Photos by: Francesca Ludikar – Australian indie rock band The Griswolds, who released their debut album, Be Impressive, on August 25th, 2014, which featured the singles “Beware The Dog”, and “If You Wanna Stay”, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with Boston-based synthrock band Magic Man, second album and major label debut, Before the Waves, on … Continue reading
By: Staff – Afropunk Brooklyn has announced its 2016 lineup. The festival, which is set to take place Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene on August 27th and 28th, will feature performances by Ice Cube, Flying Lotus, The Internet, Thundercat, Angel Haze, Saul Williams Benjamin Booker, Skunk Anansie, Skye & Ross from Morcheeba, Galant, SPZRKT and many … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – A black-and-white left-handed Fender Stratocaster used by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain during the band’s final tour – specifically their February 16th, 1994 gig in Rennes, France – is going up for auction. The guitar, which is project to sell for $140,000, was posted on the auction house Cooper Owen on April 12th. “This is what I … Continue reading
By: Staff – Run The Jewels have followed up their devastating main stage Coachella performance this weekend with the release of a new music video for “Love Again (feat. Gangsta Boo),” from their groundbreaking sophomore album, Run The Jewels 2. Watch it below. Produced by JASH and Pulse Films for go90, the Ninian Doff-directed clip pairs beautiful HD footage of butterflies and bumblebees engaging in colorful floral … Continue reading
Photos by: Meghan Lee – Iconic punk rock band NOFX, who released their newest album, Self Entitled, on September 11th, 2012 via Fat Wreck Chords, which featured the singles “Ronnie & Mags”, and “Xmas Has Been X’ed”, performed at The Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona last night.
By: Staff – The Kills have unveiled a new music video for their new track “Heart Of A Dog”, which they premiered on the Coachella festival live stream immediately before their blistering energetic performance on Friday evening. The video was directed by Sophie Muller who has worked with the band in the past (“U.R.A Fever,” “Cheap and Cheerful,” “Last Days of Magic” and … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Atlanta-based alt rock band Collective Soul, who released their ninth album, See What You Started by Continuing, on October 2nd, 2015 via Vanguard, which featured the singles “AYTA,” “Hurricane”, “Contagious” and “Without Me”, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night.
By: Staff – GRAMMY-nominated UK troubadour James Bay has announced a North American fall headline tour. The tour begins September 14th at CEPSUM in Montreal and wraps up on October 8th at the Arvest Bank Theatre in Kansas City. Tickets go on-sale starting Friday, April 22nd at 10am local time. The full itinerary can be found below. In between a string of … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – UK alt rock singer-songwriter Peter Murphy, who is best known as the vocalist of the post-punk band Bauhaus, who disbanded in 2008, and who released his newest solo album, Lion, on June 2nd, 2014 via Nettwerk, which was produced by Killing Joke bassist Youth, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with Toronto-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Dan Fischer – Progressive metal band Dream Theater, who released their thirteenth album, The Astonishing, on January 29th, 2016 via Roadrunner, performed at the Sony Centre in Toronto last night.