By: Luke Ottenhof – Brooklyn’s The Hold Steady has been crafting bar-rock anthems for over a decade. Celebrated tunes like “Stuck Between Stations” and “Stay Positive” defined the band’s audacious ambition, and their desire to tell us all a story. The formula has remained much the same over the band’s career, but … Continue reading
Photos by: Jess Baumung – Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino, who released his second album, Because The Internet, on December 10th, 2013 via Glassnote Records, which spawned the singles “3005” and “Crawl”, and features guest appearances from Jhene Aiko, Chance the Rapper, and Azealia Banks, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night in support of the … Continue reading
Venue: The Danforth Music Hall Date: April 2nd at 7:00 pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @jamesvmcmorrow in #Toronto! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! (cc: @theunioneast). http://bit.ly/OSwvyF Like our “James Vincent McMorrow” post on Facebook Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “James Vincent McMorrow” in the subject line. Include … Continue reading
Venue: The Phoenix Concert Theatre Date: April 1st at 7:00 pm Opener: Death Valley High You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Mindless Self Indulgence (@MSI) in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! (@livenationON) http://bit.ly/1lhaY0t Like our “Mindless Self Indulgence” post on Facebook Send an email … Continue reading
By: Elaisha Green – Jesse Rutherford didn’t seem concerned that all eyes were on him as he dominated the stage singing “Everybody’s Watching Me (Uh-oh)”, while his inked fingers dangled a peach bra. While crouching to grab reaching hands, The Neighbourhood frontman seemed at ease on display for the overflowing audience in the Sound Academy … Continue reading
By: Patrick Topping (@ptopp_ing) – The Prism Prize held their second annual reception last night at The Everleigh in downtown Toronto, presenting the $5000 prize award for the director of the best Canadian music video as selected by the 100-member jury consisting of Canadian journalists, filmmakers, artists, bloggers, broadcasters, and more. The dull roar … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Irish garage rock quartet The Strypes, who released their debut album, Snapshot, on September 9th, 2013 via Virgin EMI Records, which spawned five singles including, “Blue Collar Jane”, “Hometown Girls”, “Mystery Man” and “What A Shame”, who last performed in Toronto on January 20th at Lee’s Palace, performed at the Virgin Mobile … Continue reading
Photos by: Adam Pulicicchio – California-based indie rock quintet The Neighbourhood, who released their debut album, I Love You, on April 23rd, 2013 via Columbia, which spawned four singles including, “Sweater Weather”, “Let It Go” and “Afraid”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with LA-based indie rock quartet Kitten, who released their third EP, … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – On March 21st, recently resurrected ‘70s Detroit punk band, Death, conquered the Phoenix Concert Theatre for their first ever Toronto show. Though the doors opened at 8:00pm, the opening act, Toronto’s ARSON, didn’t take to the stage until 11:00pm. After powering through the first half of their 30-minute set, lead singer, Rude … Continue reading
Photos by: David McAndrew – Odd Future neo-soul trip hop group The Internet, which features OFWGKTA members Syd Tha Kyd and Matt Martians, who released their sophomore album, Feel Good, on September 20th, 2013 via Odd Future Records, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Toronto-based surrealist rapper/singers Charli Champ and Dollar Paris (aka Bizzarh) and Toronto-based post-punk duo Ice Cream, who released … Continue reading