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Lauren Garbutt

Lauren Garbutt is a photographer based out of St.Catharines, Ontario with a passion for travel and music. Her main subjects are weddings, nature and music photography (both live and promotional). She has worked for numerous online music magazines and has had work published in printed publications such as Pulse Magazine and The View. E-mail: lauren.garbutt@hotmail.com
Lauren Garbutt has written 42 posts for Aesthetic Magazine | Album Reviews, Concert Photography, Interviews, Contests

Photos: Serena Ryder, Ladies of the Canyon @ the Sean O’Sullivan Theatre

Photos by: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – JUNO Award-winning Toronto-based folk-rocker Serena Ryder, who released her sixth album, Harmony, last November via EMI, performed at The Sean O’Sullivan Theatre at Brock University in St. Catherines last night with Montreal-based roots rock quartet Ladies of the Canyon, who released their Mark Howard-produced (The Tragically Hip) second album, Diamond … Continue reading

Photos: Shad, We Are The City, Theatre Crisp @ Mishun Nightclub

Photos by: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Acclaimed Canadian rapper Shad, who released his fourth album, Flying Colours, on October 15th via Black Box, performed at Mishun Nightclub in St. Catherines last night with Vancouver-based prog rock trio We Are The City and Niagara-based funk-reggae-hip-hop-rock quintet Theatre Crisp, who has shared the stage with the likes of … Continue reading

Photos: Kate Nash, La Sera @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – UK Indie rocker Kate Nash, who released her third album, Girl Talk, on March 4th via Have 10p Records/Fontana, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with La Sera (aka Katy Goodman (Vivian Girls, All Saints Day), who released her second album, Sees the Light, in 2012 … Continue reading

Concert Review + Photos: Deltron 3030, Kid Koala @ The Phoenix

By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Wednesday night at the Phoenix Concert Theatre saw hip hop super-group Deltron 3030 (which features producer Dan the Automator, rapper Del the Funky Homosapien and Kid Koala) making their Toronto stop on their current tour to support their new album, Event 2. Deltron 3030’s own master turntablist Kid Koala opened the show.  Rocking three turntables, his beat juggling … Continue reading

Photos: Streetlight Manifesto, Dan Potthast @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – New Jersey-based ska punk band Streetlight Manifesto, who released their fifth studio album, The Hands That Thieve, back in April, their first album since 2007, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night as part of their “The End of the Beginning” tour which will serve as … Continue reading

Photos: Supercrawl 2013 (Day 2) – Passion Pit, Joel Plaskett, Said The Whale + More

By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – The 2013 edition of Hamilton’s annual music festival, Supercrawl, concluded yesterday with a strong set of performances from top Canadian artists including Joel Plaskett, Said The Whale, PS I Love You, The Pack A.D., The Dirty Nil, Diamond Rings, Doldrums and Fucked Up, all of which was capped off with … Continue reading

Photos: Supercrawl 2013 (Day 1) – Wintersleep, Young Galaxy + More

By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – The 2013 edition of Hamilton’s annual music festival, Supercrawl, kicked off last night for what is likely to be one of the best Supercrawl’s yet. From indie rockers Wintersleep, to the dream pop of Young Galaxy to the neo-psychedelica of Suuns, to Hamiltonian Noise Makers Cowlick, there was something for everyone last night. … Continue reading

Photos: De La Soul, Escort @ Toronto’s Festival of Beer

By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Hip-hop pioneers De La Soul, who formed in 1987 in Long Island, New York, and who released their most recent album, Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present… First Serve, last April, performed a headlining set during the first night of Toronto’s Festival of Beer at Bandshell Park in Toronto with … Continue reading

Concert Review + Photos: Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – If you are going to go see a Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) show on his current tour, don’t be surprised to find out that it probably won’t be anything you were expecting. Hosted by Toronto hip hop vet, Mindbender, a good-sized crowd occupied the Phoenix Concert Theatre on Thursday night. Unfortunately, this excitement was … Continue reading

Concert Review: Matthew Good, Gentlemen Husbands @ Barracuda Pretty, St. Catharines

By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Thursday night at Barracuda Pretty in St. Catharines was like meeting up with an old friend you haven’t seen in a while and suddenly remembering how great they are – only that friend was Matthew Good. As Good took the stage, the room was suddenly jam packed with an enthusiastic … Continue reading