Photos by: Jon Wishart – Night two of Burly Calling 2014 in Burlington, ON featured performances by Toronto-based indie rock/pop band Beautiful Nothing, Toronto-based punk band Say Yes, which features former Alexisonfire drummer Jordan Hastings, and former Saint Alvia member Adam Michael, and who released their self-titled EP on August 19th, 2014 via Dine Alone Records, Toronto-based hard rock … Continue reading
By: Elaisha Green (@elaishajade) – Wondering what to get the snobbiest of music lovers this Christmas? Satisfy their lofty tastes with our 2014 Holiday Gift Guide! From headphones, to vinyl, to biographies of a certain Mr. Stardust, to keeping memories of past concerts safe, we have everything you need for the music snob in your life this holiday season! … Continue reading
Photos by: Jon Wishart – Night one of Burly Calling 2014 in Burlington, ON featured performances by Toronto-based pop-punk band Gentlemen Thieves, who released their full-length debut album, Uncertainties, which was produced by Dave “Brownsound” Baksh (ex-SUM41, Black Cat Attack, Organ Thieves), mixed by Tyler Gardiner (The Penske File) and mastered by Steve Rizun (The Flatliners, The Creepshow), with … Continue reading
By: Staff – Juno Award-winning Hamilton-based hard rockers Monster Truck, who released their debut full-length album, Furiosity, last year, will perform at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa, ON on December 6th with Montreal-based hard rock band Eagle Tears. $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to the Snowsuit Fund. Buy tickets here.
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – After a sold-out event last January, the Long Winter collective returned to guest-program the final AGO First Thursday of the fall season – and of 2014 – last night. Toronto indie pop band The Hidden Cameras, who released their sixth album, Age, on January 21st, 2014 via EvilEvil, headlined the night that also featured performances by Toronto No-Wave band New … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Toronto-based indie rock quintet Wildlife, who released their second album, …On The Heart, on March 5th, 2013, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night as part of 102.1 The Edge’s “Jingle Bell Rock” concert series with Vancouver-based synthpop band Dear Rouge, who are expected to release their third album, … Continue reading
Photos by: Claudia Kielb – Progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra, who released an EP called Dreams of Fireflies on October 30th, 2012 via Lava Records, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night as part of their “The Christmas Attic Tour”, which is named after the band’s 1998 holiday-themed rock opera.
Photos by: Mattae Katolyk – Brooklyn-based alternative hip-hop group Flatbush Zombies, who released a collaborative EP with The Underachivevers called Clockwork Indigo on October 17th, 2014 via Electric KoolAde Records, performed at The Guvernment in Toronto last night with Flatbush, Brooklyn-based hip-hop duo The Underachievers, who released their debut album, Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium, on August … Continue reading
By: Olivia Goheen – Take a moment and think of the reasons why it’s hard for people to accept change. The future is unknown and is terrifying for some. However, uncertainty is used as a tool to help rise above and stand out. Toronto punk band Die Mannequin’s new album Neon Zero (out October 28) resurrected the band, and they took … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – 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 features the single “Up We Go”, performed an intimate acoustic set at the newly re-opened HMV store on Robson St. in downtown Vancouver … Continue reading