Photos by: David McDonald – Rock supergroup MC50, featuring MC5 founding guitarist Wayne Kramer, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Billy Gould (Faith No More), and Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla), performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Sept. 19th) to celebrate the landmark 50th anniversary of the MC5’s incendiary debut album Kick Out … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Day one of Riot Fest 2018 on September 14th at Douglas Park in Chicago featured performances by Grammy-winning alt-rock band Weezer, who released their eleventh album, Pacific Daydream, on October 27th, 2017 via Atlantic, which featured the singles “Feels Like Summer”, and “Happy Hour”, indie rock band Young The Giant, New York City-based indie pop band Bleachers, synthpop band … Continue reading
Photos by: Brendan Albert – Jeremy Dutcher has won the 2018 Polaris Music Prize for the album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa.“Psiw-te npomawsuwinuwok, kiluwaw yut. All my people, this is for you,” said Dutcher. The prize goes to the best Canadian album of the year based on artistic merit without regard to genre, sales history or label affiliation. It … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Day three of Riot Fest 2018 on September 16th at Douglas Park in Chicago featured performances by acclaimed hip-hop duo Run The Jewels, who released their third album, Run The Jewels 3, on December 24th, 2016 via RED, which featured the singles“Talk to Me”, “2100”, “Legend Has It”, and “Kill Your Masters”, indie folk-rock singer-songwriter Father John … Continue reading
Photos by: David McDonald – Metalcore band Beartooth, who will release their third album, Disease, on September 28th, 2018 via Red Bull Records, which will follow up their 2016 album, Aggressive, and will feature the singles “Infection”, “Bad Listener”, and “Disease”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Sept. 15th) with hardcore punk band … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Day two of Riot Fest 2018 on September 15th at Douglas Park in Chicago featured performances by New York City-based indie rock band Interpol, who released their sixth album, Marauder, on August 24th, 2018 via Matador, hard rock artist Andrew WK, who released his fifth album, You’re Not Alone, on March 2nd, … Continue reading
Photos by: David McDonald – New York City-based indie rock band Interpol, who released their sixth album, Marauder, on August 24th, 2018 via Matador, performed at Rebel in Toronto last night (Sept. 13th).
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Los Angeles-based skate punk band FIDLAR, who released their second album, Too, on September 4th, 2015 via Mom + Pop Records/Dine Alone Records, which featured the singles “40oz. On Repeat”, “Drone”, and “Why Generation”, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night (Sept. 12th) with Toronto-based punk band Dilly Dally, who will release … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Harris – Indie Rock band Car Seat Headrest, who released their eleventh album, Twin Fantasy (Face to Face), on February 16th, 2018 via Matador, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on Sept. 11th.
Photos & Review by: Adam Harrison – It was a rare siting last night at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall as veteran Brit rockers Stereophonics packed the venue almost exactly five years after their last visit. The Welsh quartet are currently touring for their tenth studio album, Scream Above the Sounds, and celebrating twenty years as a band. … Continue reading