Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – Electric Island returned to Toronto Island on August 3rd with Canadian deep house/techno artist Art Department, Chicago house music vet Green Velvet, and more! Don’t miss the final Electric Island event on September 7th.
Photos by: Angelo Marchini & Theo Rallis – Despite an early ending to day 2 due to inclement weather, festivalgoers partied to Dutch deep house DJ/Producer Oliver Heldens, who released his new single “Shades of Grey” (with Shaun Frank feat. Delaney Jane), last month, along with Dutch house music duo Chocolate Puma, who released their newest single, “I Could … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Now in its fourth year, Made in America (created by Jay-Z in partnership with Budweiser) has its lineup locked down. Start with a genre-defining superstar, and cascade from there into a collection of heroes from indie rock to hip-hop to EDM. While still a relative newcomer to the festival landscape, Made in … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini & Theo Rallis – The 2015 VELD Music Festival brought the party back to Downsview Park for another weekend of world-renowned DJs including Grammy-nominated DJ Deadmau5, who released his seventh album, while(1<2), on June 17th, 2014 via Virgin EMI, Borgore, Steve Aoki, Kill The Noise, The Chainsmokers, along with ASAP Rocky, and more!
Photos by: Joey Pacheco (@MRJOJOJOEY) – Acclaimed New York City-based thrash metal band Anthrax, who released their newest album, Worship Music, on September 12th, 2011, performed one of the final shows at the iconic House of Blues on Sunset Strip on July 29th. Set-List 1. “A.I.R.” 2. “Lone Justice” 3. “Madhouse” 4. “Caught in a Mosh” 5. … Continue reading
Date: August 15 – Fort York, Toronto Featuring: Die Antwoord, Mac DeMarco, Ariel Pink, BADBADNOTGOOD, Yung Lean, Ryan Hemsworth, DIIV, + more! More info here: http://time-fest.com/ 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 #TimeFestival in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Electric Island’s third event of the summer kicks off this Civic Day weekend on Monday, August 3rd. Featuring hometown DJs Mike Gibbs, The Junkies and Art Department, American DJs Green Velvet and DJ Three, French DJ Shiba San, and the Polish Robert Babicz. There is a lot to be excited for here. … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – UK indie folk/pop singer-songwriter James Bay, who released his debut album, Chaos and the Calm, on March 23rd, 2015 via Republic, which features the singles “When We’re On Fire”, “Let It Go”, and “Hold Back The River”, performed at Sherbourne Common in Toronto last night with UK folk-rock-blues singer-songwriter George Ezra, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Juno Award-nominated Toronto-based MC Tre Mission, who released his debut album, Stigmata, on August 11th, 2014, which followed up his 2013 mixtape, Malmaison, and who has worked with grime artists such as Wiley, JME and Skepta, performed at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto last night with Bristol, UK-born, Mississauga, ON-based rapper Keita Juma, who released his latest EP Chaos Theory, earlier this year, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Hard rock singer-songwriter Grace Potter, who will release her debut solo album, Midnight, on August 14th via Hollywood, which follows up Grace Potter and the Nocturnals’ 2012 album, The Lion The Beast The Beat, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night.