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Neil Van

Neil Van has written 48 posts for Aesthetic Magazine | Album Reviews, Concert Photography, Interviews, Contests

Photos: Tokyo Police Club, Dinosaur Bones @ Sugar Beach, Toronto

Photos by: Neil Van – Newmarket, Ontario-based indie rock quartet Tokyo Police Club and Toronto-based indie rock quintet Dinosaur Bones performed at Sugar Beach in Toronto as part of Red Bull Tour Bus: Hometown Tour concert series, which brought Canadian bands back to their hometowns across Canada to play free shows, including Shout Out Out Out … Continue reading

Photos: Poor Young Things, Inlet Sound, Gloryhound @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto

Photos by: Neil Van – Toronto-based indie rock quartet Poor Young Things celebrated the release of their new album The Heart. The Head. The End, out May 21 via Bumstead, at The Horseshoe Tavern last night with support from folk rockers Inlet Sound and Nova Scotia-based hard rock quartet Gloryhound.    

Photos: The Sheepdogs, The Treasures @ The Drake Hotel, Toronto

Photos by: Neil Van – Saskatchewan-based rock and roll quartet The Sheepdogs performed an intimate gig at The Drake Hotel last night as part of the Levis 501® Music Series, which ran throughout May and featured performances by Reignwolf and PS I Love You.    

Photos: Decades, Ctznshp, Elsa @ The Garrison, Toronto

Photos by: Neil Van – Toronto-based quartet Decades celebrated the release of their self-titled debut album (out May 14th in Canada via White Girl Records), which carries a late ’80s shoegaze and early ’90s Brit pop sound, which is a stark contrast to their original punk/garage rock aesthetic, at The Garrison in Toronto last night with … Continue reading

Photos: Flying Lotus, Thundercat @ Sound Academy

Photos by Neil Van – Experimental electronic phenom Flying Lotus performed at The Sound Academy in Toronto last night with opener Thundercat, a versatile musician who blurs the confines pop, funk, electronica and prog rock and he will release his second album, The Golden Age of the Apocalypse, on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder imprint on August 30.    

Photos: Youth Lagoon, Majical Cloudz @ The Great Hall

Photos by Neil Van – Youth Lagoon (aka Trevor Powers) performed at The Great Hall in Toronto last night in support of his latest album Wondrous Bughouse, along with Majical Cloudz.    

Photos: PS I Love You @ The Drake Hotel

Photos by: Neil Van – Acclaimed Kingston-based indie rock duo PS I Love You played a free show at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night as part of the Levi’s 501 Music Series, which is a three-week music series this month that features performances by Reignwolf on May 16 and The Sheepdogs on May 23. … Continue reading

Photos: Ghost B.C., Ides of Gemini @ The Opera House

Photos by: Neil Van – Swedish doom metal band Ghost (Ghost B.C., as they call themselves in North America due to legal reasons), who we were first introduced to at Coachella in April, brought their eccentric on-stage performance to The Opera House in Toronto last night with support from Los Angeles-based metal trio Ides of Gemini. … Continue reading