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By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Right now, scores of Canadians are discovering The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores (The OBGMs) for themselves in a very non-traditional way. Not through club crawls or on the festival scene, but through a new Budweiser ad that entirely flips the tables of the rock and roll narrative. Thinking they were part of an indie documentary, the … Continue reading
Date: August 7th at 6:30pm Venue: Echo Beach 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 @offspring w/ @badreligion, @Pennywise, + More in #Toronto! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. | http://t.co/GL5ZZz5DKL — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) July 28, 2014 LIKE our “The Offspring” post … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – The 2014 Unity Festival ended with a major event at Yonge-Dundas Square on July 26 that featured Canada’s top break dancers, rappers/spoken word artists, beatboxers and bands. Founded in 2007 by Michael Prosserman aka “Bboy Piecez”, one of Toronto’s most preeminent B-boys, UNITY has reached over 100,000 youth across Canada through its after-school program designed … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Tennessee-via-Toronto folk-rock singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega, who released her fifth album, Tin Star, on October 8th, 2013 via Last Gang Records, performed at the Jackson-Triggs Amphitheatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake last night with Toronto-based alt country singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge, who released his sixth album, Daredevils, on April 22nd, 2014 via Outside Music, which consists entirely … Continue reading
Photos by: Matt Klopot – The seventh annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival took place yesterday (July 25) at Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto and featured performances by LA-based thrash metal band Body Count, which features acclaimed rapper and actor Ice-T, and who released their fifth album, Manslaughter, on June 10th, 2014 via Sumerian Records, California-based deathcore band Suicide … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Scottish electronic producer/DJ Hudson Mohawke, who is signed to Kanye West’s label, GOOD Music, and who will release his second album, Lard, on a TBA date via Warp Records, and who is affiliated with the LuckyMe collective, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Brussels-based DJ/Producer Dave Luxe, Toronto-based DJ/Producer OBESON, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – The third and final day of the 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival featured performances by Compton, CA-based rapper Kendrick Lamar, who released his second album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, on October 22nd, 2013 via Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope, Vancouver-based art pop artist Grimes, who released her third album, Visions, on January 31st, 2012 via Artbutus, newly reunited … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – Toronto-based indie rock quintet July Talk, who released their self-titled debut album on October 16th, 2012 via White Girl Records, collaborated with Toronto-based brewery Mill Street Brewery to create a new beer called Conversation California Common and last night they celebrated its release with an intimate show.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – UK psych surf trio The Wytches, who will release their debut album, Annabel Dream Reader, next month, and who released their debut single, “Beehive Queen”, in June 2013 via Hate Hate Hate Records, performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with Hamilton-based psychedelic garage rock band Pet Sun, who released Serpent Buzz … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – The shades were on, scarf wrapped, jacket unzipped and the megaphone was on for the hard rock veteran, Scott Weiland. Backed by his new band, The Wildabouts, Weiland brought his “Purple At The Core” Tour to Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall on July 19. Old-school rockers, Second Pass opened the evening. … Continue reading
