Photos by: Daniel Pascucci – UK alternative rock band Kasabian, who headlined the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014, and who released their fifth album, 48:13, on June 6th, 2014 via Columbia/Sony Music/Harvest, which produced the singles “Eez-eh”, “Bumblebeee”, ” and “Stevie”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Japanese acid punk quartet Bo Ningen, … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – UK folk-blues-rock singer-songwriter George Ezra, who released his debut album, Wanted on Voyage, on June 30th, 2014 via Columbia, which produced the singles “Budapest”, “Did You Hear The Rain?”, “Cassy O”, and “Blame It On Me”, performed a brief in-studio set at 102.1 The Edge this afternoon.
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Danish alternative dance artist MØ, who released her debut album, No Mythologies to Follow, on March 7th, 2014 via Chess Club/RCA Victor, which produced the singles “Glass”, “Pilgim”, “Waste of Time”, “XXX 88”, “Don’t Wanna Dance”, and “Walk This Way”, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based “brat pop” band … Continue reading
Photos by: Chris Tanouye – Brooklyn-based rapper Joey Bada$$, who is expected to release his debut album, B4.Da.$$, this fall, which so far has spawned the single “Big Dusty”, and who co-founded the Brooklyn-based hip-hop collective Pro Era, performed at The Guvernment in Toronto last night with Dyemond Lewis, Nyck Caution, Kirk Knight, CJ Fly, and Brampton-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – Toronto-based punk band Fucked Up, who released their fourth album, Glass Boys, on June 3rd via Arts & Crafts/Matador Records, which features guest vocals by The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie, Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis, and former Alexisonfire frontman George Pettit, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern on September 26th with Toronto-based feminist queer … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – UK synthpop singer-songwriter Lily Allen, who released her third album, Sheezus, on May 2nd, 2014 via Parlophone, which produced the singles “Hard Out Here”, “Air Balloon”, “Our Time”, “URL Badman”, and “As Long as I’ve Got You”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night as part of her “Sheezus Tour” with … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Montreal-based electro-funk/disco duo Chromeo, who released their fourth album, White Women, on May 12th, 2014 via Last Gang Records, which spawned the singles “Over Your Shoulder”, “Come Alive”, “Jealous (I Ain’t With It)”, and more, performed at Kool Haus in Toronto last night as part of their “Frequent Flyer Tour” … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Reformed Toronto-based dance-punk duo Death From Above 1979, who are expected to release a documentary called “Life After Death From Above 1979”, which will be released on October 7th, and who released their second album, The Physical World, on September 9th via Last Gang Records, which features the single “Trainwreck 1979”, performed … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – Brooklyn-based indie rock band The Drums, who released their third album, Encyclopedia, on September 23rd, 2014 via Minor Records, which features the single “Can’t Pretend”, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night with Brooklyn-based indie rock-pop band Beverly, who released their debut LP, Careers, on July 1st, 2014 via Williamsburg-based Kanine Records, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Portland-based psychedelic power pop band The Dandy Warhols, who released their eight album, This Machine, on April 24th, 2012 via Beat the World/The End, who are best known for their 2001 single “Bohemian Like You”, which has been featured in a number of films and television shows including: The Replacements, Summer Catch, Igby Goes Down, Numb3rs, Six … Continue reading