Photos by: Julio de la Torre – Long Beach, CA-based indie rock band Cold War Kids, who released their fifth album, Hold My Home, on October 21st, 2014 via Downtown Records, which was co-produced by Lars Stalfors (The Mars Volta, Funeral Party, Matt and Kim), and features Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer, who is now a permanent member, performed … Continue reading
Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Irish folk rock singer-songwriter Damien Rice, who released his third album, and his first album since 2006’s 9, My Favourite Faded Fantasy, on October 31st, 2014 via Damien Rice Music/Vector Recordings/Warner Bros., which features the singles “I Don’t Want To Change You”, “The Greatest Bastard”, and the title track, performed at The … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – UK soul/alternative rock/electronic artist Alex Clare, who released his second album, Three Hearts, on August 11th, 2014 via Island Records, performed at The Opera House in Toronto on November 16th.
Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – The second annual Gentlemen’s Expo once again took over the Metro Toronto Convention Centre over the weekend and featured all of the booze, clothes, gadgets, and more, that make up the modern gentleman. From “The Sports Zone”, that featured interactive games and a sports-themed “man cave”, to the 102.1 The … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Canadian EDM DJ/Producer Ryan Hemsworth, who released his second LP, Alone for the First Time, on November 4th, 2014, via Last Gang Records, which was released on the heels of his JUNO Award-winning debut album, Guilt Trips, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with Canadian electronic/hip-hop/instrumental artist Tennyson, Toronto-based DJ/Producer Harrison, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Country music artist Eric Church, who released his fourth album, The Outsiders, on February 11th, 2014 via EMI Nashville, which was produced by Jay Joyce (The Wallflowers, Cage The Elephant, Patty Griffin), performed at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa last night as part of his “Outsiders World Tour” with … Continue reading
Photos by: Karan Vyas – Dutch EDM DJ/Producer Sander van Doorn, who released his second album, Eleve11, on September 19th, 2011 via Ultra/Spinnin’/DOORN Records, performed at The Guvernment in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Vancouver-based indie rock quintet Mother Mother, who released their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing, on November 4th, 2014 via Island Records/Universal Music Canada, performed the first of two shows at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with all-female Toronto-based indie rock quartet The Beaches, who released their second EP, Heights, … Continue reading
Photos by: Matt Klopot – Grammy Award-nominated hip-hop artist TI, who released his ninth album, Paperwork, on October 21st, 2014 via Columbia/Grand Hustle, which spawned three singles including, “About the Money”, and “No Mediocre”, and featured an array of guest appearances including, Chris Brown, Iggy Azalea, Rick Ross, Usher, and Pharrell Williams, performed at Kool Haus in Toronto last night in support of … Continue reading
Photos by: Julio de la Torre – Texas-based folk rock duo The Oh Hellos, who released their first full-length album, Through the Deep Dark Valley, on October 30th, 2012, which is best described as a “self-contained concept album” and “for best results should be listened to in its entirety, in chronological order, in one sitting”, performed at the Troubadour … Continue reading