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Contest: Win 2 Passes to Canadian Music Week!

  Date: May 6-10 – Various Venues Features:  Tegan and Sara, City and Colour, M.I.A., Neko Case and Television, Little Dragon, Ellie Goulding, Owen Pallett + More! Concerts are subject to capacity age restrictions. Click here for festival details. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: … Continue reading →

Photos: Dada Life, Tritonal, Henry Fong @ Sound Academy

Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti –  Stockholm-based DJ duo Dada Life, who released their second album, The Rules of Dada, on October 16th, 2012 via So Much Dada/Universal, which spawned four singles including, “Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker”, “Feed The Dada”, and “So Young, So High”, performed at Sound Academy on April 25th with Austin, Texas-based DJ duo … Continue reading →

Photos: The Trews, The Glorious Sons @ The Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Bruce Emberley – Toronto-based hard rock quartet The Trews, who released their fifth self-titled album on April 22, 2014 via Bumstead, which spawned the single “What’s Fair Is Fair”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Kingston-based rock quintet The Glorious Sons, who released the Shapeless Art EP last year.  … Continue reading →

Photos: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fear of Men, Ablebody @ The Horseshoe Tavern

Photos by: Angelo Marchini – New York City-based noise pop/indie pop quartet The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, who are expected to release their third album, Days of Abandon, on May 13th, 2014 via Yebo Music, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with UK-based indie pop quartet Fear of Men, who released their debut … Continue reading →

Photos: Teenage Kicks, Poor Young Things, Christian Punk Band, Oh Geronimo @ The Horseshoe Tavern

Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Toronto-based indie rockers Teenage Kicks celebrated the release of the debut full-length album, Spoils of Youth, (out April 29 via Rezolute Music/Universal Music Canada), with a release show at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Toronto-based pop-rock quintet Poor Young Things, who released their debut album, The Heart. The Head. The End., … Continue reading →

Photos: Aretha Franklin @ Roy Thomson Hall

Photos by: David McAndrew – The “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, whose five-decade-long career is unsurpassed, performed at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto last night. The iconic Grammy Award-winning singer, who is best known for dozens of hits including, “Respect”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “Think”, provided a dazzling 90-minute performance with the Aretha … Continue reading →

Photos: Iggy Azalea @ The Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: Dianna Lee – Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea, who released her second album, The New Classic, on April 21st, 2014, via Island, which spawned four singles including, “Work”, “Bounce”, and “Change Your Life”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night in support of the album.

Photos: catl, Mad Ones, Bloodshot Bill @ The Horseshoe Tavern

Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Toronto-based rhythm n’ blues band catl celebrated the release of their fourth album, This Shakin’ House, which was produced by  Adam Hill (The Raconteurs, Jack White), and mixed by Jim Diamond (The Sonics, The Dirtbombs), with a release show at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Toronto-based alt rock duo Mad Ones, … Continue reading →

Photos: Band of Skulls, SACCO @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Sarah Rix (@beets) – English alt rock trio Band of Skulls, who released their third album, Himalayan, on March 31st, 2014 via Electric Blues Records, which was produced by Nick Launay (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with New … Continue reading →

Concert Review: Ingrid Michaelson, Alternate Routes, Storyman @ The Danforth Music Hall

By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – The best shows are the ones where the artist and the audience engage with one another; the atmosphere instantly becomes more comfortable and fans experience the artist in a more personable manner. Such was the case last night for the fans of indie-pop singer Ingrid Michaelson during her Lights Out tour stop at the Danforth Music Hall. After opening her … Continue reading →