Photos by: Theo Rallis – Toronto-based indie rock-folk band Beams, who released a new 7″ called The Gutters & The Glass on January 27th, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern last night with Jose Contreras, who is best known as the frontman for Canadian indie rock band By Divine Right, and who released his self-titled debut solo album … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – DJ/producer Mord Fustang recently released his debut album 9999 in 1. According to Mord, 9999 in 1 is “kind of a concept album.” Growing up in the small Eastern European country of Estonia, Mord became a video game fanatic – today he claims “70% of my body is made of video games.” The title comes from the random numbers … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – D anko Jones is NOT – to repeat, NOT – embracing EDM, nor is he going for a more synth-ed out, free jazz, old school hip-hop or new wave approach. He hasn’t visited the French avant-garde underground scene and come back with a revolutionary new approach and he doesn’t think that his days … Continue reading
Photos by: Raymond Ahner (@photoray) – Florida-based post-hardcore band Sleeping With Sirens, who will release their fourth album, Madness, on March 17th via Epitaph, which features the single “Kick Me”, performed at The Warfield in San Francisco on January 26th with San Diego-based post-hardcore band Pierce The Veil, who is expected to release their fourth album sometime … Continue reading
Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Toronto-based blues rock-reggae band Big Sugar, who released their new album, Yardstyle, on April 14th, 2014 via eOne Music, which features acoustic versions of their catalogue of hit songs, performed a stripped-down acoustic show at Hamilton Place in Hamilton last night.
Photos by: Amy Buck (@AmyBuckk) Organizers of the 2015 JUNO Awards held a press conference at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto this morning to announce this year’s nominees; the winners being announced during the 44th annual JUNO Awards in Hamilton in March. A slew of 2015 nominees including Del Barber (Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: … Continue reading
Photos by: Matt Klopot – 2015 JUNO Award nominee Deadmau5, who released his seventh album, while(1<2), on June 17th, 2014 via mau5trap/Astralwerks/Virgin EMI, performed the last ever show at The Guvernment in Toronto on January 25th.
Date: Feb. 6 | Doors at 8pm Venue: Rockpile West 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 @dumbfoundead in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | #hiphop #dumbfoundead | http://t.co/kzASJ1L7dm — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) January 27, 2015 … Continue reading
Photos by: Samantha Wood – Toronto-based alt-country-folk-bluegrass trio Elliott Brood, who released their newest album, Work and Love, on October 21st, 2014 via Paper Bag Records, which was their first full-length since 2011’s Days Into Years, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre on January 24th with Toronto-based folk rock band The Wilderness of Manitoba, who released their newest album, … Continue reading
Date: Feb. 4 | Doors at 8pm | Show at 9pm Venue: The Phoenix 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 #MachineHead (@MfnH) in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | @LiveNationON #metal | http://t.co/yX1UfX3ZXo — Aesthetic Magazine … Continue reading