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Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Montreal-based “hindi rockers” Elephant Stone, who are expected to release their third LP, The Three Poisons, on August 26th, 2014 via Hidden Pony Records, performed an intimate show at the Toronto Botanical Garden last night as part of the Edwards Summer Music Series.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The second and final day of JAMBANA 2014, Toronto’s premiere reggae festival, featured performances by Jamaican reggae/dancehall singer Cocoa Tea, who is best known for his 2008 song “Barack Obama”, JUNO Award-nominated reggae/R&B/soul artist Steele, reggae/dancehall artist Akoustix, whose influences range from Bob Marley and Peter Tosh to Phil Collins, Rick James and James … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – JAMBANA 2014, Toronto’s premiere reggae festival, kicked off on August 3rd at Markham Fair Grounds with a line-up that included “the queen of reggae” Marcia Griffiths, who is best known as a member of the I Threes, who supported Bob Marley and The Wailers until 1981, Leroy Gibbon, JUNO Award-winning Toronto-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – English psychedelic rock quartet Temples, who released their debut album, Sun Structures, on February 5th, 2014 via Heavenly Recordings, which featured the single “Shelter Song”, and who have been called “the best new band in the UK” by both Noel Gallagher and Johnny Marr, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – UK psych surf trio The Wytches, who will release their debut album, Annabel Dream Reader, next month, and who released their debut single, “Beehive Queen”, in June 2013 via Hate Hate Hate Records, performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with Hamilton-based psychedelic garage rock band Pet Sun, who released Serpent Buzz … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Australian alt-rock-shoegaze singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, who released her third EP, The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, last year via Milk! Records/Marathon Artists/House Anxiety/Mom + Pop Music, performed at The Silver Dollar in Toronto on June 21st as part of NXNE 2014.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – NXNE 2014 continued on June 21st with sets by the Joel Plaskett Emergency, who released their fifth album, Scrappy Happiness, in 2012, Toronto-based instrumental rockers Fresh Snow, who released their debut album, I, on August 8th, 2013 via Reel Cod Records, following on from their 7″ split with METZ and their 3″ CD … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The 20th editon of NXNE continued on June 20th with a slew of great performances from a variety of North American artists including Montreal-based “electronic tribal rock” band Sunshine and Good People, who released their newest single, “Closer to the Flame”, on September 24th, 2013, Toronto-based dream pop-shoegaze band Beliefs, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Remember K.C. Accidental? The Toronto-based post-rock band that featured Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin as members and was the inception for what would become Broken Social Scene? They played a rare show, this time with Metric’s Jimmy Shaw on guitar, during NXNE 2014 on June 20th as part of M for … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – NXNE 2014 continued on June 19th with several solid performances from New York City-based grunge trio GHXST, who released a new track called “Dead Town” on March 16th, 2014, at Bovine Sex Club, Detroit-based 50’s pop/garage rock band Blaire Alise and The Bombshells, who released their newest self-titled EP, on August 17th, … Continue reading
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