Photos by: Gunnar Mallon – Danish folk singer-songwriter Agnes Obel, who released her third album, Citizen of Glass, on October 21st, 2016 via Play It Again Sam, which followed up her 2013 album, Aventine, which charted inside the top 40 of the charts in nine countries, and which featured the singles “The Curse”, “Fuel to Fire”, and “Dorian”, performed at … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Seattle-based indie folk-rock band The Head and the Heart, who released their third album, Signs of Light, on September 9th, 2016 via Warner Bros., which featured the single “All We Ever Knew”, and which followed up their 2013 album, Let’s Be Still, which debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200, performed at Massey Hall in … Continue reading
By: Staff – Run The Jewels, the firebrand rap duo of El-P and Killer Mike, have announced their hugely anticipated third album, RTJ3, which is set for release on January 13th. Full tracklist below The album will be available in several formats, including free download (as always), CD, LP, and is available for preorder now via www.runthejewels.com. The announcement arrives on the heels of the recently released new songs … Continue reading
We invited our team of contributors to share some of their favourite concerts of 2016. Many identify with their top picks on a personal level where a concert was the highlight of their year. For some, their list represents a culmination of 2016’s hard work; and others select clear stand-outs amidst the transforming process of discovering … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Danish alternative dance artist MØ, who released her debut album, No Mythologies to Follow, on March 7th, 2014 via Chess Club/RCA Victor, which was co-produced by Diplo, and which featured the singles “Glass”, “Pilgrim”, “Waste of Time”, “XXX 88”, “Don’t Wanna Dance”, “Say You’ll Be There”, and “Walk This Way”, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Brooklyn-based indie rock band We Are Scientists, who released their fifth album. Helter Seltzer, on April 22nd via 100% Records, which followed up their 2014 album, TV en Français, which featured guest appearances by Tim Wheeler and Rose Elinor Dougall, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Detroit-based indie rock band Tart, who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@AngelMarchini) – Acclaimed pop-rock singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks, who is best known as a member of Grammy-winning pop-rock band Fleetwood Mac, and who released her newest album, 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault, on September 30th, 2014 via Reprise, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night with UK rock band The Pretenders, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Los Angeles-based heavy metal band Steel Panther, who released their newest album, All You Can Eat, on April 1st, 2014 via Kobalt Label Services, which spawned the singles, “Party Like Tomorrow Is The End of the World”, “The Burdon of Being Wonderful”, and “Gloryhole”, and who is expected to release their upcoming album, Lower the … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – “Are you alive, Toronto? How does it feel to be alive?!”, screamed Metallica frontman James Hetfield at last night’s charity show at the Opera House in Toronto put on by the Grammy Award-winning quartet. On the heels of the release of their tenth studio album, Hardwired… to Self-Destruct, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, their … Continue reading
Photos by: Kelly Hamilton – Welsh heavy metal band Bullet For My Valentine, who released their fifth album, Venom, on August 14th, 2015, which was the band’s first album since the departure of bassist Jason “Jay” James, performed at the O2 Academy Newcastle in Newcastle, UK on November 27th with metalcore band Killswitch Engage, who released their seventh album, Incarnate, on … Continue reading