Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – Austin, Tx-based alt country-blues-folk singer-songwriter Alejandro Rose-Garcia (aka Shakey Graves), who released his new album, And The War Came, on October 7th, 2014, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Toronto-based folk rock singer-songwriter Donovan Woods, who released his third album, Don’t Get Too Grand, in 2013, and “folk & … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Country artist Dierks Bentley, who released his seventh album, Riser, on February 25th, 2014 via Capitol Nashville, which features the singles “Bourbon in Kentucky”, “I Hold On”, “Drunk on a Plane”, and “Say You Do”, performed at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON last night in support of the album … Continue reading
By: Staff – The dates for U2’s upcoming iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 have been announced today by Live Nation. The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour, which begins in 2015, will see U2 play indoor arenas for the first time in a decade and will visit 19 cities worldwide during its first year with pairs of shows in each city. A … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Delaney Gibson is almost a walking contradiction in the music industry. A classically trained musician from childhood, Gibson has performing alongside giants like Barbara Streisand and Andrea Bocelli, while at the same time gravitating towards heroes like Tori Amos. On her latest album, Tall Like a Tree, Gibson combines the grandiose feel of musical theatre … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Los Angeles-based trap/electro house/dubstep DJ/Producer Dillon Francis, who released his debut full-length album, Money Sucks, Friends Rule, on October 27th, 2014 via Mad Decent/Columbia, which features collaborations with Major Lazer, Martin Garrix, Mad Decent label-mate DJ Snake, rapper Twista, Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie and more, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based DJ/Producer DJ … Continue reading
Photos by: Misha Vladimirskiy & Erik Voake – Red Bull Sound Select Presents: 30 Days in LA closed with a bang last night, featuring headliner A$AP Mob at the Hollywood Palladium who brought out surprise special guest Drake, who performed ILoveMakonnen’s hit tune “Tuesday.” Red Bull Sound Select artists Saba and Tink kicked off the show. Rising … Continue reading
By: Daniel Melfi – Converse invited Aesthetic Magazine to visit Toronto’s Noble Street Studios during a unique Converse Rubber Tracks session with Toronto punk band Brutal Youth. Converse launched the Converse Rubber Tracks (CRT) program in 2011 from a state-of-the-art music studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, setting up pop-up studio sessions in cities across North America, including Boston, Toronto, LA, … Continue reading
We’re giving away one (1) pair of Sol Republic RELAYS in-ear headphones. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 1 pair of @SOLREPUBLIC RELAYS in-ear headphones! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/5usmgdw1Nd — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) December 1, 2014 Like … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Toronto-based pop/soul/R&B singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, who released his self-titled debut EP on July 28th, 2014 via Island, which includes the single “Life of the Party”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night.
By: Dianna Lee – Grammy Award-nominated UK electronic artist James Blake, who released his second album, Overgrown, on April 5th, 2013, which won beat out David Bowie, Disclosure, and others, to win the 2013 Mercury Prize, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last night as part of a brief five-date tour with … Continue reading