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Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Minneapolis-based hip-hop group Atmosphere, who released their eighth album, Southsiders, on May 6th, 2014 via Rhymesayers Entertainment, which debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Minneapolis rapper Prof, who released his newest album, Kaiser Von Powderhorn 3, on September 25th, 2012, which features Yelawolf … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Toronto-based rock band Flash Lightnin’, who released their new album, For The Sinners, on April 29th, 2014 via Pheromore Records, performed a release show for the album at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie rocker Taylor Knox, who has shared the stage with Hayden, The Golden … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Red Bull Sound Select, which is a music showcase that highlights some of Toronto’s most exciting emerging artists, hosted a Wavelength Music-curated show at Adelaide Hall last night, which featured Baltimore-based electronic artist Dan Deacon, who released his newest album, America, on August 27th, 2012 via Domino, Toronto-based eletropop band DIANA, who released … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Imagine a dense forest at night, alone with thoughts of sadness in front of the roaring bonfire. Nobody’s coming, and there’s only sheer, unyielding solitude. This would be the ideal scenario for the words and melodies of Kurt Vile. Hundreds of fans crammed into Toronto’s sweltering, sold-out Phoenix Concert Theatre to watch … Continue reading
By: Elaisha Green (@elaishajade) – From June 6 to 8 thousands of avid music fans will be shuttled by ferry to The Governor’s Ball on New York City’s Randall’s Island. The sold out music festival, celebrating its fourth year, features a roster of major headliners, art installations and hipster food. Radio-favourites Outkast and Bastille are performing on … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Epics come in all shapes, sizes and moods. Sharon Van Etten’s Are We There, the newest album from the Brooklynite, is a grandiose and sweeping journey through the ruins of a long-demolished romance. The album impresses that Van Etten has made huge leaps as an artist since 2012’s Tramp, and found inner resolve in an … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – California-based alternative rock band Eels, who released their eleventh album, The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, on April 21st, 2014 via Vagrant Records, performed at Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto last night in support of the album. Set-List: 1. Where I’m At 2. When You Wish Upon a Star (Leigh … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – LA-based heavy metal band Steel Panther, who released their fourth album, All You Can Eat, on April 1st, 2014 via Kobalt Label Services, which spawned the singles, “Party Like Tomorrow Is The End of the World”, “The Burdon of Being Wonderful”, and “Gloryhole”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – In early August, metal and hard rock fans will invade Parc Jean-Drapeau in downtown Montreal, the site of the Osheaga Festival, for the premier Canadian metal festival of 2014. Featuring an eclectic line-up, including thrash-metal legends Metallica and Slayer, grove metal band Lamb of God, punk rockers The Offspring, and breaking bands like Toronto’s Biblical, Heavy Montreal has outdone … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – JUNO Award winning indie rock duo Tegan and Sara, who released their seventh album, Heartthrob, on January 29th, 2013 via Vapor/Warner Bros., dazzled onlookers as they played an intimate lunch-time performance and participated in a Q&A with Q with Jian Ghomeshi host Jian Ghomeshi in downtown Toronto yesterday at the TD Music Cafe … Continue reading
