Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Hard rock singer-songwriter Grace Potter, who will release her debut solo album, Midnight, on August 14th via Hollywood, which follows up Grace Potter and the Nocturnals’ 2012 album, The Lion The Beast The Beat, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Theo Rallis – French synthpop singer-songwriter Christine and the Queens, who released her new EP, Saint Claude, on April 14th, 2015 via Because Records, which follows up her 2014 debut album, Chaleur humaine, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Justin Roth – Philadelphia-based indie pop-rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who released their fourth album, Only Run, on June 3rd, 2014, which features the single, “Coming Down”, which includes vocals from The National’s Matt Berninger, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on July 29th.
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Acclaimed alt-rock band Incubus, who released a four-track EP called Trust Fall (Side A) on May 12th, 2015, which follows up their seventh album, If Not Now, When?, (out July 12th, 2011), performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night as part of Edgefest 2015 with Grammy-winning metal band Deftones, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Jon Wishart – Pop-punk band Motion City Soundtrack, who will release their sixth album, Panic Stations, on September 18th, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with indie rock/emo band Sorority Noise, who released their new album, Joy, Departed, on June 16th, 2015, as part of their ongoing 10th anniversary tour for their 2005 album, … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford & Justin Roth – The third and final day of the inaugural Wayhome 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, Australian indie pop singer-songwriter Vance Joy, who released his debut album, Dream Your Life Away, on September 5th, 2014 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – UK folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling, who released her fifth album, Short Movie, on March 23rd, 2015, which follows up her 2013 album, Once I Was An Eagle, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Anna Matthews – Seattle-based indie rock band Hibou, who released their newest EP, Dunes, on June 13th, 2013, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on July 26th.
Photos by: Rick Clifford & Justin Roth – Day two of the inaugural Wayhome Music Festival featured performances by Los Angeles-based rapper Kendrick Lamar, who released his fourth album, To Pimp a Butterfly, on March 23rd, 2015 via Interscope, acclaimed indie rock band Modest Mouse, who released their sixth album, Strangers to Ourselves, on March 17th, 2015 via Epic, which … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Amid the 35k+ crowd, food vendors, and music at the Wayhome Music Festival this past weekend, we nestled into the background and brought some bands with us, including: Atlanta-based indie rock quintet Manchester Orchestra, who released their fourth album, Cope, on April 1st, 2014 via Loma Vista Recordings/Favourite Gentlemen, which spawned the … Continue reading