Photos by: Anton Mak – Hip-Hop artist Goldlink, who released his debut album, At What Cost, on March 24th, 2017 via RCA, which featured the singles “Crew”, and “Meditation”, and guest appearances from Wale, Shy Glizzy, Steve Lacy, Jazmine Sullivan, Kaytranada, Mýa, Ciscero, Kokayi, Hare Squead, Radiant Children, April George and Lil Dude, performed at the Mod Club … Continue reading
Photos by: Ryan Deasley – The second and final night of the 2017 Contact Music Festival took place on December 27th at BC Place in Vancouver, which featured performances by DJ EDM DJ/Producer Armin Van Buuren, who released his newest album, Embrace, on October 29th, 2015 via Armada, trap DJ/Producer Carnage, who released a collaborative EP with … Continue reading
Photos by: Ryan Deasley – The first night of the 2017 Contact Music Festival took place on December 26th at BC Place in Vancouver, which featured performances by house music DJ/Producer Marshmello, who has remixed songs by artists like Calvin Harris, Zedd, Ariana Grande, Avicii, Justin Bieber, and Adele, Montreal-based EDM duo Adventure Club, Niagara Falls-based EDM DJ/Producer Rezz, whose influences … Continue reading
Photos by: Nicole De Khors – JUNO Award-winning Toronto-based folk-rocker Serena Ryder, who released her newest album, Utopia, on May 26th, 2017 via Universal Music Canada, which featured the singles “Got Your Number”, and “Electric Love”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Dec. 21) with Toronto-based indie folk band Reuben and the Dark, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Kristina Kimlickova – Country Music singer-songwriter Dallas Smith, who released his third solo album, Side Effects, on September 2nd, 2016 via 604, which featured the singles “Kids with Cars”, “One Little Kiss”, “Autograph”, “Side Effects”, “Sky Stays This Blue”, and “Sleepin’ Around”, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night with country music singer-songwriter Andrew Hyatt, who released his … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Harris – St. John’s, Newfoundland-based indie rock band Hey Rosetta, who released their fourth album, Second Sight, on October 21st, 2014 via Sonic Records, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night (Dec. 17th).
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Toronto-based synthpop band Austra, who released their third album, Future Politics, on January 20th, 2017 via Domino, which featured the singles “Utopia”, “Future Politics”, and “I Love You More than You Love Yourself”, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night (Dec. 14th) with indie rock singer-songwriter Devon Welsh, who is best known … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based indie folk-rock band The Wooden Sky released their new album, Swimming in Strange Waters, on April 7th via Nevada Records, performed at 918 Bathurst in Toronto last night (Dec. 13th) for their eighth annual holiday show.
Photos by: Julian Avram – Toronto-based indie rock band Alvvays, who released their second album, Antisocialites, on September 8th, 2017 via Polyvinyl, which featured the singles “In Undertow”, “Dreams Tonite”, and “Plimsoll Punks”, and which followed up their self-titled 2014 debut album, which was shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night with indie … Continue reading
Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Juno Award-winning post-hardcore band Alexisonfire, who released their newest EP, Death Letter, on December 4th, 2012 via Dine Alone, which contained songs from their discography reworked for acoustic guitar, and which served as the band’s last release before their break up, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Dec. 11th) … Continue reading