Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Pop-rock singer-songwriter Kate Voegele, who released her third EP, Wild Card, on November 4th, 2014, which follows up her third album, Gravity Happens, out May 17th, 2011, which featured the single “Heart In Chains”, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with indie folk-rock singer-songwriter Tyler Hilton, who released his … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – The 2015 Family Channel’s Big Ticket Summer Concert at Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto on August 23rd featured performances by pop-rap singer-songwriter Becky G, dance group The Next Step, UK pop band The Vamps, who released their debut album, Meet The Vamps, on April 14th, 2014 via Mercury/Virgin EMI, which featured the singles “Can … Continue reading
Date: Sept. 19-20 – Downsview Park, Toronto Featuring: Alexisonfire, Weezer, The Prodigy, Wu-Tang Clan, Motorhead, All Time Low, Rancid, Tyler, The Creator, Coheed and Cambria, + more! More info here: http://riotfest.org/toronto/ You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @RiotFest … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – It seemed fitting that for the first performance during Arboretum Festival’s last day, when attendees were beginning to slowly filter into the small, industrial festival grounds between two abandoned warehouses on a tiny island in Ottawa, one audience member moved in front of the group performing and started to breakdance. It seemed fitting … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Grammy-nominated heavy metal band Motley Crue, who released their ninth and final album, Saints of Los Angeles, on June 24th, 2008 via Eleven Seven Music, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night as part of their final tour, called “The Final Tour”, with heavy metal singer-songwriter Alice Cooper, … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@AngelMarchini) – Folk rock singer-songwriter Alan Doyle, who is best known as one of the lead singers of acclaimed east coast folk rock band Great Big Sea, and who released his second solo album, So Let’s Go, on January 20th, 2015 via Universal Music Canada, performed at The CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Iconic Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo, who released their thirteenth album, In Our Nature, on October 29th, 2013 via Warner Music Canada, which is certified gold in Canada, performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto last night with New Brunswick-based blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Matt Andersen, who released his newest album, Weightless, … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Now in its eighth year, Rifflandia is an all-consuming monster of a festival. On top of its main and side stages in Royal Athletic Park, Rifflandia also occupies a mind-boggling twenty-one other venues throughout Victoria, running from September 17th to 20th. Check out the festival schedule here. It’s an embarrassment of riches, … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Welland, ON-based rock/americana/roots rock band The Mandevilles, who released their newest album, Windows and Stones, on September 16th, 2014 via MDM Recordings, performed at The CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto last night.
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – Next to the main stage, constructed out of white tape and fashioned onto a fence, were the words “Girls to the front,” spelled out large enough for a crowd gathered up close for a band to see clearly. The statement resonated, the perfect few words to catch out of the corner of the eye for … Continue reading