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Album Review: The Tea Party – “The Ocean at the End”

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: Riot Fest Chicago (Day 1) – Rise Against, Jane’s Addiction, Of Mice and Men, + More

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: Supercrawl 2014 – DJ Spinn, Spoon, Kevin Drew, + More

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: Supercrawl 2014 – Arkells, The Dirty Nil, Shout Out Out Out Out, + More

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: Festival of Hope – Lecrae, Lacey Sturm, Thousand Foot Krutch, + More @ Air Canada Centre

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: Sundance Beach Festival @ HTO Beach

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.

Photos: Oddball Festival 2014 (Louis CK, Aziz Ansari, + More) @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

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: Play Music Festival 2014 @ Fort York

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!  

Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to Ty Segall in Toronto!

  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: Chet Faker, Starro @ The Danforth Music Hall

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 →