Photos by: Rachael Robins – Indie rock band Fake Shark, who released their newest single “Something Special”, earlier this month, which is the first taste of new music since their 2013 album, Liar, which featured guest appearances by Care Failure of Die Mannequin, Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self Indulgence, Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat, and Henry Rollins, performed at the Smiling Buddha … Continue reading
Photos by: Taylor Ohryn – Sam Beam, who is best known as Iron And Wine, who released a rarities collection titled Archive Series Volume No. 1, on February 24th, 2015 via Black Cricket, and folk-pop singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop, who released her newest album, Undress, on February 17th, 2014, who released a collaborative album titled Love Letter … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth, who released their tenth album, Jomsviking, on March 25th, 2016 via Metal Blade, which was mixed and produced by Andy Sneap (Accept, Saxon, Opeth, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, Exodus, Megadeth), performed at the Commodore Ballroom on May 16th with Swedish death metal band Entombed A.D., who released their second album, Dead Dawn, on February 26th, 2016 … Continue reading
Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Garage rock band Heartless Bastards, who released their fifth album, Restless Ones, on June 16th, 2015 via Partisan Records, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – UK progressive trance band Above and Beyond, who will release their fifth album, Acoustic II, on June 3rd, 2016 via Anjunabeats, which follows up their 2015 album, We Are All We Need, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Pittsburgh-based punk rock band Anti-Flag, who released their ninth album, American Spring, on May 26th, 2015 via Spinefarm Records, which followed up their 2012 album, The General Strike, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto on May 14th with punk rock band Black Lungs, which serves as the side project of Alexisonfire’s guitarist and vocalist, and … Continue reading
Photos by Natahsha Prakash- Punk rock band Violent Femmes, who released their ninth album, We Can Do Anything, on March 4th, 2016 via PIAS America, which is the band’s first studio album since 2000’s Freak Magnet, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night.
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Acclaimed Toronto-based indie rock band Sloan, who released their eleventh album, Commonwealth, on September 9th, 2014 via Murderecords/Yep Roc Records, which followed up their Juno Award-nominated, and Polaris Prize-longlisted 2011 album, The Double Cross, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Zara Luna – Reggae pop band Emblem3, who released their third EP, Waking Up, on February 16th, 2016, which followed up their 2014 EP, Forever Together, and who signed with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco Records and Columbia Records after finishing fourth on the second season of The X Factor USA, but have since been dropped, performed at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis last … Continue reading
Photos by: Carmin Edwards – Art pop singer-songwriter Santigold, who released her third album, 99¢, on February 26th, 2016 via Atlantic, which featured the singles “Can’t Get Enough of Myself”, “Who Be Lovin’ Me”, “Chasing Shadows”, and “Banshee”, performed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver last night.