Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – English psychedelic rock quartet Temples, who released their debut album, Sun Structures, on February 5th, 2014 via Heavenly Recordings, which featured the single “Shelter Song”, and who have been called “the best new band in the UK” by both Noel Gallagher and Johnny Marr, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystyn Bristol – UK indie rock band Alt-J (∆), who released their second album, This Is All Yours, on September 22nd, 2014 via Infectious, which produced the singles “Hunger of the Pine”, “Left Hand Free”, and “Every Other Freckle”, and was produced by Mercury Prize-winning producer Charlie Andrew (Madness, Matt Corby, Nick Mulvey, Rae Morris).
Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – JUNO Award-nominated French Canadian folk-soul singer-songwriter Bobby Bazini, who released his second album, Where I Belong, on May 27th, 2014 via Universal, performed at The Rivoli in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based folk-pop singer-songwriter Lily Kershaw, who released her debut album, Midnight In The Garden, on September 24th, 2013 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – St. Catharines-based folk-rock band City and Colour, who released their fourth album, The Hurry and the Harm, on June 4th, 2013 via Dine Alone Records played a hometown show (and the first show ever) at the brand new Meridian Centre with Joel Plaskett, who released his fifth album, Scrappy Happiness, on March 27th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – Pop singer Demi Lovato, who released her fourth album, Demi, on May 10th, 2013 via Hollywood, which produced the singles “Heart Attack”, “Made in the USA”, “Neon Lights”, and “Really Don’t Care”, performed at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton as part of her ongoing “Demi World Tour” with Christina Perri, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Ferenc Cabarle – Scottish indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks, who released their third album, Unravelling, on October 6th, 2014 via FatCat Records, which serves as the the follow-up to their 2011 album In the Pit of the Stomach, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Scottish indie rock band The … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Not many bands can pull off what Big Wreck have managed and that’s go on hiatus under a different name for more than a decade and return as if nothing has changed. They’re currently touring for their latest album, Ghosts, which has now doubled their deuce of albums from the … Continue reading
Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Florida-based ska-punk band Less Than Jake, who released their eighth album, See the Light, on November 12th, 2013 via Fat Wreck Chords, which was produced by the band’s bassist and vocalist Roger Lima, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with Boston-based ska punk band Big D and the … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Australian indie folk-rock band Boy and Bear, who released their second album, Harlequin Dream, on August 16th, 2013 via Universal, which was produced by Wayne Connolly (Death Cab For Cutie, The Vines, The Paper Kites), and features the singles “Southern Sun”, and “Three Headed Woman”, performed at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Electronic-hip-hop-R&B DJ/producer Kaytranada, who released his new 19-track mixtape, Whatever, in May, and who has created remixes for the likes of Pharrell Williams, Disclosure, Beyonce, TLC, Missy Elliott, Janet Jackson, and Danny Brown, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Montreal-based artist DA-P, Toronto-based rapper/producer Sean Leon, who released his … Continue reading