Photos by: Lindsay Duncan – Australian folk/rock/reggae singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd, who released his eighth album, Nanna, on March 17th, 2015, which features a diverse group of musicians from Australia, South Africa, Samoa, Germany, Ireland and Papua New Guinea, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with singer-songwriter Christina Holmes, who released her newest … Continue reading
Photos by: Adam Harrison – Review by: Curtis Sindrey – When the trio of Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer Dominic Howard stepped into the spotlight last night at Budweiser Stage in Toronto, they transported fans to another dimension. With an elaborate production consisting of 10 three-paneled LED video screens, glowing sneakers, and guitars, along with … Continue reading
Photos by: Brad Goldstein – UK alternative rock/shoegazing/dream pop band Ride, who released their fifth album, Weather Diaries, on June 16th, 2017 via Play It Again Sam, which featured the singles “Charm Assault”, “Home Is a Feeling”, and “All I Want”, and which is their first album since 1996’s Tarantula, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Day two of Hillside Festival 2017 in Guelph on July 15th featured performances by Juno Award-nominated, Montreal-based indie pop singer-songwriter Coeur De Pirate, who released her newest album, Roses, on August 28th, 2015 via Dare To Care Records, Halifax-based electropop band Century Egg, Quebec-based singer-songwriter Klo Pelgag, and more! Chexk out our day one photos … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Day three of Hillside Festival 2017 in Guelph on July 16th featured performances by Australian folk/rock/reggae singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd, who released his eighth album, Nanna, on March 17th, 2015, which features a diverse group of musicians from Australia, South Africa, Samoa, Germany, Ireland and Papua New Guinea, folk-rock singer-songwriter Lisa Leblanc, folk singers Billy … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Day one of Hillside Festival 2017 in Guelph on July 14th featured performances by Toronto-based alt-rock band Lowest of the Low, who will release their fourth studio album, Do The Right Now, is set for on September 8th via Pheromone Recordings, Toronto-based indie rock band Future Peers, Toronto-based alternative artist Chastity, who released the Peroxide 7 … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – The third and final day of the 2017 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago last night featured performances by reunited emo band American Football, who released their self-titled second album on October 21st, 2016 via Polyvinyl, Chicago-based soul/R&B/hip-hop artist Jamila Woods, who released her debut album HEAVN, on July 11th, 2016, New Jersey-based indie rock band Pinegrove, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Lisa Mark – Review by: Curtis Sindrey – Metallica brought the head-banging masses together for a sold-out extravaganza at Rogers Centre in Toronto last night. Following their intimate charity show in front of 950 sweaty fans at the Opera House last November, the metal legends took full advantage of Toronto’s biggest venue with five massive video screens … Continue reading
Photos by: David McDonald – Grammy Award-winning UK heavy metal band Iron Maiden, who released their sixteenth album, The Book of Souls, on September 4th, 2015 via Parlophone, which featured the singles “Speed of Light”, and “Empire of the Clouds”, performed at Budweiser Stage in Toronto last night with Swedish heavy metal band Ghost, who released their second EP, … Continue reading
Photos by Callie Craig – Chicago-based hip-hop artist Vic Mensa held a listening party at the Ace Hotel in Chicago last night for his forthcoming album, The Autobiography, which is set for release on July 28th via Roc Nation/Capitol Records.