Photos by: Dan Fischer – Indie Rock singer-songwriter Steve Poltz, who released his newest album, Folksinger, in 2015, and who best known for his collaborations with singer Jewel, especially the 1996 single, “You Were Meant for Me” which reached number 2 in the US, performed at Hillside Inside in Guelph last night with Sudbury-based bluegrass band Murder Murder, who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Meghan Lee – Electronic artist Lindsey Stirling, who released her third album, Brave Enough, on August 19th, 2016 via Lindseystomp Records, which featured the singles “The Arena”, “Something Wild”, and “Prism”, and which featured guest appearances by Christina Perri, Dan + Shay, Lecrae, and others, performed at Livewire in Scottsdale, Arizona last night.
Photos by: Dan Fischer – Rock band Bros, which consists of Ewan and Shamus Currie of The Sheepdogs, who released their debut album,Vol. 1, on October 14, 2016 via Dine Alone Records, which drew influence from funk, Badfinger, and South American psychedelic rock icons Os Mutantes, performed at Peter Clark Hall at the University of Guelph in Guelph, ON last night with Canadian … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Folk/Blues/Soul singer-songwriter Valerie June, who will release her new album, The Order Of Time, on March 10th, which will feature a collaboration with Norah Jones, and which will follow up her 2013 album, Pushin’ Against a Stone, which was co-produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, performed at the Great Hall in Toronto … Continue reading
Photos by: Ian Young– New York City-based EDM duo The Knocks, who released their debut album, 55, on March 4th, 2016 via Big Beat/Neon Gold, performed at the Fillmore in San Francisco last night.
By: Curtis Sindrey – Valerie June’s highly anticipated second album, The Order of Time, is set for release on March 10th via Concord Records, and is an enthralling and illuminating leap forward. The Tennessee-bred, Brooklyn based songwriter weaves electric blues, African rhythms, cosmic atmospherics and delicate soul into an inventive and wholly original rumination on love, family, … Continue reading
By: Staff – Celebrating its fourth annual stateside residency and 25th year in existence, the world’s longest-running electronic music festival, Mysteryland, will open a portal to an extraordinary world this June 9th – 12th, inviting fans to enter the gates of Bethel Woods, New York. Embracing its roots as home to the legendary Woodstock festival, the masterful … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Alt-Rock band Switchfoot, who released their tenth album, When The Light Shines Through, on July 8th, 2016 via Vanguard, which was produced by Switchfoot and John Fields, with whom the band has worked on their breakthrough album The Beautiful Letdown (2003) and its follow-ups, Nothing Is Sound (2005) and Oh! Gravity. (2006), performed at the House of Blues in Chicago last night with Ohio-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Nguyen – Los Angeles-based rapper Dumbfoundead, who released his newest album, We Might Die, on November 10th, 2016, which featured production by Stereotypes, brandUn DeShay, Harley Mac, King Kanobby, Two Fresh, Getter, and Josh Pan, and which followed up his 2013 album, Old Boy Jon, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night with hip-hop duo Year of … Continue reading
Photos by Callie Craig – Chicago-based hip-hop artist Noname, who released her debut mixtape, Telefone, on July 31st, 2016, performed at Metro Chicago in Chicago last night.