Photos by: Justin Roth – Americana singer-songwriter Valerie June, who released her fourth album, The Order of Time, in 2017, which featured the singles “Astral Plane”, and “Shakedown”, and which followed up her 2013 album, Pushin’ Against a Stone, performed at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto last night (Feb. 11th) with Los Angeles-based folk-punk singer-songwriter Sunny War, who released her … Continue reading
Photos by: Joanna Glezakos – Review by: Adam Harrison – Indie-alternative-electro-dance-rock band, Awolnation, highlighted the weekend at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre last night in support of their latest album, Here Come The Runts. And the venue was full of such runts, in the first of two sold out back-to back nights. Opening the show were UK alt-rock rising stars, … Continue reading
Photos by: Ray Maichin – Blues Rock singer-songwriter Dan Auerbach, who released his second solo album, Waiting on a Song, on June 2nd, 2017 via Easy Eye Sound, performed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver last night (Feb. 10th).
By: Staff – Our Lady Peace have announced their new album, Somethingness, will be released on Feb. 23rd. The album can be pre-ordered here, and will be available on vinyl and CD, exclusively during their upcoming spring tour and through the band’s Pledge Music campaign. The band is set to kick off a co-headlining Canadian tour on … Continue reading
By: Staff – In 2017, a new journey began for Dreams Festival. Evolving from the popular Digital Dreams Music Festival, Dreams Festival pivoted to a 19+ boutique festival experience for the discerning electronic music fan. The festival will return this year from June 23-24 with a lineup that will include headliners Armin Van Buuren, Galantis, … Continue reading
By: Staff – Today, Thirty Seconds To Mars announced their headline North American tour, “The Monolith Tour”, which kicks off June 6th in Toronto. Walk The Moon, K.Flay, MisterWives, Joywave, and Welshly Arms will join as support on select dates. In addition, the band announced their highly-anticipated fifth studio album will be available April 6th, 2018 via … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Dashboard Confessional will return with their first new album in over eight years, Crooked Shadows, on February 9th, and is the result of a near decade-long period of immense self-examination for frontman Chris Carrabba. Crooked Shadows explores Carrabba’s reclamation of the simple yet extraordinary moments in life that long stood as the unsung heroes of his … Continue reading
Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Singer-songwriter Brian Fallon, who is best known as the frontman of New Jersey-based punk rock band The Gaslight Anthem, and who will release his new solo album, Sleepwalkers, on February 9th, 2018 via Island, performed an intimate acoustic showcase at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto last night (Feb. 7th).
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – San Francisco-based garage rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, who released their eighth album, Wrong Creatures, on January 12th, 2018 via Vagrant, which featured the singles “Little Thing Gone Wild”, “Haunt”, “Question of Faith”, and “King of Bones”, performed at Rebel in Toronto last night (Feb. 6th) with Seattle-based garage rock band Night Beats, who released their … Continue reading
By: Patrick Bales – Nine songs make up Crooked Shadows, the new record from Dashboard Confessional (out Feb. 9th via Dine Alone), seemingly one for each of the years since the band’s last full-length release. The album is a welcome return to form for the band, particularly in the eyes of their rabid … Continue reading