Photos by: Neil Van – Swedish doom metal band Ghost (Ghost B.C., as they call themselves in North America due to legal reasons), who we were first introduced to at Coachella in April, brought their eccentric on-stage performance to The Opera House in Toronto last night with support from Los Angeles-based metal trio Ides of Gemini. … Continue reading
Photos by: Nim Mendoza – Edmonton electronic duo Purity Ring performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on Sunday with Montreal’s Blue Hawaii.
Venue: Sound Academy Date: May 15th at 8:00 pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message exactly as it appears: Contest: (19+) – Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT To Win 2 Tix To @FlyingLotus & @Thundercatbass @SoundAcademy In #Toronto. http://bit.ly/16c1FHC Like our “Flying Lotus/Thundercat” post on Facebook. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Flying Lotus/Thundercat” in the subject line. Include your full … Continue reading
By: Luke Ottenhof – Atlanta, Georgia-based Turf War oozes 70s-era rock riffs with 90s alt rock melodies. With their new EP, The Great Escape, they exercise a formula that has over-stayed its welcome, but they deserve some merit for how fun they make it all seem. The EP contains no frills, no extras, and no … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – New Jersey-based punk/indie rockers Titus Andronicus performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Brooklyn-based punk rockers The So So Glos and Toronto-based punk quartet PUP (formerly Topanga).
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – The fifth annual In The Soil Festival took place in St. Catharines last weekend and the three-day festival was full of both industry veterans like Toronto-based indie rock/alt-country quartet The Sadies and local musicians like grunge/country singer Phil Bosley, experimental folk-blues group Oak and Elm and folk-rock trio Paper Bag Palace. … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – St. John’s Newfoundland indie folk rockers The Burning Hell performed at The Silver Dollar in Toronto last night with support from country singer Nick Ferrio & His Feelings, and EONS, which serves as Matt Cully’s (Bruce Peninsula) solo project.
Venue: The Danforth Music Hall Date: May 10th at 8:00 pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message exactly as it appears: (19+) – Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT To Win 2 Tickets To @Dragonette And @ThePresets @TheDanforthMH In #Toronto. http://bit.ly/ZgaGYP Like our “Dragonette/ThePresets” post on Facebook. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Dragonette/ThePresets” in the subject line. Include your full name … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – LA-based brother and sister folk duo He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister performed at The Horseshoe Tavern last night with support from Toronto-based River Tiber (pronounced “River Tye-ber”), featuring singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Tommy Paxton-Beesley.
By: Calum Slingerland – Known for their hard-hitting guitar riffs, tight rhythm section, and a vocal swagger unlike any other, Volbeat are one of the most interesting metal acts to come out of the genre in the last ten years. With a sound many have come to describe as “Elvis metal,” the Danish quartet has always been … Continue reading