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Photos by: Morgan Hotston – As people shuffled out of Fort York at the conclusion of the Toronto stop of the Mad Decent Block Party, concertgoers packed into The Hoxton for the afterparty to see sets from Block Party headliner Diplo, hometown DJ duo Zeds Dead, who released their fifth album, Somewhere Else, on July 1st, 2014 … Continue reading
Photos by: Eva Blue, Tim Snow, & Pierre Bourgault – The first annual ILESONIQ Festival in Montreal kicked off yesterday at Parc Jean Drapeau (the home of Osheaga, and Heavy Montreal) with performances by UK house producer Jesse Rose, Montreal-based EDM duo Adventure Club, Aussie DJ/Producer Anna Lunoe, New York City-based electro house duo The Chainsmokers, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – UK post-punk band Echo and the Bunnymen, who broke up in 1993, but have since reformed and continued touring and recording since 1996, including their new album, Meteorites, which was released on June 2, 2014 via 429 Records, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Canadian rock singer-songwriter … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Linkin Park have been superstars for almost fifteen years, and while they debuted among countless Nü Metal peers, they’ve managed to outlast them all. This is partly due to a versatile balance of style and substance, but also because of their willingness to evolve with the times. For 2014’s Hunting Party … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – High Noon, the excellent fourth record from Hamilton’s Arkells finds the band making a crucial decision about their future: innovate or stagnate. The band’s straight-ahead sound to date has managed to keep them on the radio, beer commercials and sometimes that pre-Hockey Night in Canada montage, so why leave … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – The North American festival scene is at maximum density. From coast to coast, there’s a wide range of them, complete with 2-3 days of big stars and bigger crowds. The question is: does that same formula work when it’s scaled down? Ontario’s Wolfe Island Music Festival has emphatically proven that can absolutely be the … Continue reading
Date: October 3-4 Venue: Vankleek Hill Fairgrounds, Ottawa, ON Featuring: Joel Plaskett Emergency, Tokyo Police Club, Rural Alberta Advantage, and more! You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Weekend Passes to @beausallnatural #Oktoberfest in #Ottawa! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. … Continue reading
Date: September 6-7 Venue: Downsview Park, Toronto, ON Featuring: The Cure, City And Colour, Metric, The National, Billy Talent, Rise Against, The Flaming Lips, Social Distortion, Death Cab For Cutie, Death From Above 1979, and more! You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – California-based punk rock band The Offspring, who released their ninth album, Days Go By, on June 26th, 2012 via Columbia, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto on August 7th as part of their “Summer Nationals Tour”, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the band’s third album, Smash, with punk rock legends Bad Religion, … Continue reading
Photos by: Luis Wolf Rodriguez – UK grunge brother duo Drenge, who released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album on August 19th, 2013, performed at Bootleg Bar in Los Angeles last night with Brooklyn-based pop-punk band Wax Witches, which is Bleeding Knees Club frontman Alex Wall’s solo project, who released their debut album, Celebrity Beatings, on March … Continue reading
