Photos by: Meghan Lee – English alternative rock/indie rock quartet The 1975, who will release their second album, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It, on February 26th, 2016 via Interscope, which was produced by Mike Crossey (Foals, Keane, Jake Bugg, Arctic Monkeys), and which follows … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based indie rock band The Wooden Sky, who released their fourth album, Let’s Be Ready, on September 2nd, 2014 via Chelsea Records, held their their sixth annual Holiday Revue at 918 Bathurst in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie rock band Dusted, who released their debut album, Total Dust, via Hand Drawn Dracula on July 10th, 2012. Over the past five editions, The Wooden Sky have … Continue reading
We’re giving away 2 tickets to The OBGMs in Toronto! Date: December 19th – Doors: 6:30pm – Show: 7pm Venue: The Mod Club You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @theobgms in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | https://t.co/tMwPjNOyKE … Continue reading
Photos by: Francesca Ludikar – DigiTour Slaybells took place at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night, which featured performances by Rebecca Black, who is best known for her 2011 single “Friday”, which currently has over 86 million views, and over 1 million dislikes on YouTube, YouTube artists Jonah Marais, Sebastian Olzanski, and more! … Continue reading
Photos by: Theresa Shim – Toronto-based indie rock band Alvvays, who released their newest LP, Archie, Marry Me, on July 22nd, 2014 via Polyvinyl/Royal Mountain, which featured the singles “Archie, Marry Me”, “Adult Diversion”, and “Next of Kin”, performed the second of two shows at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Toronto-based dream pop/punk … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Toronto-based indie rock band Born Ruffians, who released their newest album, RUFF, on October 2nd, 2015 via Yep Roc, which follows up their third album, Birthmarks, out April 16th, 2013 via Yep Roc/Paper Bag, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Toronto-based psychedelic pop band Grounders, who released their new self-titled album … Continue reading
Photos by: Saidy Lopez – Chicago-based pop-punk band Fall Out Boy, who released their sixth album, American Beauty/American Psycho, on January 16th, 2015 via Island, performed at at the Pandora Holiday concert at Pier 36 in New York City on December 10th with Las Vegas-based pop-punk trio Panic! At The Disco, who will release their fifth album, … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – You know her from her collaborations with Snoop Dogg, P Reign, Jesse Labelle, and Virginia To Vegas, and from her other million-selling radio hits like “Satisfaction Guaranteed” and “Dangerous” – but Alyssa Reid’s new album, Phoenix, breaks away from the radio-friendly pop mold. In our new interview, Alyssa spoke to us about letting … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Beloved Canadian journalist, radio host, and interviewer Nardwuar the Human Serviette suffered a stroke at the Mint Records Christmas party at the Astoria Pub in Vancouver on Saturday night (December 5th). He was rushed to Vancouver General Hospital where he has been recovering. Today, according to Nardwuar’s Twitter page, he has been discharged … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – EDM DJ/Producer Baauer, who is best known for his 2012 viral hit “Harlem Shake”, and who released his debut EP, ß, on October 27th, 2015 via LuckyMe Records, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night.