Photos by: Dan Fischer – Toronto-based art rock duo The Darcys, who released their first new song since 2013 titled “Miracle” on May 12th, 2016, and who released their newest album, Warring, in 2013, which received a Juno nomination in 2014 for Alternative Album of the Year, and also earned a spot on the 2014 Polaris Music Prize long-list, performed at the … Continue reading
Photos by: Caitlin Molton – The Great Escape Music Festival, which takes place annually in Brighton and Hove, UK, wrapped up on May 21st with performances by South African-born-New York-based indie pop artist St. Lucia, who released his second album, Matter, on January 29th, 2016 via Columbia, which featured the singles “Dancing on Glass”, “Physical”, and “Love Somebody”, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Caitlin Molton – The Great Escape Music Festival, which takes place annually in Brighton and Hove, UK, continued on May 20th with performances by Welsh indie rock singer-songwriter The Anchoress, who released her debut album, Confessions of a Romance Novelist, on January 15th, 2016, UK singer-songwriter Anne-Marie, UK soul/pop/R&B singer-songwriter Izzy Bizu, who will release her debut album, … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – The Electric Island Music Festival took place on Toronto Island last night, which featured performances by Jamie Jones, DJ Tennis, Job Jobse, and more!
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Chicago-based progressive house DJ/Producer Kaskade, who released his ninth album, Automatic, on September 25th, 2015 via Warner Bros., which featured the singles “A Little More”, “Never Sleep Alone”, “Disarm You”, “We Don’t Stop”, “Whatever”, and “Us”, and which followed up his 2013 album, Atmosphere, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night with Indian/American electro house DJ/Producer … Continue reading
Photos by: Rossi Ivanova – German power metal band Blind Guardian, who released their tenth album, Beyond The Red Mirror, on January 30th, 2015 via Nuclear Blast, which serves as their first album since 2010’s At the Edge of Time, which marked the longest gap between two studio albums in their career (being three days longer than the … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@AngelMarchini) – Indie rock band The Kills, who will release their fifth album, Ash & Ice, on June 3rd via Domino, which will feature the singles “Doing It to Death”, and “Heart of a Dog”, and which follows up their 2011 album, Blood Pressures, which featured the singles “Satellite”, “Future Starts Slow”, “Baby Says”, and “The Last Goodbye”, performed at … Continue reading
Photos by: Caitlin Molton – The Great Escape Music Festival, which takes place annually in Brighton and Hove, UK, kicked off on May 19th with performances by UK indie pop band Youth Club, UK singer-songwriter Jones, who released her debut EP, Indulge, on May 12th, 2015, ondon, UK-based indie pop duo Oh Wonder, who released their self-titled album … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Massachusetts-based indie rock band Speedy Ortiz, who will release their new EP, Foiled Again, on June 3rd, which will follow up their 2015 album, Foil Dear, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Toronto-based post-punk band Casper Skulls, who released their newest seven inch, King of Gold, on August 14th, 2015, … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Vancouver-based psychedelic rock band Black Mountain, who released their fourth album, IV, on April 1st, 2016 via Dine Alone Records, which followed up their 2010 album, Wilderness Heart, which received a long-list nomination for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night with Vancouver-based indie rock … Continue reading