By: Curtis Sindrey – Winnipeg indie pop quintet Boats’ new album A Fairway Full of Miners, the follow-up to their acclaimed 2011 album Cannonballs, Cannonballs, might sound overwhelming and over-the-top at first listen but as you glide further into Boats’ quirky and bouncy melodies, you realize the new tracks are sharply composed with scrappy vocals, … Continue reading
Photos by: Bruce Emberley – With support from Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins, EELS performed at Phoenix Concert Theatre last night in support of their 10th studio album Wonderful, Glorious, out February 4th.
Photos by: Stephen McGill – With their former At The Drive-In band-mate Omar Rodríguez-López performing with his new band Bosnian Rainbows a few blocks away at the MOD Club, former guitarist Jim Ward and drummer Tony Hajjar and their band Sparta invaded Toronto’s Lee’s Palace last night with support from Toronto-based rockers The Dirty Nil and Seas, … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill – The 2013 Folk Alliance Conference takes place from February 20-24 at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in downtown Toronto and last night it featured many notable folk acts including Willow Rutherford, The Sultans Of String, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and JF Robitaille.
Date: February 23 Venue: MOD Club Time: Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm 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 below: WIN tickets to Omar Rodiguez-Lopez’s Bosnian Rainbows in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. (19+) http://bit.ly/WRDFTl Like our Bosnian Rainbows post on Facebook. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Bosnian Rainbows” … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill – Ken Stringfellow, who is best known as a founding member of The Posies, as well as for his long-standing work in studio and onstage with REM, and Big Star, performed songs from his latest solo release Danzig in the Moonlight, released in October 2012, at The Drake Hotel Underground last night with opener … Continue reading
Words by: Curtis Sindrey | Photos by: Stephen McGill – The fourth and final installment of Wavelength 13 last night featured mysterious new electro-drone group Cell Memory & Castle If, who also performed at Fucked Up’s “Long Winter” music series back in November, Guelph/Toronto surf rockers Legato Vipers, who were accompanied by Toronto vaudeville and burlesque troupe The Harlettes, who … Continue reading
Date: March 2 Venue: The Opera House Time: 8:00pm 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 below: #Contest: WIN 2 Tickets To See @Silverstein in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. (cc: @LiveNationON) Details: http://bit.ly/XYgqZ5 Like our Silverstein post on Facebook. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Silverstein” in the subject … Continue reading
Date: February 25 Venue: Phoenix Concert Theatre Time: Doors: 8:00pm / Show: 9:00pm 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 below: #Contest: WIN 2 Tickets To See Eels in #Toronto. (19+). Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. (cc: @CollectiveCon) Details: http://bit.ly/12ZaUJt Like our Eels post on Facebook. Send … Continue reading
By: Scott Penner – 2008 Polaris Music Prize short-listers and Juno nominees Plants and Animals brought their unique blend of post-classic indie rock to Ottawa’s Ritual Nightclub last night with openers and Montreal natives The Loodies, whose name means “people” in Russian.