Photos by: Janine Van Oostrom – The 2016 CBC Music Festival took place last night at Echo Beach in Toronto and featured performances by St. John’s, Newfoundland-based indie rock band Hey Rosetta, who released their fourth album, Second Sight, on October 21st, 2014 via Sonic Records, which followed up their 2011 album, Seeds, Vancouver-based indie rock band … Continue reading
Photos by: Saidy Lopez – Indie pop singer-songwriter Sia, who released her seventh album, This Is Acting, on January 29th, 2016 via RCA, which featured the singles “Alive”, and “Cheap Thrills”, performed at Boston City Hall Plaza on May 27th during Boston Calling 2016.
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Alabama-based blues rock band Alabama Shakes, who released their second album, Sound & Color, on April 21st, 2015 via ATO, which followed up their 2012 debut album, Boys & Girls, performed at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, BC last night with Philadelphia-based indie rock singer-songwriter Kurt Vile, who released his sixth album, … Continue reading
Photos by: Kari Terzino, Jose Negrete, Zach Patino, Clayton Humphries, Chris Tuite, & Asa Moore – Day one of BottleRock 2016 on May 27th in Napa Valley, California featured performances by iconic soul singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, funk-rock singer-songwriter Lenny Kravitz, Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Buddy Guy, and more!
Photos by: Kevin Tosh, & Matthew Lamb – Day one of Sasquatch 2016 at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington featured performances by UK EDM duo Disclosure, who released their self-produced second album, Caracal, on September 25th, 2015 via Island, which features the singles “Holding On”, “Omen”, and “Jaded”, Australian electrionica artist Chet Faker, who released his debut … Continue reading
Photos by: Julio de la Torre – French house music producer Breakbot, who released his second album, Still Waters, on February 5th, 2016 via Ed Banger, which featured the singles “Back For More”, “Get Lost” and “2Good4Me”, and which followed up his 2012 debut album, By Your Side, which featured collaborations with Irfane, Ruckazoid and Pacific!, performed at Bang Bang in San Diego … Continue reading
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Toronto-based punk band PUP, who released their second album, The Dream Is Over, on May 27th via Royal Mountain Records, which followed up their 2014 self-titled debut album, and which featured the singles “If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will”, and “DVP”, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Janine Van Oostrom – UK indie rock band The Vaccines, who released their third album, English Graffiti, on May 25th, 2015 via Columbia, which features the singles “Handsome”, and “Dream Lover”, and which follows up their debut EP, Melody Calling, on August 11th, 2013 via Columbia, and their 2012 album, Come of Age, performed … Continue reading
Photos by: Pete Zee – Hip-hop artist Mykki Blanco, who released his debut album, Michael, in 2015, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Acclaimed electronic artist Moby held a book signing, and Q&A at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto last night for his new memoir, Porcelain: A Memoir.