Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Erika M. Anderson (aka EMA), who is undoubtedly one of the most blogged about artists right now, and who released her third album, The Future’s Void, on April 8th, 2014 via Matador Records, which features the single “Satellites”, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on May 6th with … Continue reading
Photos by Josh Moody (@openlatedotorg) – Award-winning Canadian comedy duo Kenny VS Spenny, who’s show of the same name ran from 2003 to 2010, performed their new show Kenny VS Spenny VS Canada for the first of two nights at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week (CMW) 2014.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Day one of the 2014 Austin Psych Fest featured performances by Swedish hard rock quartet Graveyard, who released their third album, Lights Out, on October 26th via Nuclear Blast Recrods, French psychedelic rock trio Aqua Nebula Oscillator, Oakland-based indie garage punk trio Shannon and The Clams, who released their third album, Dreams in the … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – English alternative rock/indie rock quartet The 1975, who released their debut self-titled album on September 2nd, 2013 via Dirty Hit/Polydor, performed at Kool Haus in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week (CMW) 2014, with California-based indie rock quartet Bad Suns, who are expected to release their debut album, Language & Perspective, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The Austin Psych Fest kicked off their 2014 edition a day early with a pair of pre-festival parties, including one at The Mohawk, located in downtown Austin, Tx. To jump start the festitives, the packed venue was treated to performances by LA-based garage/shoegaze/psych-pop quartet Froth, who released their debut album, Patterns, via … Continue reading
Photos by: Neil Van – English singer-songwriter David Gray, who is expected to release his tenth album, Mutineers, his first album since 2010’s Foundling, on June 17th via Good Soldier Songs, which features the songs “Back in the World”, and “Gulls”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Irish singer-songwriter David Kitt, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Dianna Lee – English indie quartet Bombay Bicycle Club, who released their fourth album, So Long, See You Tomorrow, on February 3rd, 2014 via Island Records, which was named after the 1979 novel of the same name by William Maxwell, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Winnipeg-based indie pop sextet Royal Canoe, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Toronto-based indie rock quintet July Talk, who released their self-titled debut album on October 16th, 2012 via White Girl Records, performed the first of two shows at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night. (Editor’s Note: If you missed July Talk at Lee’s Palace, you can still catch them at The … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Lo-Fang — a.k.a. Matthew Hemerlein —who released his debut album, Blue Flim, on February 21st, 2014 via 4AD, and who opened for Lorde during the songstress’ Toronto show in March, performed a solo show at The Drake Hotel last night in support of the album.
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Day 2 of the In The Soil Arts Festival 2014 featured performances by St. Catherines-based alt rock band Waterbodies, who released their newest album, The Evil We Know, on November 30th, 2012, Welland-based rock-electro band Northern Primitive, who released a split 7″ with The Dirty Nil on January 7th, 2013, Toronto-based … Continue reading