Photos by: Ashley Travis – UK indie rock singer-songwriter Declan McKenna, who released his debut album, What Do You Think About the Car?, on July 21st, 2017 via Columbia, performed at the Southern Café and Music Hall in Charlottesville, VA last night (Feb. 13th).
Photos by: Kevin Tosh – Philadelphia-based indie pop-rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who released their fifth album, The Tourist, on February 24th, 2017 via CYHSY Inc., which followed up their 2014 album, Only Run, performed at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle last night (Feb. 12th) with Los Angeles-based dream pop artist Steady Holiday, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Adriana Malinowska – Vancouver-based pop-rock quartet Hedley, who released their newest album, Cageless, on September 29th, 2017 via Universal Music Canada, which featured the singles “Love Again”, and “Better Days”, performed at Stampede Corral in Calgary last night (Feb. 12th) with Canadian Pop/Electronic/Rock singer-songwriter Shawn Hook, who released his newest EP, My Side of Your Story, on June 16th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Joanna Glezakos – Review by: Adam Harrison – Toronto’s appropriately named venue, Rebel, played host last night to the gothic king himself, Marilyn Manson. Currently supporting his tenth studio album, Heaven Upside Down, Manson is making up dates he cancelled last year after a giant pair of prop pistols crushed him on stage, injuring his leg. The set … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Americana singer-songwriter Valerie June, who released her fourth album, The Order of Time, in 2017, which featured the singles “Astral Plane”, and “Shakedown”, and which followed up her 2013 album, Pushin’ Against a Stone, performed at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto last night (Feb. 11th) with Los Angeles-based folk-punk singer-songwriter Sunny War, who released her … Continue reading
Photos by: Joanna Glezakos – Review by: Adam Harrison – Indie-alternative-electro-dance-rock band, Awolnation, highlighted the weekend at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre last night in support of their latest album, Here Come The Runts. And the venue was full of such runts, in the first of two sold out back-to back nights. Opening the show were UK alt-rock rising stars, … Continue reading
Photos by: Ray Maichin – Blues Rock singer-songwriter Dan Auerbach, who released his second solo album, Waiting on a Song, on June 2nd, 2017 via Easy Eye Sound, performed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver last night (Feb. 10th).
Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Singer-songwriter Brian Fallon, who is best known as the frontman of New Jersey-based punk rock band The Gaslight Anthem, and who will release his new solo album, Sleepwalkers, on February 9th, 2018 via Island, performed an intimate acoustic showcase at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto last night (Feb. 7th).
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – San Francisco-based garage rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, who released their eighth album, Wrong Creatures, on January 12th, 2018 via Vagrant, which featured the singles “Little Thing Gone Wild”, “Haunt”, “Question of Faith”, and “King of Bones”, performed at Rebel in Toronto last night (Feb. 6th) with Seattle-based garage rock band Night Beats, who released their … Continue reading
By: Patrick Bales – Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit, who released their fourth album, Ruins, on January 19th, 2018 via Columbia, which was produced by Tucker Martine (The Decembrists, My Morning Jacket, The Avett Brothers), performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Feb. 5th) with folk singer-songwriter Van William, who … Continue reading