Venue: The Danforth Music Hall Date: November 16th @ 7pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine Toronto on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Mazzy Star in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! (cc: @LiveNationON). http://bit.ly/1aCT8KB Like our “Mazzy Star” post on Facebook and send us a message with your e-mail address included. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Mazzy … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Americana indie rock band Ha Ha Tonka, who released their fourth album, Lessons, on September 24th via Bloodshot Records, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Toronto-based folk-rock seven-piece The Most Loyal, who released their first self-titled album on June 13th via Loyalist Club Recordings, and Toronto-based country-blues … Continue reading
Photos by: Neil Van – Acclaimed Canadian progessive metal quintet Protest The Hero, who released their fourth album, Volition, on October 29th via Razor & Tie, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto on Saturday night with UK metalcore quartet Architects, who released their fifth album, Daybreaker, last May via Century Media/Zestone, and Ottawa-based progressive metal … Continue reading
Photos by: Dakota King – Toronto-based noise/stoner rock trio Fiction Issue, who released, PCP Ekoms I Demo, last November, performed at The Rockpile East in Toronto on Saturday night with Toronto-based hardcore punk band Dead Mouth, who released their new album, Hardcore Death, on May 24th and Doom Squad, who released their new self-titled EP, on June 25th via … Continue reading
Venue: The Hoxton Date: November 22nd @ 7pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine Toronto on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 tickets to @younggalaxy @the_hoxton in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! (@paperbagrecords). http://bit.ly/17qBpv3 Like our “Young Galaxy” post on Facebook and send us a message with your e-mail address included. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Young Galaxy” in the subject … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – Charli XCX, a twenty-one year-old UK-native, is one of many who have trickled through the cyber floodgates. Her story is similar to the makings of other new, internet-based artists. Over the past few years she has quietly developed a fan base, recording her first album at the age of fourteen and … Continue reading
Photos by: Julia Marcello – Toronto-based indie rock quintet Wildlife, who released their second album, On The Heart, on March 5th via Wax Records, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Toronto-based “apocalpyse pop” band Bravestation, who released their new album, IV, on May 14th, and Canadian rock duo The Canadian Shield (Doug Gorrie (guitar, … Continue reading
Photos by: Neil Van – Nova Scotia-based Juno Award-winning rapper Classifed, who released his self-titled third album on January 22nd via Halflife Records/Sony Records, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night as part of the The Captain Morgan Rock The Boat concert series.
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Northwestern Indiana’s Native, who released their sophomore album, Orthodox, on August 20th via Sargent House, and who have “quietly built themselves a large word-of-mouth following in the underground as an incendiary live act, through their impeccable musicianship, ominous chords, apocalyptic vocals and innovative rhythms hit with an intensity that can only be … Continue reading
By: Luke Ottenhof (@lukeottenhof) – Vancouver’s Hannah Georgas took to Ottawa’s National Arts Centre last night, as she warmed hearts and lifted spirits for a solid 90 minutes of electro-pop fun. Crammed with couples huddled around their tables in the NAC’s cozy Fourth Stage, the candle-lit, café-esque room hung from Georgas’ every whim. Introduced by … Continue reading