Photos by: Roy Cohen – Baltimore-based electronic artist Dan Deacon, who released his self-produced fourth album, Gliss Riffer, on February 24th, 2015 via Domino, which follows up his 2012 album, America, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Brooklyn-based psych-dance band Prince Rama, who released their newest album, Top Ten Hits of the … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Alternative Rock/Britpop singer-songwriter Gerard Way, who is best known as the former lead singer of acclaimed pop-punk band My Chemical Romance (who broke up in 2013), and who released his debut solo album, Hesitant Alien, on September 29th, 2014, which featured the singles “No Shows”, and “Millions”, performed at The Danforth … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – While Austin, Texas’ Austin Psych Fest: Levitation is over, here’s our collection of everything from candid portraits of your favourite artists (including: Sean Lennon of The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, METZ, and ZZZ’s), to mesmerizing festival fashion.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The third and final day of Austin Psych Fest: Levitation in Austin, Texas featured performances by Grammy Award-winning experimental rock band The Flaming Lips, who released their fourteenth album, With a Little Help from My Fwends, which serves as a track-for-track tribute to The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, on October 28th, 2014 via Warner … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Prince isn’t the kind of guy to toy with your emotions. Not this time, anyway. After last fall’s heartbreaking Massey Hall ordeal where dozens of fans lined up outside the venue for a concert that never happened, the purple one made good by announcing two shows in one night at the Sony Centre. Prince’s … Continue reading
Photos by: Roy Cohen – Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala, who will release their third album, Currents, on July 17th, which features the singles “Let It Happen”, “‘Cause I’m a Man”, “Disciples”, and “Eventually”, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based indie pop band Mini Mansions, who released their second album, The … Continue reading
Photos by: Roy Cohen – The 2015 season of Electric Island kicked off on Toronto Island yesterday with DJ sets by Tuskegee, Steve Lawler, Pan-Pot, and more! Be sure not to miss the remaining Electric Island events on July 1st, August 3rd, and September 7th!
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Day three of Austin Psych Fest: Levitation in Austin, Texas featured performances by Tucson, Arizona-based experimental rock band The Myrrors, who released their newest album, Arena Negra, on March 24th, 2015 via Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records, New York City-based avant-garde band The Ghost of the Saber Tooth Tiger, which features Sean Lennon … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Brooklyn-based indie dance duo Matt and Kim, who released their fifth album, New Glow, on April 7th, 2015 via Fader Label, which follows up their fourth album, Lightning, (out October 2nd, 2012), performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with San Francisco-based rock band Waters, who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Day two of Austin Psych Fest: Levitation in Austin, Texas featured performances by Scottish alt-rock band Primal Scream, who released their tenth album, More Light, on May 13th, 2013 via Ignition Records, which spawned the singles “2013”, “It’s Alright, It’s OK”, and “Invisible City”, Olympia, Washington-based experimental rock band Earth, Los Angeles-based … Continue reading