Photos by: Amy Ray – Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie, who released their sixth album, Origins, on August 1st, 2014 via Nuclear Blast, which followed up their 2012 album, Helvetios, performed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on September 22nd with Montreal-based extreme metal band The Agonist, who released their fourth album, Eye Of Providence, on February … Continue reading
By: Ronnie Livias | Photos by: Krystyn Bristol, C Flanigan, & Christopher Victorio – The name Kaaboo bears a good vibration, as did experiencing the first steps onto the grounds of the first ever Kaaboo Festival in Del Mar, CA. With powerhouse names like Snoop Dogg, Foster The People, Sheryl Crow and No Doubt, Kaaboo was surely set to have a euphoric first day of operation. In addition … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Los Angeles-based hard rock/heavy metal artist Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, who released his third solo album, World On Fire, on September 16th, 2014 via Roadrunner, and who is best known as the ex-guitarist for Grammy-nominated hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, performed at the Sound Academy in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Alabama-based blues rock band Alabama Shakes, who released their second album, Sound & Color, on April 21st, 2015 via ATO, which followed up their 2012 debut album, Boys & Girls, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie rock quintet July Talk, who released their self-titled debut … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri, Dale Benvenuto, & Rick Clifford – Riot Fest once again took over Toronto’s Downsview Park last weekend and our photographers were there all weekend. Check out some of our canadid portraits of some of the performing artists including Frank Turner, Bleachers, Eagles Of Death Metal, Courage My Love, and more!
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day two of Rifflandia 2015 in Victoria B.C., on September 18th featured performances by Hamilton-based alt rock band Arkells, who released their third album, High Noon, on August 5th, 2014 via Universal Music Canada/Dine Alone Records, Montreal-based indie rock band The Dears, Juno-winning, Polaris Music Prize-nominated electronic group A Tribe Called Red, who released … Continue reading
Review by: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing | Photos by: Mark Horton – Wilco’s a band that doesn’t sit still. The Chicago-based rock/country/alternative country band have been kicking it since 1994 and haven’t slowed down. And with an incredible set to close out Ottawa’s CityFolk festival Sunday night, it’s clear Jeff Tweedy and his team aren’t willing to rest, or rest … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – The third and final day of TURF 2015 in Toronto featured performances by iconic alt rock band Pixies, who released their fifth album, Indie Cindy, on April 19th, 2014, an Francisco-based alt rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, who released their self-produced seventh album, Specter at the Feast, on March 18th, 2013 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Blues rock singer-songwriter ZZ Ward, who released her second album, This Means War, on June 30th, 2015 via Hollywood, which followed up her 2012 debut album, Til The Casket Drops, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with San Diego-based indie pop band The Young Wild, and pop-rock singer-songwriter Marc … Continue reading
Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – Montreal-based art rock trio Braids, who released their third album, Deep In The Iris, on April 27th, 2015, which scored a short-list nomination for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, and which followed up their 2013 album Flourish // Perish, (out August 20th, 2013 via Arbutus Records/Full Time Hobby/Flemish Eye), performed at Lee’s Palace … Continue reading