September 21 at 8pm Location: The Danforth Music Hall Opener: La Luz You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to Ty Segall at @TheDanforthMH in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/mOKEl5yhpD — Aesthetic Magazine … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – Australian electrionica artist Chet Faker, who released his debut album, Built on Glass, on April 11th, 2014 via Future Classic/Opulent, which peaked at number six on the US Dance Chart, and which spawned the single “Talk Is Cheap”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall on September 13th in support of the album … Continue reading