Photos by: Dan Fischer – The inaugural KOI Fest at the Parking Lot music festival took place in Kitchener last night with performances by Montreal-based indie rock band Sam Roberts Band, who released their fifth album, Lo-Fantasy, on February 11th, 2014 via Paper Bag Records/Universal Music Canada, which spawned the singles “We’re All In This Together”, and “Human Heat”, Toronto-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Francesca Ludikar, & Dominik Magdziak – JUNO Award-winning indie rock duo Tegan and Sara, who released their eighth album, Love You to Death, on June 3rd, 2016, which was produced by Greg Kurstin (Adele, Sia, Beck, Ellie Goulding), performed at the Hilton Toronto as part of the Hilton Concert Series with – Detroit-based indie pop quartet JR JR, … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Los Angeles-based neo-soul/indie-pop band Fitz and The Tantrums, who released their self-titled third album on June 10th, 2016, which featured the single “HandClap”, and which followed up their 2013 album, More Than Just a Dream, which features the singles “Out of My League”, “The Walker”, and “Fools Gold”, performed at the Danforth … Continue reading
Photos by: Dan Fischer – Acclaimed Canadian rapper Shad, who released his fourth album, Flying Colours, on October 15th, 2013 via Black Box, and who is the host of popular radio show Q on CBC Radio, replacing Jian Ghomeshi, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night with Hamilton-based hip-hop artist Emay, who released his newest song, “Israfil … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Fowler – Florida-based post-hardcore band Poison The Well, who released their newest album, The Tropic Rot, on July 7th, 2009 via Ferret, which served as their final album before their 2010 hiatus, which lasted until 2015, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with heavy metal band Indian Handcrafts, who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Ellis – Oakland-based punk rock band SWMRS, who released their third album, Drive North, on February 16th, 2016 via Uncool/Burger, which serves as the band’s first album to feature bassist Seb Mueller and guitarist Max Becker, who previously played bass, and their first album not to be produced by drummer Joey Armstrong’s father, Billie Joe Armstrong of … Continue reading
Photos by: Julien M. Hekimian – Dave Grohl, who is best known as the drummer for acclaimed grunge trio Nirvana, and as the frontman for Grammy-winning alt-rock band Foo Fighters, performed an intimate acoustic set at Cannes Lions in Cannes, France last night.
Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – Post-hardcore band Thrice, who released their ninth album, To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere, on May 27th, 2016 via Vagrant, which serves as their first album after coming out of four-year hiatus—from mid-2012 to mid-2015—and first album of original material in five years since 2011’s Major/Minor, performed at the Sound Academy in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Oklahoma-based indie rock band Broncho, who released their third album, Double Vanity, on June 10th, 2016 via Dine Alone Records, which followed up their 2014 album, Just Enough Hip to Be Woman, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based dream pop band Winter, who released their newest album, Supreme … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Levitation Vancouver 2016 on June 18th featured performances by Los Angeles-based experimental electronic artist Flying Lotus, who released his fifth album, You’re Dead!, on October 6th, 2014 via Warp, which featured guest appearances by of Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Angel Deradoorian, and Niki Randa, garage rock band The Growlers, who released their third … Continue reading