Photos by: Katrina Lat – Grammy Award-winning hip-hop/R&B artist Pharrell Williams performed on Festival Street tonight (Sept 10) in Toronto during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) following a Q&A with Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Pharrell Williams, and the filmmakers, and an exclusive first look at Theodore Melfi’s new feature film Hidden Figures, which … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Alt rock band The Used, who released their sixth album, Imaginary Enemy, on April 1st, 2014 via Hopeless Records, which followed up their 2012 album, Vulnerable, performed the first of two nights last night at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto with Los Angeles-based rock band New Language, whose live lineup consists of Tyler Demorest … Continue reading
Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – Day one of Supercrawl 2016 in Hamilton on September 9th featured performances by Toronto-based hard rock quartet The Trews, who released their sixth album, Time Capsule, on September 9th, which followed up their self-titled fifth album, Hamilton-based garage rock trio The Dirty Nil, who released their debut full-length album, Higher … Continue reading
Photos by: Saidy Lopez – The second and final day of the 2016 Made In America Festival at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 4th featured performances by Dutch DJ/Producer Martin Garrix, Chicago-based rapper Chance The Rapper, electronic R&B artist FKA Twigs, who released her third EP, M3LL155X, on August 13th, 2015 via Young Turks, DJ Khaled, and more! Check out more … Continue reading
Photos by: Francesca Ludikar – English alt rock trio Band of Skulls, who released their fourth album, By Default, on May 27th, 2016 via BMG, which followed up their 2014 album, Himalayan, which was produced by Nick Launay (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, performed at the Opera House in Toronto on September … Continue reading
Photos by: Alx Bear – Brooklyn-based noise pop duo Sleigh Bells, who released a new single called “Hyper Dark” in July 2016, which is the first taste of new music since the release of their third album, Bitter Rivals, on October 4th, 2013 via Mom + Pop, performed at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Jason Hodgins – Hip-hop artist Action Bronson, who released his second album, Mr. Wonderful, on March 23rd, 2015 via Atlantic/Vice, which featured the singles “Easy Rider”, “Actin Crazy”, “Terry”, and “Baby Blue”, was produced by several high-profile record producers, such as The Alchemist, Mark Ronson and Noah “40” Shebib, and which followed up his 2013 album, Blue Chips 2, performed at the Sound Academy in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Australian alt-rock band Violent Soho, who released their fourth album, WACO, on March 18th, 2016 via SideOneDummy, which featured the singles “Like Soda”, “Viceroy”, “So Sentimental”, and “Blanket”, and which followed up their 2013 album, Hungry Ghost, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on September 7th with Chicago-based punk band Meat Wave, and Toronto-based punk … Continue reading
Photos by: Emily Chin – UK indie rock singer-songwriter Jake Bugg, who released his third album, On My One, on June 17th, 2016 via Island, which followed up his 2014 Mercury Prize-nominated, Rick Rubin-produced second album, Shangri-La, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night.
Photos by: Saidy Lopez – Day one of the 2016 Made In America Festival at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 3rd featured performances by hip-hop supergroup Collegrove, which consists of Lil Wayne, and 2 Chainz, EDM DJ/Producer and member of The xx, Jamie XX, who released his debut album, In Colour, on May 29th, 2015, hip-hop artist Jay … Continue reading