Photos by: Christopher Polk & Jeff Kravitz – The second and final day of the inaugural Made in America festival in Los Angeles featured performances by GRAMMY Award-winning rapper Kanye West, who released his sixth album, Yeezus, on June 18th, 2013 via Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam, electro house DJ Steve Aoki, who is expected to release his third … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystyn Bristol, Christopher Polk, & Jeff Kravitz – The first night of the inaugural Made in America festival in Los Angeles took place in the scenic Grand Park, a green space in the heart of downtown LA. Over 35,000 fans were treated to performances by Grammy Award-winning (Best Rock Performance – “Radioactive”) Las Vegas-based alternative rock … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – UK post-dubstep-ambient duo Mount Kimbie, who released their second album, Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, on May 23, 2013 via Warp, which features two collaborations with King Krule, performed a DJ set by member Dominic Maker, despite the show being advertised as a live show due to member Kai Campos having passport … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Oklahoma-based rock-pop trio Hanson, which consists of brothers Issac, Taylor, and Zac, who are best known for their 1997 hit song “MMMBop”, and who released their ninth album, Anthem, on June 18th, 2013 via 3CG, performed at the CNE in Toronto last night with Quebec City-based indie folk-pop band The Seasons, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – New York City-based indie pop band Bleachers (the side project of GRAMMY Award-winning indie rock band fun.), who released their debut album, Strange Desire, on July 10th, 2014 via RCA, which features the singles “I Wanna Get Better”, “Shadow”, and “Rollercoaster”, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto on … Continue reading
Photos by: Josh Friesen – British Columbia-based powerpop band These Kids Wear Crowns, who appeared on MuchMusic’s “disBand” and signed to a contract with Capitol Records/EMI, and who released their third album (second on Capital/EMI) called Jumpstart on March 1st, 2011, performed at the CNE in Toronto last night with Bowmanville, ON-based pop band Eleven Past One, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp and Swedish dance-pop singer Robyn, who released a collaborative EP called Do It Again, on May 23rd, 2014 via Dog Triumph, which features the singles “Do It Again”, “Sayit”, and “Monument”, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night in support of the release with Swedish “futuristic cosmic pop” singer Zhala, … Continue reading
Photos by: Matt Klopot – Nu metal band Linkin Park, who released their sixth album, The Hunting Party, on June 13th, 2013 via Warner Bros./Machine Shop, brought their ongoing Carnivores Tour to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto with LA-based alternative rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars, who released their fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – Family Channel’s Big Ticket Summer Concert rolled into the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto on August 23rd with performances by Australian pop singer Cody Simpson, who released his second album, Surfers Paradise, on July 12th, 2013 via Atlantic, The Next Step Dancers, who are stars of their own Family Channel series “The Next … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – While late August might mean back-to-school shopping for some, for others it meant bringing the beach towels and sunglasses to the Waterfront Beach Festival at HTO Park on August 23rd. The new one-day EDM festival featured sets by Christian Smith, Jay Lumen, Miguel Campbell, Pig & Dan, wAFF, and more!