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By: Elaisha Green (@elaishajade) – The fourth annual Governors Ball kicked off with a moderate crowd milling between stages during the sunny day. Brooklyn based 4-piece Haerts opened the fest on the mainstage. In a chevron dress and with tambourine in hand, vocalist Nini Fabi crooned onto the festival grounds. They played signature hit “Wings” … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit, who are expected to release their third album, Stay Gold, on June 10th, via Columbia, which was produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, Rachael Yamagata), and which spawned the singles “My Silver Lining”, and “Cedar Lane”, performed at The … Continue reading
Photos by: David McAndrew – Brooklyn-based funk/soul band Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, who are huge proponents of using analog recording equipment, and who released their fifth album, Give the People What They Want, on January 14th, 2014 via Daptone Records, performed the first of two shows at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with Grammy Award-winning UK … Continue reading
By: Gilles LeBlanc (@ROCKthusiast) – When you’re Ringo Starr and you’re about to celebrate your 74th birthday, what do you do? Apparently the secret to a happy life and long career is to continue doing what you love, as often as possible. For the former Beatle, that means kicking off a 40-date tour with the latest … Continue reading
Photos by: Jason Hodgins – South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord, who released their third album, Donker Mag, on June 3rd, 2014 via Zef, which features the singles “Pitbull Terrier”, and “Cookie Thumper”, and who’s last album, 2012’s Ten$ion, debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – New York City-based avant-garde band The Ghost of the Saber Tooth Tiger, which features Sean Lennon (the son of The Beatles’ John Lennon and Yoko Ono), performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night in support of their new album, Midnight Sun, which was released on April 29, 2014 on Chimera … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – Scranton, Pennsylvania-based punk rock quartet The Menzingers, who released their fourth album, Rented World, on April 22nd, 2014 via Epitaph, which was produced by Jonathan Low (Venice Sunlight, Restorations), performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with Buffalo-based punk band Lemuria, Toronto-based punk bnad PUP, and Philadelphia-based indie rock band … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Providence, RI-based rapper Sage Francis, who released his fifth album, Copper Gone, on June 3rd, 2014, via Strange Famous Records/Speech Development Records, which is his first new album since 2010, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night in support of the album with Providence, RI-based rapper B. Dolan, … Continue reading
Photos by: Geoff Fitzgerald – LA-based indie rock band PAPA, who released their debut album, Tender Madness, on October 8th, 2013 via Universal Republic, performed at The Garrison in Toronto last night in support of the album.
Photos by: Sarah Rix (@beets) – UK synthpop singer-songwriter La Roux, who is expected to release her second album, Trouble in Paradise, on July 7th, 2014 via Polydor, which spawned the single “Uptight Downtown”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night in support of the album.
