Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – While Levitation 2016 was canceled due to floods, relief shows took place in and around the downtown Austin, Texas area, including performances by psychedelic rock band The Golden Dawn, psychedelic rock band Drinking Flowers, who released their new album, New Swirled Order, on March 18th, 2016 via Manifesto Records, which followed … Continue reading
Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – The 2016 Indies took place last night at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night during CMW 2016, which featured performances by Halifax-based alt rock/indie rock band Wintersleep, who released their new album, The Great Detachment, on March 4th, 2016 via Dine Alone Records, JUNO Award nominated Toronto-based alt country six-piece The … Continue reading
Photos by: Zara Luna – Death metal band Dying Fetus, who released their newest album, Reign Supreme, on June 19th, 2012 via Relapse, which followed up their 2009 album, Descend Into Depravity, performed at the Cabooze in Minneapolis last night with metalcore band The Acacia Strain, who released their seventh album, Coma Witch, on October 14th, 2014 via Rise, … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Fowler – Heavy metal band Baroness, who released their fourth album, Purple, on December 18th, 2015 via Abraxan Hymns, which is their first album following their involvement in a 2012 bus crash that left nine people injured, and their first album to feature new band members Nick Jost and Sebastian Thompson, performed at The Opera House in … Continue reading
Photos by: Julio de la Torre – Arlington, TX-based a cappella group Pentatonix, who released their self-titled fourth album on October 16th, 2015 via RCA, which followed up their 2014 album, That’s Christmas to Me, performed at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU in San Diego last night.
Photos by: Paul Woods – The third and final day of Desertfest 2016, which took place from April 29-May 1, featured performances by dozens of metal bands including UK doom metal band Electric Wizard, who released their eighth album, Time To Die, on September 29th, 2014, Toronto-based doom metal band Blood Ceremony, Necro Deathmort, and more!
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Austin, Texas-based indie pop singer-songwriter Max Frost, who released his debut EP, Low High Low, in October 2013 via Atlantic, and who has toured with artists such as Fitz and The Tantrums, Gary Clark Jr., performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night during day one of Canadian Music Week (CMW) 2016 with indie … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Synthpop singer-songwriter Lights, who released her fourth album, Midnight Machines, on April 8th, 2016, which includes six acoustic renditions along with two new songs, and which followed up her 2014 album, Little Machines, which featured the singles “Up We Go”, and “Running with the Boys”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Los Angeles-based indie pop/psychedelic singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon, who released her fourth album, Crab Day, on April 15th, 2016 via Drag City, which was produced by Josiah Steinbrick (Danger Mouse, Devendra Banhart, Charlotte Gainsbourg), and Noah Georgsson (Joanna Newsom, The Strokes, Ben Lee) and recorded at Panoramic House, a hilltop mansion in the coastal town of Stinson Beach, California, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern … Continue reading
Photos by: Emily Chin – UK indie rock band The Heavy, who released their fourth album, Hurt and the Merciless, on April 1st, 2016 via Bad Son, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night.