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Photos: The Hold Steady, Tim Barry @ The Abbey Bar, Harrisburg, PA.

Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Brooklyn-based indie rockers The Hold Steady, who will release their sixth ablum, Teeth Dreams, on March 25th via Washington Square, and who’s last album, 2010’s Heaven Is Whenever, became their highest charting album, performed at The Abbey Bar, in Harrisburg, PA. last night to celebrate their 10th anniversary as a band, … Continue reading →

Photos: Long Winter (Volume Four) @ The Great Hall

Photos by: Kayla Baker – The fourth installment of Long Winter Year Two took place at The Great Hall in Toronto last night and once again featured an array of art, including performances from PS I Love You, Alvvays, Sheezer, The Bicycles, Smart Boys, Ark Analog, and more, along with live drawings by Trio Magnus, and … Continue reading →

Photos: The Strumbellas, Greg McEvoy, Sarah Cripps @ The Dakota Tavern

Photos by: Neil Van – JUNO Award nominated Toronto-based alt country six-piece The Strumbellas, who released their second album, We Still Move on Dance Floors, on October 22nd, 2013 via Six Shooter Records, performed at The Dakota Tavern last night as part of their annual Dakota residency, which will run from Feb. 5th to Feb. 26th, … Continue reading →

Photos: 2014 JUNO Award Nominee Press Conference @ Design Exchange

By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – JUNO Award organziers held a press conference at the Design Exchange in downtown Toronto this morning to announce their 2014 nominees; the winners being announced during the 43rd annual JUNO Awards in Winnipeg in March. A slew of 2014 nominees including jazz crooner Matt Dusk (Vocal Jazz Album of the Year), Shad (Rap … Continue reading →

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Kodaline in Toronto!

  Venue: The Danforth Music Hall Date: February 8th at 8:30 pm Openers: LP 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 @Kodaline w/ @lprock at @TheDanforthMH in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! http://bit.ly/LJ0wQe Like our “Kodaline” post on Facebook Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Kodaline” in the subject line. Include your full name in the body of … Continue reading →

Photos: Nobunny, The Hussy, First Base @ The Horseshoe Tavern

Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Garage punk/pop artist Nobunny (aka Justin Champlin), who released his fourth album, Secret Songs, on October 15th, 2013 via Goner, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Wisconson-based rock duo The Hussy, who released their third album, Pagan Hiss, on May 7th, 2013 via Southpaw Records, and Toronto-based … Continue reading →

Contest: Win 1 of 2 copies of “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer”

  Win 1 of 2 copies of winner of the “Special Jury Prize” at Sundance Film Festival 2013 and for “Best Documentary” at the British Independent Film Awards 2013, Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer. It tells the incredible story of three young women in a Moscow-based feminist performance artists, “Pussy Riot,” who stage a protest performance … Continue reading →

Concert Review + Photos: Pusha T @ The Danforth Music Hall

By: Tania Peralta (@hearitfromtania) – Everyone must have still been at home watching the Super Bowl because nearly an hour after the line started moving at The Danforth Music Hall, the venue was still less than half empty. With unpredictable outcomes of the game and Pusha T being a football man, many fans turned to Twitter and … Continue reading →

Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to Holy Ghost’s DJ Set in Toronto!

  Venue: The Hoxton Date: February 14th at 10:00 pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @HolyghostNYC‘s DJ Set in #Toronto @The_Hoxton. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! http://bit.ly/1ak9qP4 Like our “Holy Ghost” post on Facebook Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Holy Ghost” in the subject line. Include your full name in the … Continue reading →

Photos: Brrrrr! Winter Music Festival @ Echo Beach

Photos by: Katherine Kwan (@kawaiiathy) – Brrrrr! Winter Music Festival 2014 took over Echo Beach on Saturday night, just as Toronto succumbed to another winter storm. However, the strobe lights, energetic crowd and those dressed in  fuzzy animal-costume onesies stayed warm through sets by headliners Wolfgang Gartner, and Sharam, along with Bassjackers, Lee Foss, Felix Cartal, Hot Since ’82, Henrix, Eric … Continue reading →