By: Staff – The Pemberton Music Festival, which is set to take place from July 14-17, has announced its 2016 lineup. Headlining this year’s festival will be acclaimed alt rock band Pearl Jam, who will also be appearing at Bonnaroo this summer. Other announced artists include: J. Cole, Kaskade, Snoop Dogg, Bassnectar, Wiz Khalifa, Ice … Continue reading
Photos by: Sam Ungemach – Welsh alt rock band The Joy Formidable, who released their third album, Hitch, on March 25th, 2015 via Caroline, which was recorded in lead singer Ritzy Bryan’s old family home in Wales, and which featured the single “The Last Thing On My Mind”, performed at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night with UK indie … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Texas-based folk rock duo The Oh Hellos, who released their fourth album, Dear Wormwood, in 2015, which followed up both their 2013 Christmas album, The Oh Hellos’ Family Christmas Album, and their 2012 debut full-length album, Through the Deep Dark Valley, on October 30th, 2012, which is best described as a “self-contained concept album” and “for … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Brooklyn-based synthpop duo Chairlift, who released their third album, Moth, on January 22nd, 2016 via Columbia, which featured the singles “Ch-Ching”, and “Romeo”, and which followed up their 2012 album, Something, which serves as the band’s first album since founding member Aaron Pfenning left the band in 2010, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto … Continue reading
Photos by: Zara Luna – Progressive metal band The Contortionist, who released their third album, Language, on September 16th, 2014 via eOne, which serves as their first studio album to feature Michael Lessard of Last Chance to Reason, who replaced Jonathan Carpenter, performed at the Cabooze in Minneapolis last night with progressive metal band Monuments, metal band Entheos, post rock band Sleepmakeswaves, Minnesota-Based progressive … Continue reading
Photos by: Savannah Miranda – Acclaimed Toronto-based power pop/rock band Sloan, who released their eleventh album, Commonwealth, on September 9th, 2014 via Murderecords/Yep Roc Records, which followed up their Juno Award-nominated, and Polaris Prize-longlisted 2011 album, The Double Cross, performed at the Roxy Theatre in Barrie, ON last night.
By: Lucy Sky – J unior Boys are back with their new album Big Black Coat, released February 5th via City Slang. A strikingly energised and intuitively dynamic set of songs, Big Black Coat is shaped by what Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus have been doing in the five years since their last release, It’s All True, in 2011. … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – UK post-punk band Savages, who released their second album, Adore Life, on January 22nd, 2016 via Matador, which followed their 2013 debut album, Silence Yourself, which received a nomination for the 2013 Mercury Prize, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Brooklyn-based experimental/punk singer-songwriter Angus Tarnawsky, who released his debut EP … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – New York City-based indie rock duo A Great Big World, who released their second album, When The Morning Comes, on November 13th, 2015 via Epic, which followed up their 2014 debut album, Is There Anybody Out There?, which featured the worldwide hit “Say Something” (featuring Christina Aguilera), performed at The Opera House in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Priti Shikotra – Irish singer-songwriter Bry, who will release his debut album sometime this year, which will be produced by Greg Wells (Twenty One Pilots, One Republic, Mika), and who has over 500,000 subscribers spread across his two YouTube channels, and 20 million views overall, performed at The Deaf Institute in Manchester, UK last night. In addition, … Continue reading