Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Acclaimed Nova Scotia-based rock band Joel Plaskett Emergency, who will perform at today’s (May 23) CBC Music Festival in Toronto, and who released their new album, The Park Avenue Sobriety Test, on March 17th, 2015 via Pheromone Recordings, which follows up their 2012 album, Scrappy Happiness, performed at The Danforth Music … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – San Francisco-based rapper Watsky, who released his third album, All You Can Do, on August 12th, 2014 via Steel Wool Media/Welk Music Group, which features the singles “Whoa Whoa Whoa”, “Ink Don’t Bleed”, “Right Now”, and the title track, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – St. Catharines-based folk-rock band City and Colour, who released their fourth album, The Hurry and the Harm, on June 4th, 2013 via Dine Alone Records played a hometown show (and the first show ever) at the brand new Meridian Centre with Joel Plaskett, who released his fifth album, Scrappy Happiness, on March 27th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Tennessee-via-Toronto folk-rock singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega, who released her fifth album, Tin Star, on October 8th, 2013 via Last Gang Records, performed at the Jackson-Triggs Amphitheatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake last night with Toronto-based alt country singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge, who released his sixth album, Daredevils, on April 22nd, 2014 via Outside Music, which consists entirely … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – The 20th editon of the Vans Warped Tour visited Toronto on July 4th for a day-long celebration of not only punk, but an array of genres as well, including, hip-hop, and EDM. This year’s festival included performances by Florida-based Christian rock band Anberlin, who will release their seventh and final … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – The second and final day of the 19th editon of the SCENE Music Festival featured Marianas Trench, who released their second EP, Face The Music, on May 10th, 2013 via 604/Cherrytree/Interscope, Hamilton-based alt rock band Arkells, who will release their third album, High Noon, on August 5th via Universal Music Canada/Dine … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – The 19th editon of the SCENE Music Festival, which has expanded to two days and has moved its main stage from Market Square to Montebello Park, featured an array of artists on its first day, including headliner Matthew Good, who released his sixth solo album, Arrows of Desire, on September 24th, 2013 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Acclaimed JUNO Award-winning Montreal-based alternative rock group Sam Roberts Band, who released their fifth album, Lo-Fantasy, on February 11th, 2014 via Paper Bag Records/Universal Music Canada, performed the first of two night at the scenic Jackson-Triggs Amphitheatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON.
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Providence, RI-based rapper Sage Francis, who released his fifth album, Copper Gone, on June 3rd, 2014, via Strange Famous Records/Speech Development Records, which is his first new album since 2010, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night in support of the album with Providence, RI-based rapper B. Dolan, … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Minneapolis-based hip-hop group Atmosphere, who released their eighth album, Southsiders, on May 6th, 2014 via Rhymesayers Entertainment, which debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Minneapolis rapper Prof, who released his newest album, Kaiser Von Powderhorn 3, on September 25th, 2012, which features Yelawolf … Continue reading