Photos by: Jenna Hum – Pop artist St. Vincent, who released her fifth album, Masseduction, on October 13th, 2017 via Loma Vista, performed at the Sony Centre in Toronto last night (July 31st).
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – UK synthpop artist Dua Lipa, who released her self-titled debut album on June 2nd, 2017 via Warner Bros., which featured the singles “Be the One”, “Last Dance”, “Hotter than Hell”, “Blow Your Mind (Mwah)”, “Lost in Your Light”, “New Rules”, “Homesick”, and “IDGAF”, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night (July 30th) with Canadian synthpop artist Allie X, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Joanna Glezakos – Review by: Adam Harrison – Fifteen years ago, Evanescence brought gothic rock into the spotlight. Now the band is back and spicing things up again – all grown up, reinvented, and touring with a 30+ person orchestra as part of their backup band. It’s not the first time a hard rock or heavy metal … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Jairam – Blackgaze band Deafheaven, who released their fourth album, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, on July 13th, 2018 via ANTI-, which featured the singles “Honeycomb”, and “Canary Yellow”, and followed up their 2015 album, New Bermuda, performed at the Opera House in Toronto last night (July 27th) with New York-based industrial rock band Uniform, who will … Continue reading
Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Hard Rock band The Cult, who released their tenth album, Hidden City, on February 5th, 2016 via Cooking Vinyl/Dine Alone, which was produced by Bob Rock (The Tragically Hip, Aerosmith, Metallica), and featured the singles “Dark Energy”, and “Hinterland”, performed at Budweiser Stage in Toronto last night (July 25th) with UK hard rock band … Continue reading
Photos by: Anton Mak – Hip-Hop artist Wiz Khalifa, who released his sixth album, Rolling Papers 2, on July 13th, 2018 via Taylor Gang/Atlantic, which featured the singles “Something New”, “420 Freestyle”, “Real Rich”, “Hopeless Romantic”, and “Gin & Drugs”, performed at Budweiser Stage in Toronto last night (July 24th) with hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, who released their third album, SR3MM, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – The third and final day of the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago on July 22nd featured performances by Hip-Hop/R&B artist Lauryn Hill, who released her newest song, “Consumerism”, in 2013, hip-hop artist DRAM, who released his fourth EP, That’s a Girls Name, on July 18th, 2018 via Atlantic, hip-hop artist Noname, Chicago-based hip-hop artist Noname, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Day two of the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago on July 21st featured performances by indie rock band The War On Drugs, who released their fourth album, A Deeper Understanding, on August 25th, 2017 via Atlantic, which featured the singles “Thinking of a Place”, “Holding On”, “Strangest Thing”, “Pain”, and “Up All Night”, R&B artist Blood Orange, … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Day one of the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago on July 20th featured performances by Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala, who released their newest album, Currents, on July 17th, 2015 via Interscope, Australian indie rock singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, who released her newest album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, on May … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Review by: Curtis Sindrey – Montreal indie rockers Arcade Fire made a welcomed return to Budweiser Stage last night during their ongoing tour in support of their fifth studio album, Everything Now (out now via Sonovox/Columbia). Polarizing upon release, Everything Now is equal parts classic Arcade Fire, and experimental over-indulgence, but that didn’t stop the … Continue reading