By: Maria Sokulsky-Dolnycky (@marisodo) – As Sunday evening’s grey storm clouds overtook the sky, concertgoers found themselves heading for The Garrison to catch Crocodiles, a San Diego-native lo-fi noise pop outfit which formed back in 2008. The evening began with Toronto’s own three-piece garage rock outfit Pow Wows, whose sound evokes images of whiskey, leather jackets, and … Continue reading
Date: August 8th at 8pm Venue: Massey Hall You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @toriamos in #Toronto! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. #music @LiveNationON | http://t.co/RUlba8M7yQ — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) July 28, 2014 LIKE our “Tori Amos” post and LIKE our page and … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Right now, scores of Canadians are discovering The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores (The OBGMs) for themselves in a very non-traditional way. Not through club crawls or on the festival scene, but through a new Budweiser ad that entirely flips the tables of the rock and roll narrative. Thinking they were part of an indie documentary, the … Continue reading
Date: August 7th at 6:30pm Venue: Echo Beach You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @offspring w/ @badreligion, @Pennywise, + More in #Toronto! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. | http://t.co/GL5ZZz5DKL — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) July 28, 2014 LIKE our “The Offspring” post … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – The 2014 Unity Festival ended with a major event at Yonge-Dundas Square on July 26 that featured Canada’s top break dancers, rappers/spoken word artists, beatboxers and bands. Founded in 2007 by Michael Prosserman aka “Bboy Piecez”, one of Toronto’s most preeminent B-boys, UNITY has reached over 100,000 youth across Canada through its after-school program designed … Continue reading
Photos by: Matt Klopot – The seventh annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival took place yesterday (July 25) at Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto and featured performances by LA-based thrash metal band Body Count, which features acclaimed rapper and actor Ice-T, and who released their fifth album, Manslaughter, on June 10th, 2014 via Sumerian Records, California-based deathcore band Suicide … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Scottish electronic producer/DJ Hudson Mohawke, who is signed to Kanye West’s label, GOOD Music, and who will release his second album, Lard, on a TBA date via Warp Records, and who is affiliated with the LuckyMe collective, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Brussels-based DJ/Producer Dave Luxe, Toronto-based DJ/Producer OBESON, and … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – “Not just a pretty face” is a common phrase that comes to mind while speaking with Maryse Ouellet. The model turned pro wrestling diva, simply known just as ‘Maryse’, is a former Playboy bunny and two-time Divas Champion over a five-year career in the WWE. She recently married wrestler Michael Mizanin, better known … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – The third and final day of the 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival featured performances by Compton, CA-based rapper Kendrick Lamar, who released his second album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, on October 22nd, 2013 via Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope, Vancouver-based art pop artist Grimes, who released her third album, Visions, on January 31st, 2012 via Artbutus, newly reunited … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – Toronto-based indie rock quintet July Talk, who released their self-titled debut album on October 16th, 2012 via White Girl Records, collaborated with Toronto-based brewery Mill Street Brewery to create a new beer called Conversation California Common and last night they celebrated its release with an intimate show.