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
Photos by: Amy Buck – Montreal-based psychedelic rock band Suuns, who released their second 2013 Polaris Music Prize longlisted album, Images Du Futur, on March 5th, 2013 via Secretly Canadian, which featured the songs “Edie’s Dream”, and “2020″, performed at The Garrison in Toronto last night with Chicago-based altrock band Disappears, who released their fourth album, Era, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystyn Bristol – The second and final day of the inaugural US edition of the Air and Style festival at the Rose Bowl stadium in Los Angeles on February 22nd, featured performances by acclaimed DJ/Producer Steve Aoki, who released his second album, Neon Future I, on September 30th, 2014 via Ultra/Dim Mak, which features … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystyn Bristol – The inaugural US edition of the Air and Style festival, which blends live music, action sports, art, and culture, kicked off at the Rose Bowl stadium in Los Angeles on February 21st, with a line-up that featured hometown rapper Kendrick Lamar, who released his second album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, on October … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Grammy-nominated and Juno award-winning Canadian hard rock band Nickelback, who released their eighth album, No Fixed Address, on November 14th, 2014 via Republic Records, which spawned the singles “Edge of a Revolution”, “What Are You Waiting For?”, “Million Miles an Hour”, and “Miss You”, performed at the Air Canada Centre in … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – South African alternative rock/kwaito band Kongos, who released their second album, Lunatic, on December 28th, 2012, with a re-release on February 25th, 2014, which features the singles “I’m Only Joking”, “Come With Me Now”, and “I Want to Know”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based indie pop … Continue reading