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Photos: Adam Ant, Prima Donna @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – English pop-rock artist and former ’80s star Adam Ant, who released his sixth abum, Adam Ant Is The Blueback Hussar in Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter, in January, performed at The Phoenix in Toronto with LA-based glam rock band Prima Donna, who are currently working on a follow-up to their 2008 album, … Continue reading →

Photos: Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival @ Molson Amphitheatre (Walking Papers, Danko Jones, New Politics + More)

Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – The third annual Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival invaded Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre last night, which featured headliners Alice In Chains, along with Seattle-based hard rock quartet Walking Papers, which features former Guns N’ Roses bassist and current Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan, Toronto-based garage rock trio Danko Jones, Copenhagen, Denmark-based alt rock trio New … Continue reading →

Concert Review + Photos: Gogol Bordello @ The Danforth Music Hall

By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Gypsy folk punk rockers Gogol Bordello took over Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall last night for the first of two shows at the venue. The group is touring in support of their latest album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Opening the show was Toronto’s own Brendan Canning, one of the founding members of Broken Social … Continue reading →

Concert Review + Photos: The Beach Boys, Brothers Dubé @ The CNE

By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – Sunday night marked the end of the opening weekend of the 2013 CNE and what better way to end it then with an hour and a half set from The Beach Boys, or at least two of them. Ottawa natives Brothers Dubé opened the show with a five-song performance, two of which were covers. The three young brothers, … Continue reading →

Concert Review + Photos: The New Pornographers, Cuff The Duke @ The CNE

By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – Long standing Vancouver based indie-rockers; The New Pornographers took to the CNE band shell on Saturday night. Even though the six to eight piece ensemble hasn’t released a new album in three years, that didn’t kill the enthusiasm of long time admirers in the audience. Beginning their set with “Moves”, the … Continue reading →

Photos: Riverfest Elora 2013 (Born Ruffians, Ashley MacIsaac, Rich Aucoin + More)

Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Over 900 people came out for the fifth annual Riverfest Elora this past weekend, which took place in the scenic Bissell Park in Elora, Ontario. This is the first year that Riverfest has booked artists from outside of the province and in addition to the headliner in Toronto-based indie rock quartet Born … Continue reading →

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Tyler, The Creator in Toronto!

Venue: Sound Academy Date: September 8th @ 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 Tyler, The Creator @soundacademy in #Toronto c/o @TheUnionEast. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! http://bit.ly/17YdTiY Like our “Tyler, The Creator” post on Facebook and send us a message with your e-mail address included. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Tyler, The Creator” in … Continue reading →

Contest: Win a Vinyl Copy of Black Joe Lewis’ New Album “Electric Slave”! (Canadian Residents Only)

You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine Toronto on Twitter and tweet the following message: Win a Vinyl Copy of @BlackJoeLewis‘ new album “Electric Slave”. (CDN Residents Only). Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! http://bit.ly/14W5m5i Like our “Black Joe Lewis” post on Facebook and send us a message with your e-mail address included. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Black Joe Lewis” in the subject … Continue reading →

Concert Review + Photos: Gigantour 2013 @ Molson Amphitheatre

By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Heavy metal legends gathered last Sunday at Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre for the 2013 edition of Dave Mustaine’s Gigantour. Five superstar bands that Mustaine handpicked travelled through North America for most of the summer with a final stop in Toronto. Unfortunately these icons didn’t quite get the audience they deserve, playing to a venue that … Continue reading →

Photos: Passenger, Stu Larsen @ Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto

Photos by: Neil Van – Did you miss British folk-rock singer-songwriter Passenger (aka Mike Rosenberg), and Australian singer-songwriter Stu Larsen at The Phoenix Concert Theatre earlier this week? Well, in addition to playing that gig, both musicians also performed a serene, impromptu set in Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto yesterday afternoon.