Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Toronto-based hip-hop artist Jazz Cartier, who released his debut album, Marauding in Paradise, on April 15th, 2015, which received a long-list nomination for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Canadian punk rock band Propagandhi, who released their newest album, Failed States, on September 4th, 2012 via Epitaph, which followed up their 2009 album, Supporting Caste, which served as the first Propagandhi album with second guitarist David “The Beaver” Guillas and the first not released on former longtime label Fat Wreck Chords, performed … Continue reading
Photos by: Saidy Lopez – Acclaimed alt-rock band Wilco, who released their ninth album, Star Wars, on July 16th, 2015 in the form of a free download at wilcoworld.net, which followed up their Grammy-nominated 2011 album, The Whole Love, performed at the Capital Theatre in Port Chester, New York on February 3rd with Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Steve Gunn, who was … Continue reading
Photos by: Julian Bibb – Hip-hop artist Daye Jack, who released his newest EP, Soul Glitch, on June 29th, 2015, performed at The Shelter in Detroit, Michigan last night.
Photos by: Meghan Lee – California-based indie rock quintet The Neighbourhood, who will release their second album, Wiped Out!, October 30th, 2015, which follows up their debut album, I Love You, out April 23rd, 2013 via Columbia, which spawned four singles including, “Sweater Weather”, “Let It Go” and “Afraid”, performed at The Marquee in Tempe, … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Seattle-based indie folk band Hey Marseilles, who will release their new self-titled album on February 5th via Shanachie Ent. Corp, which will follow up their 2013 album, Lines We Trace, performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with Minneapolis-based indie rock band Bad Bad Hats, who released their newest album, Psychic Reader, … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Brooklyn-based indie pop band Wet, who released their debut album, Don’t You, on January 29th, 2016 via Columbia, which followed up their 2014 self-titled debut EP, performed at The Garrison in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Caitlin Molton – Irish indie rock-blues-soul singer-songwriter Hozier, who released his eponymous debut album on September 19th, 2014 via Rubyworks/Island, which featured the singles “Take Me To Church”, “From Eden”, “Sedated”, “Work Song”, and “Someone New”, performed at the O2 Academy Birmingham in Birmingham, UK last night.
Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – The JUNO Awards held a press conference at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto this morning to announce its 2016 nominees; the winners being announced during the JUNO Awards ceremony in Calgary on April 3rd. Several 2016 nominees including Young Empires, The Elwins, The Sheepdogs, Diemonds, and Whitehorse appeared at the event, and Toronto-based singer-songwriter Scott … Continue reading
Photos by: Carmin Edwards – Hamilton-based alt rock band Arkells, who released their third album, High Noon, on August 5th, 2014 via Universal Music Canada/Dine Alone Records, which received a long-list nomination for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, and which followed up their JUNO Award-nominated 2012 album, Michigan Left, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night … Continue reading