Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The Bovine Sex Club on Queen St. W. hosted a few heavier acts during the first day of music at NXNE 2014 on June 18, including Toronto-based hard rock band Diemonds, who released their second album, The Bad Pack, in 2012, Toronto-based heavy metal band Midnight Malice, who released their debut … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Acclaimed Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter Ziggy Marley, who is the oldest son of Bob Marley, and who released his newest album, Fly Rasta, on April 15th, 2014 via Tuff Gong Worldwide, performed at David Pecaut Square as part of Luminato 2014 with Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, which consists of refugees who were displaced … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit, who are expected to release their third album, Stay Gold, on June 10th, via Columbia, which was produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, Rachael Yamagata), and which spawned the singles “My Silver Lining”, and “Cedar Lane”, performed at The … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – New York City-based avant-garde band The Ghost of the Saber Tooth Tiger, which features Sean Lennon (the son of The Beatles’ John Lennon and Yoko Ono), performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night in support of their new album, Midnight Sun, which was released on April 29, 2014 on Chimera … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Toronto-based rock band Flash Lightnin’, who released their new album, For The Sinners, on April 29th, 2014 via Pheromore Records, performed a release show for the album at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie rocker Taylor Knox, who has shared the stage with Hayden, The Golden … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Grammy award winning raggae singer Mykal Rose, who released a pair of albums in 2012, Raggae Legend, and, Showdown Inna Bloody Town, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician Junior Reid, who has performed with the likes of Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, Bun B, Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, and more, … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – On the final night of the 2014 Austin Psych Fest, fans were treated to performances by newly reformed English alt rock band Loop, Japanese four-piece acid punk band Bo Ningen, who released their second album, Line the Wall, in 2012 via Stolen Recordings, psychedelic pop artist Panda Bear, who is a founding member of Animal Collective, … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – During the third and final afternoon at the beautiful Carson Creek Ranch for 2014 Austin Psych Fest, fans were treated to performances by Fullerton, CA-based garage pop-rock band Cosmonauts, who released their new album, Persona Non Grata, on August 2nd, 2013 via Burger Records, Japanese psychedelic space rock band Kikagaku … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Halfway through the 2014 edition of Austin Psych Fest and the music wasn’t even close to letting up. The evening made way for the patented psychedelic sounds of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, who are expected to release their 14th full-length album, Revelation, on May 19th, and who with leader Anton Newcombe … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Day two of the 2014 Austin Psych Festival featured performances from internationally acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter Bombino, who released his third album, Nomad, last year via Nonesuch Records, Portland-based rock duo Moon Duo, who released their newest album, Circles, on October 3rd, 2012 via Sacred Bones, psychedelic rocker Morgan Delt, who released the ultra limited six-song … Continue reading