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
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Acclaimed Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren, who released his sixth album, Embrace, on October 29th, 2015 via Armada, which features Cosmic Gate, Gavin DeGraw, Hardwell, Eric Vloeimans and Mr. Probz, and which followed up his 2013 album, Intense, performed at the Enercare Centre in Toronto last night with trance DJ/Producer Andrew Rayel, trance DJ/Producer Orjan Nilsen, and UK trance … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Winnipeg-based alt rock band The Watchmen, who are best known for their string of successful mid-to-late-1990s albums including: McLaren Furnace Room, Silent Radar, and Silent Radar, and whose newest album is 2001’s Slomotion, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Toronto-based band East of Avenue, who released their self-titled debut EP on August 28th, 2015 … Continue reading
Photos by: Kate Scott – Groove metal band Lamb of God, who released their eighth album, VII: Sturm und Drang, on July 24th, 2015 via Epic/Nuclear Blast, which serves as the first album after lead vocalist Randy Blythe’s manslaughter case, and which followed up their 2012 album Resolution, performed at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago last night with acclaimed … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – Country music singer-songwriter Corb Lund, who released his ninth album, Things That Can’t Be Undone, on October 9th, 2015 via New West, which was produced by Dave Cobb (Shooter Jennings, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton), performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on January 29th.
Photos by: Mashal Khan – Toronto-based indie noise rock band Greys, who released their debut album, If Anything, on June 17th, 2014, an who released their newest EP, Repulsion, on October 30th, 2015 via Buzz Records, performed at the Smiling Buddha in Toronto last night as part of the two-night concert series celebrating the 1.5 year … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Fowler – Toronto-based singer-songwriter Jordan B. Wright, who has played with various bands on recordings, tours and festivals including Midem in Cannes, Canadian Music Week, NXNE, Hillside Music Festival, Pan Am Games Closing at Nathan Phillips Square, celebrated the release of the new album, Everything Blue, which features talent such as Morgan Doctor (Andy Kim, Chantel … Continue reading
Photos by: Coen Rees – New York City-based “pop cock rock” band Mother Feather, who signed to Metal Blade Records in 2015, and whose debut album is currently being completed for an early 2016, performed at Knitting Factory Brooklyn in Brooklyn last night with New York City-based pop/R&B/soul singer-songwriter Denny Love, New York City-based soul group Douglas and … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Texas-based synthpop band Neon Indian, who released their third album, VEGA INTL. Night School, on October 16th, 2015 via Mom + Pop, which followed up their 2013 EP, Errata Anex, which is an anagram of Era Extraña, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with New York-based synthpop singer-songwriter Computer Magic, who released her … Continue reading
Photos by: Janine Van Oostrom – Denmark-based dance-rock band New Politics, who released their third album, Vikings, on August 14th, 2015 via DCD2/Warner Bros. Records, performed at the Marina Jeep Arena in Rochester, New York on January 29th with Indie pop band Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, who released their self-titled debut album on October 14th, 2014, hunder Bay, ON-based indie pop … Continue reading