Photos by: Maddie Zekkou – All-female Toronto-based Nirvana cover band Hervana, whose band members include: Carly Beath as Skirt Cobain, Erin Cousins as Miss Novoselic, Adrian Pasen as Dave Grrrl, and Michelle Turingan as Pap Smear, performed the entirety of Nirvana’s Unplugged in New York album, which was originally released on November 1st, 1994, at the Burdock Music Hall … Continue reading
Photos by: Miles Norwood – Hip-hop artist Mod Sun, who released his debut album, Look Up, on March 10th, 2015 via Rostrum Records, which featured guest appearances by Blink-182’s Travis Barker, G-Eazy, Riff Raff, and MGK, performed at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night.
By: Curtis Sindrey – Iconic funk/R&B artist Prince died today at his Minnesota Paisley Park estate, TMZ reports. Prince’s body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning. The singer, whose full name is Prince Rogers Nelson, suffered a medical emergency on April 15th that forced his private jet to make an emergency landing in Illinois. … Continue reading
Photos by: Julio de la Torre – Pop-rock singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas, who released her seventh album, lgo Sucede, on August 14th, 2015 via Ohanian S., performed at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA last night.
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – UK alt-rock band The Subways, who released their self-titled fourth album on February 6th, 2015, which the band funded via crowdfunding site PledgeMusic, and which followed up their 2011 album, Money and Celebrity, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with UK indie rock band Pins, who released their second … Continue reading
Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – Post-hardcore band Underoath, who reunited in 2015, and who released their newest album, Ø (Disambiguation), on November 9th, 2010 via Tooth & Nail/Roadrunner, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with post-rock band Caspian, who released their newest album, Dust and Disquiet, on September 25th, 2015, which followed up their 2012 album, … Continue reading
Photos by: Dan Fischer – Metal band Melvins, who will release their newest album, Basses Loaded, on June 3rd via Ipecac Recordings, which will feature nine songs that have been previously released through Amphetamine Reptile Records on two limited edition EPs (Beer Hippy and War Pussy) and in a split-release with Le Butcherettes (Chaos as Usual), performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Rob Haberman – Metalcore band Issues, who will release their second album, Headspace, on May 20th, which will feature the single “The Realest”, and which followed up their 2014 self-titled debut album, which sold over 22,000 copies in its first week, performed at the House of Blues in Chicago on April 18 with metalcore band Crown The … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – W hen Los Angeles-based indie rock band ViceVersa received a cease and desist letter from Vice Media, they were stunned. The alternative youth media empire headed by CEO Shane Smith, is demanding that the struggling band immediately shut down their online presence, and stop selling any branded merchandise. In addition Vice Media wants to see … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Chicago-based indie rock band Into It Over It, who released their third album, Standards, on March 11th, 2016 via Triple Crown Records, which followed up their split EP with Owen, out August 21st, 2015 via Polyvinyl Records, performed at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto last night with emo band The World Is … Continue reading