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
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