Photos by: Rick Clifford & Justin Roth – Day one of the inaugural Wayhome Music Festival featured performances by iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, Irish indie rock-blues-soul singer-songwriter Hozier, who released his eponymous debut album on September 19th, 2014 via Rubyworks/Island, Baltimore-based synthpop band Future Islands, who released their fourth album, Singles, on March 24th, 2014 via 4AD, mash-up artist Girl … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – San Diego-based reggae-rock band Pepper, who released their newest album, Pepper, in 2013 via Law Records, which follows up their 2008 album, Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night with reggae rock band Rebelution, who released their fourth album, Count Me In, in 2014, which follows up … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – German pop/folk/rock duo Milky Chance, who released their debut album, Sadnecessary, on October 1st, 2013 via Lichtdicht Records, which features the singles “Stolen Dance”, “Down by the River”, and “Flashed Junk Mind”, performed at Edgefest 2015 in Toronto on July 23rd with New York-based alternative rock band X Ambassadors, who released their third EP, The … Continue reading
Photos by: Julian Avram – GRAMMY Award-winning rapper Kanye West, who released his sixth album, Yeezus, on June 18th, 2013 via Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam, headlined the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games closing ceremony at Rogers Centre last night alongside with JUNO Award-winning Toronto-based folk-rocker Serena Ryder, who released her sixth album, Harmony, on November 27th, 2012 via EMI, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Australian pop punk/pop rock/power pop band 5 Seconds Of Summer, who released their self-titled debut album on June 27th, 2014, performed at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on July 25th as part of their ongoing “Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour”.
Photos by: Matthew Thompson – San Francisco-based power pop band Third Eye Blind, who are best known for their ’90s hits “Semi Charmed Life”, and “Never Let You Go”, and who released their fifth album, Dopamine, on June 16th, 2015 via Mega Collider, performed at Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA last night with acoustic rock band Dashboard … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Los Angeles-based indie rock/dream pop band In The Valley Below, who released their debut album, The Belt, on August 25th, 2014, performed at The Garrison in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Julian Avram – Iconic Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page was in Toronto yesterday to stamp (not sign) copies of his autobiography, Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page, at Indigo Bay & Bloor.
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – The fourth and final day of the 2015 Pemberton Music Festival on July 19th featured performances by Los Angeles-based rapper Kendrick Lamar, who released his fourth album, To Pimp a Butterfly, on March 23rd, 2015 via Interscope, EDM supergroup Jack U, which consists of acclaimed DJs Skrillex, and Diplo, Irish indie rock-blues-soul singer-songwriter Hozier, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Juno Award-winning Toronto-based electropop singer-songwriter Lights, who released her third album, Little Machines, on September 19th, 2014 via Warner Bros, which debuted on the Canadian Albums Chart at No. 5, and featured the single “Up We Go”, performed at CIBC Pan Am Park in Toronto last night as part of the Panamania 2015 concert series celebrating … Continue reading