Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – English singer-songwriter James Blunt, who is best known for his chart-topping 2005 single “You’re Beautiful”, and who released his fourth album, Moon Landing, on October 18th, 2013 via Custard/Atlantic performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night for the first of two shows with Brooklyn-based indie folk … Continue reading
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
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – The 2014 edition of the In The Soil Arts Festival kicked off on Friday night in St. Catherines with an array of performances including, headliners Young Rival, St. Catherines-based folk quintet Whitney Pea, acclaimed alternative hip-hop artist Buck 65, who is expected to release his new album next month, Barrie, ON-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – Stockholm-based DJ duo Dada Life, who released their second album, The Rules of Dada, on October 16th, 2012 via So Much Dada/Universal, which spawned four singles including, “Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker”, “Feed The Dada”, and “So Young, So High”, performed at Sound Academy on April 25th with Austin, Texas-based DJ duo … Continue reading
Photos by: Bruce Emberley – Toronto-based hard rock quartet The Trews, who released their fifth self-titled album on April 22, 2014 via Bumstead, which spawned the single “What’s Fair Is Fair”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Kingston-based rock quintet The Glorious Sons, who released the Shapeless Art EP last year. … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – New York City-based noise pop/indie pop quartet The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, who are expected to release their third album, Days of Abandon, on May 13th, 2014 via Yebo Music, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with UK-based indie pop quartet Fear of Men, who released their debut … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Toronto-based indie rockers Teenage Kicks celebrated the release of the debut full-length album, Spoils of Youth, (out April 29 via Rezolute Music/Universal Music Canada), with a release show at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Toronto-based pop-rock quintet Poor Young Things, who released their debut album, The Heart. The Head. The End., … Continue reading
Photos by: David McAndrew – The “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, whose five-decade-long career is unsurpassed, performed at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto last night. The iconic Grammy Award-winning singer, who is best known for dozens of hits including, “Respect”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “Think”, provided a dazzling 90-minute performance with the Aretha … Continue reading
Photos by: Dianna Lee – Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea, who released her second album, The New Classic, on April 21st, 2014, via Island, which spawned four singles including, “Work”, “Bounce”, and “Change Your Life”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night in support of the album.
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Toronto-based rhythm n’ blues band catl celebrated the release of their fourth album, This Shakin’ House, which was produced by Adam Hill (The Raconteurs, Jack White), and mixed by Jim Diamond (The Sonics, The Dirtbombs), with a release show at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Toronto-based alt rock duo Mad Ones, … Continue reading