Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Day one of the 2015 Wolfe Island Music Festival featured performances by Toronto-based alt-country-folk-bluegrass trio Elliott Brood, who released their newest album, Work and Love, on October 21st, 2014 via Paper Bag Records, which served as their first full-length since 2011’s Days Into Years, Juno-nominated alt rock-country singer-songwriter Daniel Romano, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day two of the 2015 Squamish Music Festival featured performances by UK pop/soul/R&B singer-songwriter Sam Smith, who released his debut album, In The Lonely Hour, on May 26th, 2014, Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist Schoolboy Q, who released his third album, Oxymoron, on February 25th, 2014 via Top Dawg/Interscope, Chicago-based rapper Chance The … Continue reading
Photos by: Claudia Kielb – Toronto-based grime/hip-hop/trap trio Keys N Krates, who released a new music video for “Save Me”, which became the world’s first location-based music video, and who released their newest EP, Every Nite, last year, threw a birthday-themed party at Sunnyside Pavilion in Toronto on August 9th with Toronto-based EDM duo Thugli, and Toronto-based DJ/Producer and Hip-Hop/Future … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Grammy-nominated funk/R&B singer-songwriter Janelle Monae, who released her second album, The Electric Lady, on September 6th, 2013, performed at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on August 9th as part of the Panamania 2015 concert series celebrating the 2015 Pan Am Games.
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day one of the 2015 Squamish Music Festival featured performances by Victoria, B.C-based indie rock band Current Swell, who released their fourth album, Ulysses, on May 6th, 2014, which was produced by Nathan Sabatino (Dr. Dog, White Rabbits) at Vancouver’s Greenhouse Studios, and Vancouver-based EDM duo The Funk Hunters. … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Day one of Boots and Hearts 2015 featured performances by country rock band The Road Hammers, who released their third album, Wheels, on June 3rd, 2014 via Open Road, Nashville-based country rock band Blackjack Billy, who released their debut album, Rebel Child, on September 19th, 2014, Nashville-based country rock band Old Dominion, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda Cain – Malibu, CA-based hip-hop artist Shwayze, who released his newest album, King Of The Summer, on July 17th, 2015, which follows up his last album, Shwayze Summer, out July 13th, 2013, performed at The Magic Bag in Ferndale, Michigan on August 7th with Detroit-based hip-hop group Cold English, who released their newest album, One Band. … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – EDM DJ/Producer and member of The xx, Jamie XX, who released his debut album, In Colour, on May 29th, 2015, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on August 6th.
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Iconic punk rock band NOFX, who released their newest album, Self Entitled, on September 11th, 2012 via Fat Wreck Chords, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto on August 6th as part of their ongoing “Fat Wrecked for 25 Years” tour with punk rock band Lagwagon, who released their eighth album, Hang, on October … Continue reading
Photos by: Ishkhan Ghazarian – Toronto-based all-female Weezer cover band (namely The Blue Album and Pinkerton), Sheezer, which consists of Robin Hatch, Alysha Haugen, Laura Barrett and Dana Snell, performed a farewell show at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on August 6th with Toronto-based psych-prog-pop band Bart, which features members of The Elwins, Hooded Fang, and Biblical. … Continue reading