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Photos: St. Lucia @ The Glass House

Photos by: Krystyn Bristol – South African-born-New York-based pop artist St. Lucia, who released his debut LP, When The Night, on October 4th, 2013 via Neon Gold Records / Columbia Records, performed at The Glass House in Pomona, CA on October 28th.  

Photos: Smallpools, Magic Man, Waters @ The Opera House

Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – Los Angeles-based indie pop band Smallpools, who released their debut self-titled EP on July 16th, 2013 via RCA, which spawned the single “Killer Whales”, performed at The Opera House on October 24th with Rhode Island-based synthpop band Magic Man, who released their second album, Before the Waves, on July 8th, 2014 via … Continue reading →

Photos: The Pretty Reckless @ Sound Academy

Photos by: Matt Klopot – New York City-based hard rock quartet The Pretty Reckless, who released their second album, Going to Hell, on March 12th, 2014 via Razor & Tie, which produced the singles “Going to Hell”, “Heaven Knows”, and “Messed Up World”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night.  

Interview: Rush Midnight Talks Lights, Working With Jesse Keeler, and Brooklyn

By: Julia Grabowska –   Brooklyn-based electropop-indie rock artist Rush Midnight (aka Russell Manning), who is the former bass player for fellow Brooklynite Twin Shadow, and who released his debut full length self-titled album on May 27th, 2014 on Last Gang Records, talks about his ongoing tour with Lights, what it was like working with Jesse F. Keeler (MSTRKRFT / Death … Continue reading →

Album Review: Leighton Meester – “Heartstrings”

By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) –     Actress Leighton Meester’s debut album, Heartstrings, is upsettingly good. Here’s why. There’s a good reason why red flags shoot up every time a celeb launches the ‘music phase’ of their career. The last half century is rife with ‘triple threat’ performers including, Eddie Murphy, David Hasselhoff, J-Lo, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and the sparkly, nightmarish parade of Disney … Continue reading →

Photos: Slowdive, Low @ The Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: André Varty –  Newly reformed UK dream pop band Slowdive, who’s last album, Pygmalion, was released on February 6th, 1995 via Creation/EMI, which was co-produced by Chris Hufford (Radiohead, Ray Charles, Roy Orbison), performed at The Danforth Music Hall last night with Minnesota-based indie rock band Low, who released their tenth album, The Invisible Way, … Continue reading →

Photos: Steve Aoki @ HMV Underground

Photos by: Liam Keery –  Acclaimed DJ/Producer Steve Aoki, who released his second album, Neon Future I, on September 30th, 2014 via Ultra/Dim Mak, which features the singles “Rage The Night Away”, “Free The Madness”, “Get Me Outta Here”, and “Back To Earth” spun a short DJ set at HMV Underground at HMV’s Yonge-Dundas Square location … Continue reading →

Photos: Hozier, James Bay @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri –  Irish indie rock-blues-soul singer-songwriter Hozier, who released his eponymous debut album on September 19th, 2014 via Rubyworks/Island, which debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 8,800 copies in its first week, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with UK indie pop-soul singer-songwriter James Bay, who … Continue reading →

Photos: Ex Hex, Speedy Ortiz, Sensei @ The Horseshoe Tavern

Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Newly formed power-pop with a hint of punk band Ex Hex, which is fronted by Mary Timony of Wild Flag and Helium, who released their debut album, Rips, on October 7th via Merge, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Massachusetts-based indie rock band Speedy Ortiz, who released their debut album, Major Arcana, on July 9th, 2013 … Continue reading →

Photos: Life Is Beautiful Festival 2014 (Day 3) – Foo Fighters, Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys, + more

Photos by: Krystyn Bristol – The third and final day of the second annual Life Is Beautiful Festival in downtown Las Vegas featured performances by Foo Fighters, who will release their eighth album, Sonic Highways, on November 10th, which features the singles “Something From Nothing”, and “The Feast and the Famine”, EDM artist Skrillex, who released … Continue reading →