By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – D an Boeckner is a busy guy. In 16 years of recording and touring with bands Atlas Strategic, Handsome Furs, Wolf Parade, Divine Fits and (most recently) with Operators, he’s put out over 14 albums and toured the world extensively with bands like Future Islands and the New Pornographers. Most recently, life … Continue reading
Photos by: Joshua Qubti-Andrews – Los Angeles-based alt rock band Autolux, who released their third album, Pussy’s Dead, on April 1st, 2016 via 30th Century Records, which was produced by Boots (Beyonce, Run The Jewels, FKA Twigs), and which followed up their 2010 album, Transit Transit, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with electronic … Continue reading
Photos by John-Michael Lelievre – Niagara Falls-based pop-rock band Xprime, who released their new EP, PM, on July 17th, 2015, performed at Baltimore House in Hamilton last night.
Photos by: Bennett Young – Austin, Texas-based heavy metal band The Sword, who released their fifth album, High Country, on August 21st, 2015 via Razor & Tie, which was mixed by J. Robbins, who had previously produced the band’s 2012 fourth studio album, Apocryphon, performed at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee last night with Atlanta-based hard rock band Royal … Continue reading
By: Staff – Much announced today the evolution of Canada’s most iconic street level music awards show into The IHEARTRADIO Much Music Video Awards. The rename is the next step in the introduction of iHeartRadio into Canada prior to its official launch later this year. It was also confirmed today that the first group of A-listers descending on Much to … Continue reading
Photos by Callie Craig – New York City-based alternative rock band X Ambassadors, who released their debut album, VHS, on June 30th, 2015 via Interscope, which featured the singles “Jungle”, “Renegades”, and “Unsteady”, and which follows up their 2014 EP, The Reason, performed at the House of Blues Chicago last night.
Photos by: Emily Chin – The Generation Axe tour, which features five acclaimed guitar players, including: Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi, stopped into the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver last night.
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Australian punk rock band The Smith Street Band, who released a pair of seven inch singles in 2015 entitled “Wipe That Shit-Eating Grin Off Your Punchable Face”, and “I Scare Myself Sometimes”, which follow up their 2014 third album, Throw Me In The River, performed at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Los Angeles-based alt rock band Puscifer, which features Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle, and who released their third album, Money Shot, on October 30th, 2015, performed at the Sony Centre in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – Los Angeles punk band Letlive has announced the release of their fourth studio album entitled If I’m The Devil…, which is set for release on June 10th. The album is the follow up to Letlive’s critically-acclaimed 2013 release, The Blackest Beautiful, and the time spent between that and 2016 are defined by the band’s engagement with the … Continue reading