Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Psych-pop band Of Montreal, who released their fourteenth album, Innocence Reaches, on August 12th, 2016 via Polyvinyl, which featured the singles“It’s Different for Girls”, and “My Fair Lady”, and which followed up their 2015 album, Aureate Gloom, performed at Metro Chicago in Chicago last night.
Photos by: Brendan Albert – Juno-winning, Polaris Music Prize-nominated electronic group A Tribe Called Red, who released their newest EP, Suplex, on May 19th, 2015, performed at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto on September 18th as part of the Manifesto Block Party.
Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – Hardcore punk band Stick To Your Guns, who released their fifth album, Disobedient, on February 10th, 2015 via Sumerian, performed at the Opera House in Toronto on September 17th with New York-based hardcore punk band Stray From The Path, who released their seventh album, Subliminal Criminals, on August 14th, 2015 via Sumerian, Milwaukee-based hardcore band Expire, … Continue reading
By: Jaime Espinoza, & Elaisha Green (@elaishajade) – It seemed Montreal producer Kaytranada had not prepared a speech. The Haitian-Canadian winner of the 2016 Polaris Music Prize jumped between speaking in French and English when he briefly addressed and thanked the audience. The 24-year old’s win for his studio album, 99.9% was announced by folk singer and 2015 … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – The fourth and final day of Rifflandia 2016 in Victoria, British Columbia on September 18th featured performances by reunited indie rock band Wolf Parade, who released their newest EP, Wolf Parade, on May 17th, 2016, which followed up their 2010 album, Expo 86, rapper Del The Funky Homosapien, blues-rock artist Jesse Roper, and more! Check out more … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Day three of Rifflandia 2016 in Victoria, British Columbia on September 17th featured performances by Nova Scotia-based hip-hop artist Classified, who released his fourth album, Grateful, on January 15th, 2016 via Universal Music Canada, singer-songwriter Royal Wood, who released his newest album, Ghost Light, on April 22nd, 2016, hip-hop group Jurassic 5, UK alt-rock trio … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey, & Morgan Hotston – The third and final day of the Toronto Urban Roots Festival in Toronto on September 18th featured performances by Seattle-based indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie, who released their eighth album, Kintsugi, on March 31st, 2015 via Atlantic, which was produced by Rich Costey (Sigur Rós, Frank Turner, Muse, Foster the People), UK punk rock band The … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey, & Morgan Hotston – Day two of the Toronto Urban Roots Festival in Toronto on September 17th featured performances by reunited alt-rock band Ween, reunited indie rock band Guided By Voices, who released their newest album, Please Be Honest, on April 22nd, 2016, Toronto-based alt rock band Barenaked Ladies, who released their eleventh album, Silverball, on June 2nd, … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – The third and final day of Riot Fest Chicago 2016 on September 18th featured performances by indie rock trio Sleater Kinney, who released their eighth album, No Cities to Love, on January 20th, 2015 via Sub Pop, heavy metal artist Rob Zombie, who released his sixth album, The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser, on April … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Day two of Riot Fest Chicago 2016 on September 17th featured performances by Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Nas, who released his newest album, Life Is Good, on July 13th, 2012 via Def Jam, which featured the singles “Nasty”, “The Don”, and “Daughters”, Seattle-based indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie, who released their eighth album, Kintsugi, on … Continue reading