Photos by: Katrina Lat – UK folk-punk singer-songwriter Frank Turner, who released his sixth album, Positive Songs for Negative People, on August 7th, 2015 via Xtra Mile, which featured the singles “The Next Storm”, and “Josephine”, and which followed up his 2013 album, Tape Deck Heart, which was produced by Rich Costey (Sigur Rós, Muse, Nine Inch Nails, The Mars … Continue reading
Photos by: Raymond Ahner (@photoray) – Huntington Beach, CA-based ska punk band Reel Big Fish, who released a Christmas-themed EP called Happy Skalidays on December 12th, 2014, which followed up their 2012 album, Candy Coated Fury, which featured guest vocals from Coolie Ranx, Brian Klemm, Julie Stoyer, and members of Sonic Boom Six, performed at The Fillmore in San Francisco on … Continue reading
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Los Angeles-based indie pop duo Best Coast, who released their third album, California Nights, on May 1st, 2015 via Harvest, which followed up their 2012 album, The Only Place, which was produced by Jon Brion (Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Kanye West), performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with San Diego-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Punk rock band The Queers, who released their newest live album, Ole Maestro, in May 2013, which followed up their 2011 split seven inch with Killtime entitled Alive, their eleventh album, Back to the Basement, out November 16th, 2010 via Asian Man Records, and their 2007 album, Munki Brain, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – New York-based indie pop singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez, who released her debut album, Cry Baby, on August 14th, 2015 via Atlantic, which featured the singles “Soap”, “Pity Party”, and which followed up her debut EP, Dollhouse, out May 19th, 2014 via Atlantic, performed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver last night.
Photos by: Jennifer Boris – Country music singer-songwriter Blake Shelton, who released his ninth album, Bringing Back The Sunshine, on September 30th, 2014 via Warner Bros. Nashville, which was produced by Scott Hendricks (Restless Heart, Brooks & Dunn, Trace Adkins Faith Hill), performed at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit last night with country music singer-songwriter Chris Janson, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Raymond Ahner (@photoray) – The “A Tribute to Green Day’s Dookie” event took place at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA last night, which featured an appearance by Grammy-winning pop-punk band Green Day, along with local bands from different genres covering one song each from Green Day’s classic album Dookie. Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf also presented a proclamation to Green Day and … Continue reading
Photos by: Dan Fischer – Toronto-based indie pop singer-songwriter DCF, who released his newest song “Put Your Name On It”, which was co-produced by Nathaniel Motte (3Oh!3) and Derek Hoffman (Fox Sounds Studios), performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night with Montreal-Based electronic R&B/Hip-Hop duo Heartstreets, whose unreleased song “Head Down High” was used in the popular french-canadian show … Continue reading
Photos by: Sam Ungemach– Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, who released their eighth album, Signed and Sealed in Blood, on January 8th, 2013, which featured the singles “Rose Tattoo”, “The Season’s Upon Us”, “The Boys Are Back”, and “Out of Our Heads”, performed at the Mythlive Event Center in St. Paul, MN last night as part of their ongoing “20 Year Anniversary Tour” … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Toronto-based folk singer-songwriter Basia Bulat, who released her fourth album, Good Advice, on February 12th, 2016 via Secret City Records, which was produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and which followed up her Juno Award, and Polaris Prize-nominated album, Tall Tall Shadow, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with Montreal-based … Continue reading