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Interview: Rachael Yamagata talks “Tightrope Walker”, Celebrity Crushes, and Overcoming Stagefright

By: Curtis Sindrey – Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and musician Rachael Yamagata released her highly anticipated fourth studio album Tightrope Walker on September 23rd via Frankenfish Records/Thirty Tigers. With its themes of perseverance, relentlessness, and owning your own power, Tightrope Walker (Yamagata‘s first album since 2011’s Chesapeake), represents an artistic rebirth both lyrically and sonically for the Woodstock, NY-based artist. For her second independent release, Yamagata launched a … Continue reading

Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to Phantogram in Toronto!

We’re giving away two (2) GA tickets to Phantogram in Toronto! Buy tickets here. Date: October 19th at 7pm Venue: The Phoenix Concert Theatre Opener: The Range You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to Phantogram in Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag … Continue reading

Green Day Announces 2017 North American Tour

By: Staff – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and Grammy Award-winning rock band Green Day have announced their 2017 Revolution Radio North American Tour. The band is touring in support of their new album Revolution Radio, which was released Friday, October 7th by Reprise Records. Against Me! will provide support for all dates. Presale tickets will be available to … Continue reading

Photos: Blueprint 19 Year Anniversary – Dillon Francis, RL Grime, Griz, What So Not

Photos by: Isaac Wray – The Blueprint 19 Year Anniversary concert took place last night at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, which featured performances by EDM DJ/Producer Dillon Francis, who released his debut mixtape/EP, This Mixtape Is Fire, on August 14th, 2015, which followed up his 2014 debut album, Money Sucks, Friends Rule, DJ/Producer RL Grime, electronic/trip-hop/soul DJ/Producer Griz, and Australian hip-hop/trap/experimental … Continue reading

Photos: Mykki Blanco @ Soup Kitchen

Photos by: Priti Shikotra – Hip-hop artist Mykki Blanco, who released his debut album, Mykki, on September 16th, 2016, which featured the single “High School Never Ends (feat. Woodkid)”, performed at the Soup Kitchen in Manchester, UK last night.

Photos: DJ Shadow @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Brendan Albert – DJ/Producer DJ Shadow, who released his fifth album, The Mountain Will Fall, on June 24th, 2016 via Mass Appeal, which serves as his first studio album since 2011’s The Less You Know, the Better, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night. 

Photos: Preoccupations, Methyl Ethel @ The Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Calgary-based post-punk band Preoccupations, who released their self-titled second album, on September 16th, 2016 via Jagjaguwar, which serves as their first release since they changed their name from Viet Cong, and which featured the singles “Anxiety”, “Degraded”, and “Memory”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with alt-rock band Methyl Ethel, who released … Continue reading

Photos: Twin Atlantic, Pulled Apart By Horses @ Newcastle University

Photos by: Kelly Hamilton – UK alt-rock band Twin Atlantic, who released their fourth album, GLA, on September 9th, 2016 via Red Bull Records, which was produced by Jackknife Lee (U2, R.E.M., Weezer, One Direction, Taylor Swift), performed at Newcastle University in Newcastle, UK last night with UK alt-rock band Pulled Apart By Horses, who released their newest album, Blood, on September 1st, … Continue reading

Interview: The Devil Wears Prada talks “Transit Blues”, Fantasy Novels, and Gun Control

By: Curtis Sindrey – The road, literally and figuratively, brought The Devil Wears Prada to their sixth full-length album, Transit Blues. In many ways, the group—Mike Hranica (vocals), Jeremy DePoyster (rhythm guitar, clean vocals) and Andy Trick (bass), with the recent addition of Kyle Sipress (guitar)—has embraced transition and change since their 2005 formation. After the pivotal breakout With … Continue reading

Photos: James Blake, Moses Sumney @ Massey Hall

Photos by: Brendan Albert – Grammy Award-nominated UK electronic artist James Blake, who released his third album, The Colour In Anything, on May 6th, 2016, which followed up his 2013 album, Overgrown, which won beat out David Bowie, Disclosure, and others, to win the 2013 Mercury Prize, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with … Continue reading