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By: Calum Slingerland – On the fifth and final day of the Ottawa Folk Festival, the crowd was treated to a variety of esteemed performers in reggae band The Wailers, who performed with reggae icon Bob Marley until his death in 1981, Canadian folk icon Gordon Lightfoot, along with North Carolina-based old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops, … Continue reading
Venue: Wrongbar Date: September 17th @ 8:00pm 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 @MajicalCloudz in #Toronto @Wrongbar. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! http://bit.ly/18JjvPK Like our “Majical Cloudz” post on Facebook and send us a message with your e-mail address included. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Majical Cloudz” in the subject line. … Continue reading
Venue: The Danforth Music Hall Date: September 15th @ 8:00pm 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 @chvrches in #Toronto c/o @EmbracePresents. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! http://bit.ly/1dVDBfN Like our “CHVRCHES” post on Facebook and send us a message with your e-mail address included. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “CHVRCHES” in the … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – Every country music loving soul who has never set foot in Toronto’s Legendary Horseshoe Tavern filled the space on Saturday night for the South Carolina natives and alternative country duo, Shovels & Rope, who released their most recent album, O’ Be Joyful, last July via Dualtone Records, and their first headlining tour. … Continue reading
By: Calum Slingerland – Not even the threat of rain could keep concertgoers away from Hog’s Back Park on Saturday night. The Ottawa Folk Festival had a plethora of acts on stages throughout the afternoon, including Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, and Sondre Lerche, and had a stellar lineup in store for the evening as well including Vancouver-based indie alternative … Continue reading
By: Adam Taylor – Nostalgic. Moving. Epic. The Sony Performing Arts Centre was host to the Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses last night. It was the Second Quest of this performance, which had some changes from its debut last year. A truly amazing four movement symphony and visual presentation celebrating one of Nintendo’s, … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – Friday night, one of Toronto’s most beautiful and infamous venues, Massey Hall, lent its stage to Patti Smith and her band for the first time since 1976. Though to everyone’s shock, her Massey Hall return only filled half of the seats, something that could easily be attributed to this being the … Continue reading
By: Calum Slingerland – Day three of this year’s Ottawa Folk Festival was something to get excited about, with some great Canadian talent on display, including Toronto based indie rock quartet Born Ruffians, London, ON-based hip-hop artist Shad and New Brunswick-based blues guitarist Matt Andersen, and a young west coast hip-hop superstar in Kendrick Lamar, … Continue reading
Photos by: Jason Hodgins – With the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in full bloom, former LCD Soundsystem front man and founder of DFA Records, James Murphy, who produced Arcade Fire’s forthcoming album, Reflektor, which is out October 29th, performed a DJ set at The Hoxton in Toronto last night.
By: Calum Slingerland – After a solid double-bill evening on the first day of Ottawa’s Folk Festival, featuring City and Colour and the iconic Patti Smith, it was back out in the crisp fall air to catch the wonderful assortment of acts present on day two last night, including New York City-based indie rock quartet … Continue reading
