Photos by: Katrina Lat – The Wayhome Music Festival held a showcase at The Mod Club in Toronto last night that highlighted several artists, including Vancouver-based electropop band Humans, who released their newest EP, Water Water, on March 4th, 2016 via Mom + Pop, which followed up their 2015 album, Noontide, rapper Amir Obe, who released his … Continue reading
Photos by: Francesca Ludikar – Hamilton-based hard rock band Sumo Cyco, who released their debut album, Lost In Cyco City, on June 10th, 2014, and who is fronted by Skye Sweetnam, who is best known for her singles “Billy S.”, “Tangled Up in Me”, and “Number One”, performed at Cherry Colas in Toronto last night during Canadian Music Week … Continue reading
Photos by: Julian Avram – Billed as “CMW’s annual gift to the future”, the Canadian Radio Music Awards, which took place on May 6th in Toronto, featured performances by Toronto-based alt country six-piece The Strumbellas, who released their third album, Hope, on April 22nd, 2016, indie pop singer-songwriter Coleman Hell, country rock band Cold Creek County, who … Continue reading
Photos by: David Scala – Pop singer-songwriter Royal Wood, who released his newest album, Ghost Light, on April 22nd, 2016, which featured the singles “Long Way Out”, and “Good To Be Young” performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – The Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque returned to The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night, which featured pop culture references (including tributes to Star Wars, Orange Is The New Black, Donnie Darko, Clockwork Orange and more), a high energy indie soundtrack and the sexiest choreographed strip tease to make your inner nerd explode … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Toronto’s own Dine Alone Records held their annual Canadian Music Week showcase at The Horseshoe Tavern last night, which featured performances by Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based blues rock band The Sheepdogs, who released their fifth album, Future Nostalgia, on October 2nd, 2015, Halifax-based alt rock/indie rock band Wintersleep, who released their new album, The Great Detachment, … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – The 2016 iHeartRadio Fest took place in Toronto last night, which featured performances by JUNO Award winning indie rock duo Tegan and Sara, who will release their eighth album, Love You to Death, on June 3rd, which was produced by Greg Kurstin (Adele, Sia, Beck, Ellie Goulding), New York City-based alternative rock band X Ambassadors, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Paul Woods – Scottish folk-pop singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt, who released her seventh EP, Modern Love, on February 5th, 2016 via Universal, which followed up her 2014 debut album, Peroxide, which was produced by Nesbitt with Jake Gosling (Paloma Faith, Ed Sheeran, One Direction) and Iain Archer (Example, Snow Patrol, Jake Bugg), and which featured the single “Selfies”, performed at Scala … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – R&B/Pop singer-songwriter Tori Kelly, who released her debut album, Unbreakable Smile, on June 23rd, 2015 via Capitol/Schoolboy, which featured the singles“Nobody Love”, “Should’ve Been Us”, and “Hollow”, and which followed up her 2013 EP, Foreword, performed at the Revival Bar in Toronto on May 4th with Toronto-based R&B artist Jahkoy, and Canadian singer-songwriter Lucas Dipasquale. … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Malaysian indie pop singer-songwriter Yuna, who will release her new album, Chapters, on May 20th, 2016 via The Verve Music Group, which followed up her third studio album and second international album, Nocturnal, which she released in 2013, and which debuted and peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, performed at The Mod Club in … Continue reading