By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Don’t cry for Odd Future. While this summer’s news of the hip-hop collective’s breakup may be troubling, it’s best to think of it as “divide and conquer”. Judging from Earl Sweatshirt’s sold-out, rabid crowd at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, that plan is working out pretty damn well. To say Sunday’s show was long-awaited is … Continue reading
Date: Sept. 2 – 8:30pm Venue: The Horseshoe Tavern You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @jdmcphersonjr in #Toronto on Sept. 2nd! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/IfBmdo1wVN pic.twitter.com/2y6oMgPIoV — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) August 18, 2015 Like … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Day one of Riverfest Elora 2015 featured performances by Montreal-based indie rock band Sam Roberts Band, who released their fifth album, Lo-Fantasy, on February 11th, 2014 via Paper Bag Records/Universal Music Canada, which spawned the singles “We’re All In This Together”, and “Human Heat”, electronic rock band Operators, which features Wolf Parade/Handsome … Continue reading
We’re giving away one (1) CD and Vinyl copy of Bullet For My Valentine’s new album, Venom, out Aug. 14. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: (Canada Only) Win Vinyl or CD of @bfmvofficial’s “Venom”. | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! | … Continue reading
By: Staff – Deerhunter return with the announcement of Fading Frontier, their seventh studio album, set for release on October 16, 2015 on 4AD. Deerhunter also share the video for album track “Snakeskin”. You can view the video to ‘Snakeskin’ (directed by Valentina Tapia) below. The record was made by founding members Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Moses Archuleta, and … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Toronto-based promotional company Destiny celebrated their 22nd anniversary at Sound Academy in Toronto on August 14th with DJ sets by UK drum and bass DJ, and co-founder of RAM Records, Andy C, DJ Brillz, Toronto-based drum and bass DJ/Producer Bensley, and Toronto-based drum and bass DJ/Producer Hydee.
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Vancouver-based indie rock quintet Mother Mother, who released their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing, on November 4th, 2014 via Island Records/Universal Music Canada, which follows up their 2012 album, The Sticks, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night as part of Edgefest 2015 along with South African alternative rock/kwaito band Kongos, who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Indie rock duo The Both, consisting of Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, who released their self-titled debut album on April 15th, 2014, which was produced by Paul Bryan (Aimee Mann, Norah Jones, Mavis Staples), performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with Canadian singer-songwriter Terra Lightfoot, who released her newest album, Every Time My … Continue reading
Photos by: Chelsea Lauren – Pandora Summer Crush 2015, an end of summer celebration that featured performances by Pandora’s top trending artists, including dance-pop/R&B artist Jason Derulo, who released his fourth album, Everything Is 4, on May 29th, 2015 via Atlantic, Acclaimed DJ/Producer Steve Aoki, who released his third album, Neon Future II, on May 12th, 2015 via Ultra/Dim … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Juno-winning, Polaris Music Prize-nominated electronic group A Tribe Called Red, who released their new EP, Suplex, on May 19th, 2015, performed at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on August 12th as part of the Panamania 2015 concert series celebrating the 2015 Pan Am Games, along with Toronto-based synthpop band Austra, who released their … Continue reading