Photos by: Saidy Lopez – Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Nas, who released his newest album, Life Is Good, on July 13th, 2012 via Def Jam, which featured the singles “Nasty”, “The Don”, and “Daughters”, and which followed up his 2010 collaborative album with Damian Marley entitled Distant Relatives, and which features lyrical themes concerning ancestry, poverty, and the plight … Continue reading
Photos by Callie Craig- Oakland-based punk rock band SWMRS, who released their third album, Drive North, on February 16th, 2016 via Uncool/Burger, which serves as the band’s first album to feature bassist Seb Mueller and guitarist Max Becker, who previously played bass, their first independent release, and their first album not to be produced by drummer Joey … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Vans celebrated 50 years of “Off the Wall” with a celebration of music, art, action sports and street culture at a special event at a converted warehouse in Toronto’s Davenport neighbourhood last night, which featured performances by acclaimed alt-rock band Dinosaur Jr, whose performance featured a guest appearance by Fucked Up’s Damien … Continue reading
Photos by: Rossi Ivanova – London, UK-based psychedelic rock band Purson, who will release their second album, Desire’s Magic Theatre, on April 29th via Spinefarm Records, which followed up their 2013 album, The Circle And The Blue Door, and who opened for every date on Ghost’s Black to the Future 2015 tour, performed at the 100 Club in London, UK … Continue reading
Photos by: Will Skaggs – Australian pop/rock singer-songwriter Rick Springfield, who is best known for his 1981 hit “Jesse’s Girl”, which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, and who released his newest album, Rocket Science, on February 19th, 2016 via Frontiers Records, performed at The Pabst Theater in Milwaukee last night as … Continue reading
Photos by: Eric Fefferman – Washington, D.C.-based power pop trio Jukebox the Ghost, who released their newest EP, Thump Sessions, on March 11th, 2016, which contained six acoustic covers of songs on their previous albums, which followed up their 2014 eponymously titled fourth album, which featured the single “The Great Unknown”, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Brooklyn-based indie pop/folk rock/jazz/soul quartet Lake Street Dive, who released their fourth album, Side Pony, on February 19th, 2016 via Nonesuch, which was produced by Dave Cobb (Zac Brown Band, Jason Isbell, Shooter Jennings, Corb Lund), and which followed up their 2014 album, Bad Self Portraits, which was produced by Sam Kassirer … Continue reading
Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Alt-rock singer-songwriter Greg Dulli, who is best known as the frontman for acclaimed rock band The Afghan Whigs, who released their newest album, Do To The Beast, on April 15th, 2014 via Sub Pop, which serves as their first new album in 16 years, following their 1998 album, 1965, which was produced … Continue reading
Photos by: David Scala – Australian synthpop band Bag Raiders, who released their self-titled debut album on October 1st, 2010 via Modular, and who has remixed artists like Cut Copy, The Ting Tings, Banks, ZZZ, Super Mal, K.I.M., Midnight Juggernauts, Muscles, Kid Sister, and Lost Valentinos, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night with Australian … Continue reading
Photos by Josh Moody (@openlatedotorg) – Brian Fallon, who is best known as the frontman for New Jersey-based punk rock band The Gaslight Anthem, and who released his debut solo album, Painkillers, on March 11th, 2016 via Island, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night.