Photos by: Liam Keery – Acclaimed DJ/Producer Steve Aoki, who released his second album, Neon Future I, on September 30th, 2014 via Ultra/Dim Mak, which features the singles “Rage The Night Away”, “Free The Madness”, “Get Me Outta Here”, and “Back To Earth”, brought his “Neon Future Experience” tour to Sound Academy in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Welsh indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen, who released their debut album, The Balcony, on September 14th, 2014 via Island, which featured the singles “Homesick”, “Kathleen”, and “Cocoon”, performed at The Garrison in Toronto last night with San Antonio, TX-based indie pop band Wild Party, who released their debut album, Phantom … Continue reading
Photos by: Derek Robitaille – Despite van troubles and a cancellation by headliners Single Mothers, the show went on with Vancouver-based noise rock band Needs, who are expected to release their a new self-titled album on May 12th via File Under: Music, Hamilton-based garage rock trio The Dirty Nil, who released their new five-song EP, Smite, on February … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – Comedian Adam DeVine, who is best known as a cast member on the hit Comedy Central series Workaholics, and Adam DeVine’s House Party, performed at The Commodore in Vancouver last night with Los Angeles-based comedian Adam Ray, who has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Chelsea Lately, and comedian Dino Archie, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Raymond Ahner (@photoray) – New York-based alt rock quintet Taking Back Sunday, who released their sixth album, Happiness Is, on March 18th, 2014 via Hopeless Records, which was co-produced by Mike Sapone (Brand New, Straylight Run), and which featured the singles “Flicker, Fade”, and “Stood a Chance”, performed at The Warfield in San Francisco on March … Continue reading
Photos by: Derek Robitaille – Singer/actress Leighton Meester, who released her debut album, Heartstrings, on October 28th, 2014 via Hotly Wanting, performed at The Rio Theatre in Vancouver last night in support of the album.
Photos by: Jon Wishart – Burlington-based post-hardcore band Silverstein, who will release their eighth album, I Am Alive In Everything I Touch, on May 15th, 2015 via Rise Records/New Damage Records, which features the single “A Midwestern State of Emergency”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Australian post-hardcore band Hands Like Houses, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Malcolm Cook – Juno Award-winning Vancouver-based indie folk-rock singer-songwriter Dan Mangan, who released his fourth album, Club Meds, on January 13th, 2015 via Arts & Crafts, which features the singles “Vessels”, and “Mouthpiece”, and which is the first album to be released under the moniker Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Julio de la Torre – UK synthpop singer-songwriter Kindess, who released his second album, Otherness, on October 14th, 2014 via Female Energy Records, which featured collaborations with Kelela, Robyn and Dev Hynes, performed at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana, CA on February 27th with New Orleans-based hip-hop artist Pell, who released his newest album, Floating While Dreaming, … Continue reading
Photos by: Raymond Ahner (@photoray) – San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival, which is in its 22nd year, featured acoustic performances by Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World, who released their eighth album, Damage, on June 11th, 2013 via RCA/Dine Alone, which featured the singles “I Will Steal You Back”, and “Damage”, Joey Vannucchi of folk-rock band From Indian … Continue reading