Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) & Justin Roth – The second and final day of Field Trip 2015 at Fort York in Toronto featured performances by Kentucky-based southern rock band My Morning Jacket, who released their seventh album, The Waterfall, on May 4th, 2015 via ATO, Los Angeles-based R&B duo Rhye, who released their debut album, Woman, on March … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) & Justin Roth – Day one of Field Trip 2015 at Fort York in Toronto featured performances by Alabama-based blues rock band Alabama Shakes, who released their second album, Sound & Color, on April 21st, 2015 via ATO, Edmonton-based synthpop band Purity Ring, who released their second album, Another Eternity, on February 27th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Anna Matthews – Massachusetts-based indie rock band Speedy Ortiz, who released their new album, Foil Dear, on April 21st, 2015 via Carpark Records, which follows up their Real Hair EP and 2013’s Major Arcana, which was produced by Justin Pizzoferrato (Pixies, J Mascis, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth), performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on June 5th.
Photos by: Matt Klopot – Country-rock singer-songwriter Darius Rucker, who released his fifth album, Southern Style, on March 31st, 2015 via Capitol Nashville, which spawned the singles “Homegrown Honey”, and “Southern Style”, and which was produced by Frank Rogers (Brad Paisley), and Keith Stegal (Zac Brown Band), performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Dallas, TX-based psychobilly trio The Reverend Horton Heat, who released their self-produced eleventh album, Rev, on January 21st via Victory Records, which follows up their 2009 tenth album, Laughin’ & Cryin’ with the Reverend Horton Heat, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Montreal-based psychobilly band The Brains, and Danish-American psychobilly band … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – UK hard rock duo Royal Blood, who released their self-titled debut album on August 22nd, 2014 via Warner Bros., which spawned the singles “Out of the Black”, “Little Monster”, “Come On Over”, “Figure It Out”, and “Ten Tonne Skeleton”, and who are confirmed to support Foo Fighters on select North American Dates in July and August, … Continue reading
Photos by: Daniel Hager – UK indie rock band Palma Violets, who released their second album, Danger in the Club, on May 4th, 2015 via Rough Trade, which follows up their 2013 debut album, 180, performed at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle, WA last night with New York City-based post-punk band Public Access TV, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Lindsay Duncan – Arizona-based americana/indie rock band Calexico, who released their eighth album, Edge of the Sun, on April 13th, 2015 via Anti Records, which follows up their 2012 album, Algiers, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night in support of the album with Guatemalan blues/jazz/soul/R&B singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno, who released her newest album, Postales, … Continue reading
Photos by: Roy Cohen – Swedish synthpop band Little Dragon, who released their fourth album, Nabuma Rubberband, on May 9th, 2014 via Because, which spawned the singles “Klapp Klapp”, “Paris”, “Let Go”, and “Pink Cloud”, and which follows up their 2011 album, Ritual Union, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with DJ The Whooligan. … Continue reading
Photos by: Joshua Mellin (@extinctionblues) – Acclaimed Toronto-based rapper Drake, who released his fourth album, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, on February 13th, 2015 via Cash Money, performed at the United Center in Chicago on May 29th as part of his ongoing “Jungle Tour”.