Photos by: Daniel Hager – Austin, TX-based indie rock band Spoon, who released their ninth album, Hot Thoughts, on March 17th, 2017 via Matador, which featured the singles “Hot Thoughts”, and “Can I Sit Next to You”, performed at the Showbox in Seattle last night (Jan. 12th) with New York City-based pop-rock band Great Grandpa, who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Kyle Simmons – Blues-Rock singer-songwriter John Mayer, who released his seventh album, The Search for Everything, on April 14th, 2017 via Columbia, which featured the singles “Love on the Weekend”, “Still Feel Like Your Man”, and “In the Blood”, performed at the Masonic in San Francisco last night (Jan. 11th) with folk-rock singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Johnny Nunez – Lebron James hosted Dwyane Wade’s birthday last night at Drake’s new Pick 6ix restaurant in Toronto. Attendees included Drake, Lebron James, Dwayne Wayde, OVO Chubbs, DJ Charlie B, DJ Meel, Baka Not Nice, Eric Da Jeweler, DJ Steph Floss, Future The Prince, and more. The Cleveland Cavalier athletes were in Toronto for the basketball game versus the Toronto Raptors on January … Continue reading
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