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By: Shannon Reid (@allisplural) – While Canada Day celebrations were in full bloom last weekend with many migrating north to Muskoka to make love in canoes, Aesthetic Magazine Toronto bravely ventured into the drug induced bouncy crowds that were as thick as oatmeal. It’s hard not to review this weekend without walking down memory lane in my … Continue reading
By: Scott Penner – Jimmy Eat World opened the Bell Stage with an hour-long set that featured a mix of songs that spanned their career, including their new single “I Will Steal You Back”, from their new album, Damage, “Pain” from their 2004 album, Futures, and their most well-known song “The Middle”, from their wildly … Continue reading
Photos by: Neil Van – Acclaimed Nova Scotia-based rockers Joel Plaskett Emergency performed during the first day of the Toronto Urban Roots Festival (TURF), which bills itself as the first multi-day downtown Toronto outdoor roots music festival since 1995, along with Scottish indie-pop quintet Camera Obscura, who released their new album, Desire Lines, on June … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Grammy award nominee and acclaimed Nigerian multi-instrumentalist Femi Kuti, who is the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, and who released his new album, No Place for My Dream, on June 25th via Knitting Factory Records, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night. If you missed him last night, Kuti will be performing at Ottawa Bluefest tonight at … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Eight-piece California-based alternative rock band The Mowgli’s, who lifted from their name from Rudyard Kipling’s character, Mowgli, from his acclaimed novel The Jungle Book, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night in support of their major label debut album Waiting for the Dawn, which was released on June 18th via Photo Finish Records/Island … Continue reading
By: Chiara DiAngelo (@chiarabella) – The picture-perfect landscape of Niagara-on-the-lake hosted a coming home party of sorts for City and Colour on Saturday night, which was co-organized by The Edge 102.1 and Dine Alone Records. The sold-out concert offered a range of up-and-coming and established Canadian and Dine Alone talent to the 18,000 fans in … Continue reading
Photos by Josh Moody (@openlatedotorg) – Arizona-based pop-punk five-piece The Maine, who released their fourth studio album, Forever Halloween, on June 4th via Rude Records, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Massachusetts-based indie rockers A Rocket To The Moon, who released their second studio album, Wild & Free, on March … Continue reading
Photos by: Neil Van – Oakland, California-based indie rock quintet Rogue Wave, who are currently touring in support of their fifth studio album Nightingale Floors (out June 4th via Vagrant Records), performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with support from New York-based five-piece Caveman, who released their self-titled second album in April via Fat Possum … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre got a little funky on Wednesday night as English neo soul rockers, The Heavy, famous for their commercial hit “How You Like Me Now?” dropped by to show off their newest album, The Glorious Dead. San Diego-based folk rockers, The Silent Comedy, opened the show. All those unaware … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – R&B legend Smokey Robinson, who founded The Miracles in 1955 and enjoyed a 40-year career that included a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame induction, performed at the Toronto Jazz Festival last night with pop/R&B starlett Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, who recently concluded a four-year term as a Detroit city council member and who will be among … Continue reading
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