Photos by: Joey Diaz – The 2017 EA Sports Bowl took place at Club Nomadic in Houston, Texas last night, which featured performances by country music singer-songwriter Sam Hunt, who released his debut album, Montevallo, on October 27th, 2014 via MCA Nashville, EDM duo The Chainsmokers, who released their second EP, Collage, on November 4th, 2016 via Columbia, and legendary rapper Snoop … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based surf rock quartet The Elwins, who released their second album, Play For Keeps, on February 24th, 2015, which followed up their 2012 debut album, And I Thank You, performed at the Great Hall in Toronto last night with Calgary-based indie rock/pop band Fast Romantics, who released their second album, Afterlife Blues, on October … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Fowler – Iconic Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo, who released their fifteenth album, 1000 Arms, on October 28th, 2016 via Warner Bros. Canada, which followed up their 2014 album, A Merrie Christmas to You, which contained eight covers of Christmas songs, along with two originals by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie pop singer-songwriter Lyon, who released her newest album, Falling Up, on September 16th, 2016 via Black Box Music, which followed up her self-titled 2015 album, and who has shared the stage with the likes of UK’s A Silent Film and Citizens!, and Canada’s own Neverending White Lights, … Continue reading
Photos by: Alx Bear – Indie Pop band Rubblebucket, who released their newest EP, If U C My Enemies, on January 20th, 2017 via So Sensation Records, performed at Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York last night.
Photos by: Kevin Tosh – Influential punk band Less Than Jake, who is expected to release a new EP titled Sound The Alarm on February 3rd via Pure Noise Records, which will follow up their 2013 album, See the Light, performed at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle last night with an Diego-based reggae-rock band Pepper, who released their newest album, Ohana, in … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Minneapolis, Minnesota-based hip-hop artist P.O.S, who is best known as a founding member of the indie hip-hop collective Doomtree, and who released his fifth album, Chill, dummy, on January 27th, 2017, which followed up his 2012 album, We Don’t Even Live Here, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night with hip-hop artist Transit22, and rapper … Continue reading
Photos by: Nicole Banda – El Paso, Texas-based ambient pop band Cigarettes After Sex, who released their debut EP, I, in 2012, which featured the songs “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby”, “I’m A Firefighter”, “Dreaming of You” and “Starry Eyes”, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto with ambient/electronic band Libsyd Read, who released their newest EP, Intrinsic Futuristic, on September … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Brooklyn, New York-based R&B singer-songwriter Kevin Garrett, who released his debut EP, Mellow Drama, on April 7th, 2015, and who co-wrote and co-produced “Pray You Catch Me”, the lead track on Beyoncé’s album, Lemonade, performed at the Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with indie trio Arizona, who are best known for the songs “I Was … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Fowler – Charleston, South Carolina-based americana band Susto, who released their newest album, & I’m Fine Today, on January 1st, 2017 via Acid Boys, performed at the Drake Hotel in Toronto last night.