Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Long Beach, CA-based hard rock band Rival Sons, who released their fourth album, Great Western Valkyrie, on June 6th, 2014 via Earache, which featured the singles “Electric Man”, “Good Things”, and “Open Your Eyes”, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night as part of CMW 2015 with Australian … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – UK pop/R&B singer-songwriter Jessie J, who released her third album, Sweet Talker, on October 10th, 2014 via Lava/Republic, which spawned the singles “Bang Bang”, “Burnin’ Up”, and “Masterpiece”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night as part of her ongoing “Sweet Talker Tour”.
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Chicago-based punk rock band The Orwells, who released their second album, Disgraceland, on June 3rd, 2014 via Canvasback/Atlantic, which includes tracks produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, Chris Coady (Beach House, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grizzly Bear), and Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys), performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night as … Continue reading
Photos by: Jon Wishart – Australian folk/rock/reggae singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd, who released his eighth album, Nanna, on March 17th, 2015, which features a diverse group of musicians from Australia, South Africa, Samoa, Germany, Ireland and Papua New Guinea, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night as part of CMW 2015 with Los Angeles-based indie rock … Continue reading
Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Juno Award-nominated indie rock-ska-folk band Walk Off The Earth, who will release their new album, Sing It All Away, on June 16th, which follows up their third album, R.E.V.O., performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night as part of CMW 2015 with Toronto-based singer-songwriter Scott Helman, who released his … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based indie pop band Midnight Vesta performed at The Dakota Tavern in Toronto last night as part of CMW 2015 with Toronto-based folk singer-songwriter Owen Davies, who is expected to release his new album, Mystic, this fall, and Toronto-based folk-rock singer-songwriter Whale Eye, who released his debut EP, The Good Die … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based folk/canadiana quartet Birds of Bellwoods, who released their new EP, Livewires, on December 2nd, 2014, performed an intimate impromptu acoustic set at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto last night during CMW 2015.
Photos by: Amy Buck – Juno Award-winning R&B-Soul-Reggae singer-songwriter Jully Black, who is expected to release her newest album, Jully Black The LP, sometime this year, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night as part of CMW 2015.
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – If you’re a fan of classic metal, flailing guitar solos, airy vocals, and bum-length stringy hairstyles, then Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre was the place to be on May 3rd. Metal artisans, Kamelot, and DragonForce stormed through the venue, and they blew the roof off. DragonForce enjoyed a moment in the spotlight after the release of their jaw-dropping song … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda Cain – Norwegian hip-hop/R&B singing/songwriting duo Nico and Vinz, who released their second album, Black Star Elephant, on September 16th, 2014 via Warner Bros., which follows up their 2012 album, The Magic Soup and the Bittersweet Faces, performed at House of Blues Anaheim last night with rock/pop singer-songwriter Jason French, who is best known for … Continue reading