Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Toronto-based rock band Flash Lightnin’, who released their new album, For The Sinners, on April 29th, 2014 via Pheromore Records, performed a release show for the album at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie rocker Taylor Knox, who has shared the stage with Hayden, The Golden … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Red Bull Sound Select, which is a music showcase that highlights some of Toronto’s most exciting emerging artists, hosted a Wavelength Music-curated show at Adelaide Hall last night, which featured Baltimore-based electronic artist Dan Deacon, who released his newest album, America, on August 27th, 2012 via Domino, Toronto-based eletropop band DIANA, who released … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Imagine a dense forest at night, alone with thoughts of sadness in front of the roaring bonfire. Nobody’s coming, and there’s only sheer, unyielding solitude. This would be the ideal scenario for the words and melodies of Kurt Vile. Hundreds of fans crammed into Toronto’s sweltering, sold-out Phoenix Concert Theatre to watch … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – California-based alternative rock band Eels, who released their eleventh album, The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, on April 21st, 2014 via Vagrant Records, performed at Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto last night in support of the album. Set-List: 1. Where I’m At 2. When You Wish Upon a Star (Leigh … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – LA-based heavy metal band Steel Panther, who released their fourth album, All You Can Eat, on April 1st, 2014 via Kobalt Label Services, which spawned the singles, “Party Like Tomorrow Is The End of the World”, “The Burdon of Being Wonderful”, and “Gloryhole”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – JUNO Award winning indie rock duo Tegan and Sara, who released their seventh album, Heartthrob, on January 29th, 2013 via Vapor/Warner Bros., dazzled onlookers as they played an intimate lunch-time performance and participated in a Q&A with Q with Jian Ghomeshi host Jian Ghomeshi in downtown Toronto yesterday at the TD Music Cafe … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Newly reunited LA-based alternative rock band Failure, who were originally active from 1990 to 1997, who released their first new song since their 1996 album, Fantastic Planet, called “Come Crashing”, and who are expected to release their fourth album in early 2015, their first new album in eighteen years, performed … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson – In an effort to address the shocking reality of food insecurity in North America and around the world, ONEXONE called upon Canadians to join together to end hunger at the Million Meals Movement on May 23rd at the Sony Centre, which featured Simple Plan, MAGIC!, Alyssa Reid, and Kardinal Offishall. With this year’s … Continue reading
Photos by: Geoff Fitzgerald – Calgary-based indie rock singer-songwriter Chad VanGaalen, who released his fifth album, Shrink Dust, on April 29th, 2014 via Flemish Eye/Sub Pop, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Halifax-based garage rock/pop-grunge trio Cousins, who released their new album, The Halls of Wickwire, on May 13th, 2014 via Badabing Records/Hand Drawn Dracula … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Grammy award winning raggae singer Mykal Rose, who released a pair of albums in 2012, Raggae Legend, and, Showdown Inna Bloody Town, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician Junior Reid, who has performed with the likes of Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, Bun B, Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, and more, … Continue reading