Photos by: Justin Roth – The 2016 edition of the Festival Music House (FMH) showcase, which provides an opportunity for film and television industry tastemakers to explore Canada’s wealth of world-class musical talent during the height of TIFF 2016, took place at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night, and featured performances by Toronto-based synthpop band Dragonette, acclaimed Toronto-based rapper … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – The 2016 CCMA Awards celebrated eight CCMA Award categories last night at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario in an evening filled with knock-out performances. The night had two multiple winners: Brett Kissel and Dean Brody. Brett Kissel took home the coveted Fans’ Choice Award presented by SiriusXM and Male Artist of the Year – his first time winning each of … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@AngelMarchini) – Detroit-born singer-songwriter Rodriguez, who is the subject of the 2012 Academy Award–winning documentary film, Searching for Sugar Man, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Dan Fischer – Indie rock singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis, who released her third solo album, The Voyager, on July 29th, 2014 via Warner Bros., which produced the singles “Just One of the Guys”, and “She’s Not Me”, and who is best known as the former lead singer for Los Angeles-based indie pop band Rilo Kiley, performed … Continue reading
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