Photos by: Daniel Pascucci – UK alternative rock band Kasabian, who headlined the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014, and who released their fifth album, 48:13, on June 6th, 2014 via Columbia/Sony Music/Harvest, which produced the singles “Eez-eh”, “Bumblebeee”, ” and “Stevie”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Japanese acid punk quartet Bo Ningen, … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – UK folk-blues-rock singer-songwriter George Ezra, who released his debut album, Wanted on Voyage, on June 30th, 2014 via Columbia, which produced the singles “Budapest”, “Did You Hear The Rain?”, “Cassy O”, and “Blame It On Me”, performed a brief in-studio set at 102.1 The Edge this afternoon.
With the release of Leonard Cohen’s thirteenth album “Popular Problems” on September 23rd, we’re giving away a limited edition lithograph artwork of “Almost Like the Blues”, which is limited to 1,000 prints, along with one (1) vinyl copy of “Popular Problems”. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – Emmanuel Jal chuckled when he said he “came from the bottom like a lobster, now I’m riding on the top like a rockstar,” but there’s some truth in the joke told by the hip-hop artist from South Sudan. Jal, whose latest album, The Key, came out on Sept. 9 and who … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Danish alternative dance artist MØ, who released her debut album, No Mythologies to Follow, on March 7th, 2014 via Chess Club/RCA Victor, which produced the singles “Glass”, “Pilgim”, “Waste of Time”, “XXX 88”, “Don’t Wanna Dance”, and “Walk This Way”, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based “brat pop” band … Continue reading
Date: October 6th Venue: The Opera House Time: Doors at 7pm | Show at 7:30pm Opener(s): Chelsea Grin, Alterbeast You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @bdmmetal & @suicidesilence in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/chdzOLE5GX — Aesthetic … Continue reading
Photos by: Chris Tanouye – Brooklyn-based rapper Joey Bada$$, who is expected to release his debut album, B4.Da.$$, this fall, which so far has spawned the single “Big Dusty”, and who co-founded the Brooklyn-based hip-hop collective Pro Era, performed at The Guvernment in Toronto last night with Dyemond Lewis, Nyck Caution, Kirk Knight, CJ Fly, and Brampton-based … Continue reading
Date: November 1st Venue: Sound Academy Time: Doors at 6pm | Show at 7pm Opener: Birds of Tokyo You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @Kodaline w/ @BIRDSOFTOKYO in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. | @LiveNationON | http://t.co/BcdoI5e2BX — … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – Toronto-based punk band Fucked Up, who released their fourth album, Glass Boys, on June 3rd via Arts & Crafts/Matador Records, which features guest vocals by The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie, Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis, and former Alexisonfire frontman George Pettit, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern on September 26th with Toronto-based feminist queer … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – UK synthpop singer-songwriter Lily Allen, who released her third album, Sheezus, on May 2nd, 2014 via Parlophone, which produced the singles “Hard Out Here”, “Air Balloon”, “Our Time”, “URL Badman”, and “As Long as I’ve Got You”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night as part of her “Sheezus Tour” with … Continue reading