Photos by: Kari Terzino – Reaction NYE 2015 took place at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Chicago from December 30-31, and featured performances by Scottish electronic band CHVRCHES, who released their second album, Every Open Eye, on September 25th, 2015 via Virgin/Glassnote, which follows up their debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, out September 20th, 2013 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Joshua Mellin (@extinctionblues) – Chicago-based indie rock band The Hush Sound, who released a two-song EP called Forty Five, on August 26th, 2013, which serves as their first new music since their 2008 LP, Goodbye Blues, performed a hometown show at Thalia Hall in Chicago last night.
Photos by: Brandon Newfield & Liam Keery – The 2015 Solaris Winter Music Festival took place at the Enercare Center in Toronto from December 26-27, and featured performances by ex-Swedish House Mafia member Steve Angello, acclaimed electro house DJ/Producer Hardwell, Oliver Heldens, Carnage, Borgeous, Fedde Le Grand, Kill The Buzz, Wiwek, Manzone and Strong, and Mark Oliver!
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – The Contact Winter Music Festival took place at BC Place in Vancouver from December 26-27, and featured performances by Above and Beyond, Hardwell, Steve Angello, DJ Snake, Oliver Heldens, Wiwek, Vanic, and more!
Photos by: Saidy Lopez – New York City-based hip-hop artist Joey Badass, who released his debut album, B4.Da.$$, on January 20th, 2015 via Cinematic Music Group, which spawned seven singles including “Big Dusty”, “Christ Conscious”, “No. 99”, “Curry Chicken”, “On & On”, and “Teach Me”, performed at the Playstation Theater in New York City on December 22nd with … Continue reading
Photos by: Dan Fischer – Progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra, who released their sixth album, Letters From The Labyrinth, on November 13th, 2015 via Republic, brought their “Ghosts of Christmas Eve” show to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Burlington-based post-hardcore band Silverstein, who released their eighth album, I Am Alive In Everything I Touch, on May 15th, 2015 via Rise Records/New Damage Records, which features the single “A Midwestern State of Emergency”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night as part of the Stay Warm Festival with Toronto-based hardcore … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Pittsburgh-based hip-hop artist Mac Miller, who released his third album, GO:OD AM, on September 18th, 2015 via Warner Bros., which featured guest appearances from Ab-Soul, Lil B, Miguel, Chief Keefand Little Dragon, and which followed up his 2013 album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Atlanta-based hip-hop duo EarthGang, who released their fourth … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Toronto-based EDM duo Zeds Dead, who released a remixed version of their 2014 album, Somewhere Else, on May 12th, 2015 via Mad Decent, which follows up their 2013 album, Hot Sauce, performed the second of two shows at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Niagara Falls-based EDM DJ/Producer … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Toronto-based garage rock/punk band The OBGMs, who released their self-titled debut full-length album on September 12th, 2014, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie rock band Stuck On Planet Earth, who released a pair of new singles this year including “We’d Kill The World”, and “Use Me”, and … Continue reading