Photos by: Janine Wong – New York City-based indie rock singer-songwriter Mitski, who released her newest album, Puberty 2, on June 17th, 2016 via Dead Oceans, which followed up her 2014 album, Bury Me at Makeout Creek, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on July 22nd with indie pop band Japanese Breakfast, who released their newest album, Psychopomp, … Continue reading
Photos by: Jennifer Boris – Pop-Rock band Parachute, who released their fourth album, Wide Awake, on March 11th, 2016 via Vanguard, performed at the Magic Bag in Ferndale, Michigan on July 22nd.
Photos by Josh Moody (@openlatedotorg) – Hip-Hop artist Anderson Paak, who released his second album, Malibu, on January 15th, 2016 via EMPIRE, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto on July 22nd.
Photos by: Tony Contini – Alt-Rock band Eve 6, who are best known for their hit singles “Inside Out”, “Here’s to the Night”, and “Victoria”, performed at Pub Rock in Scottsdale, Arizona on July 20th.
Photos by: Katrina Lat – New York City-based garage rock band The Mystery Lights, who released their new self-titled album on June 24th, 2016, which followed up their 2015 “Too Many Girls” / “Too Tough To Bear” seven inch, performed at the Silver Dollar in Toronto last night with Toronto-based punk band King Creep, who released their … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – T his year alone, Vancouver’s own SonReal crossed Canada with Classified, is now going through the U.S. playing a sold out tour with Jon Bellion, and has recorded a new EP, which is set to drop on August 12th. The forthcoming The Name EP is definitely a SonReal album, in that it has … Continue reading
Photos by: Emily Chin – Canadian pop-punk band Seaway, who released their second album, Colour Blind, on October 23rd, 2015 via Pure Noise, which featured the singles “Freak”, “Best Mistake”, “Airhead”, and “Growing Stale”, performed at the Cobalt in Vancouver last night with Canadian pop-punk band Coldfront, who released their newest EP, Some Things Never Change, on May 6th, 2014, and Hamilton-based … Continue reading
By: Emmett Robinson Smith – It’s refreshing – and at times jarring – to listen to Schoolboy Q in the context of his peers. His vivid observations and nasty braggadocio make his realism and immediacy contrast the likes of Kendrick Lamar, who deals largely in metaphor, and Drake, who postures as the god of … Continue reading
Photos by: Joey Pacheco (@MRJOJOJOEY) – The 2016 Taste of Chaos tour wrapped up on July 16th at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA with performances by acoustic rock band Dashboard Confessional, who released their newest album, After The Ending, on November 10th, 2009 via Interscope, pop-punk band Taking Back Sunday, who will release their seventh studio album Tidal Wave, … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@AngelMarchini) – New York City-based punk rock quintet The Julie Ruin, which featured lead singer Kathleen Hanna (Le Tigre, Bikini Kill), and who released their second album, Hit Reset, on July 8th, 2016 via Hardly Art Records, which followed up their 2013 debut album, Run Fast, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night … Continue reading