Photos by: Steven Shepherd – The fourth and final day of the 2015 Pemberton Music Festival on July 19th featured performances by Los Angeles-based rapper Kendrick Lamar, who released his fourth album, To Pimp a Butterfly, on March 23rd, 2015 via Interscope, EDM supergroup Jack U, which consists of acclaimed DJs Skrillex, and Diplo, Irish indie rock-blues-soul singer-songwriter Hozier, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Juno Award-winning Toronto-based electropop singer-songwriter Lights, who released her third album, Little Machines, on September 19th, 2014 via Warner Bros, which debuted on the Canadian Albums Chart at No. 5, and featured the single “Up We Go”, performed at CIBC Pan Am Park in Toronto last night as part of the Panamania 2015 concert series celebrating … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Los Angeles-based folk-rock band Dawes, who released their fourth album, All Your Favourite Bands, on June 2nd, 2015 via HUB, which follows up their 2013 album, Stories Don’t End, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with country music singer-songwriter Sam Outlaw, who released his debut album, Angeleno, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Los Angeles-based R&B/blues/gospel/funk/rock singer-songwriter Shuggie Otis performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – Day three of the 2015 Pemberton Music Festival on July 18th featured performances by Toronto indie rock staple Broken Social Scene, rapper/actor Ludacris, who released his eighth album, Ludaversal, on March 31st, 2015, alt rock band Weezer, who released their ninth album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End, on October 7th, 2014, … Continue reading
Photos by: Jon Wishart – Chicago-based punk band Rise Against, who released their seventh album, The Black Market, on July 15th, 2014 via DGC/Interscope, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night with metalcore band Killswitch Engage, who released their newest album, Disarm the Descent, on April 2nd, 2013, and Los Angeles-based post-hardcore band Letlive, who released their … Continue reading
We’re giving away 2 GA tickets to Ilesoniq in Montreal! Date: August 14-15 – Parc Jean-Drapeau Featuring: Deadmau5, DJ Snake, Above and Beyond, DVBBS, Kaskade, Steve Angello, Die Antwoord, Flosstradamus, Azealia Banks, + more! More info here: http://ilesoniq.com/ You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – The third and final day of the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL last night featured performances by Chicago-based rapper Chance The Rapper, who released his second mixtape, Acid Rap, on April 30th, 2013, Hip-hop duo Run The Jewels, who released their second album, Run the Jewels 2, on October 24th, 2014 via Mass Appeal/Sony … Continue reading
We’re giving away 5 pairs of tickets to see Faith No More with Refused in Toronto! Date: August 7th – 7:30pm Venue: Ricoh Coliseum Opener: Refused 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 @FaithNoMore w/ @Refused in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag … Continue reading
Photos by: Jason Hodgins – Grammy Award-winning experimental rock band The Flaming Lips, who released their fourteenth album, With a Little Help from My Fwends, which serves as a track-for-track tribute to The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, on October 28th, 2014 via Warner Bros., performed at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on last night as part of the Panamania 2015 … Continue reading