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In this edition of “Aesthetic Week in Review,” we examine Adam Gontier’s announcement of quitting Three Days Grace, we review Method Man’s show at Toronto’s Sound Academy with opener Raz Fresco on January, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan’s show on January 11 in Ottawa, and Steam Whistle Brewery new art exhibition “Hanna Barberic.”
Words by: Curtis Sindrey | Photos by: Scott Penner – Montreal natives and now Toronto-based experiemental group Yamantaka // Sonic Titan brought their unique performance style to Ottawa’s Zaphod Beeblebrox on Friday night along with openers Boyhood. Boyhood, which features members from fellow Ottawa bands White Wires and Mouth, performed an eight song set which relied heavily on material from … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – The W’s were up in the air Thursday night when Grammy Award winner Method Man invaded Toronto’s Sound Academy. Opening the evening was 17-year-old Toronto rap phenom, Raz Fresco, who brought enthusiasm and charisma to the audience as he paced the stage rockin’ a bomber and a ball cap. A member … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – While we’ll get a taste of St. Patty’s Day two months early this year with the release of Dropkick Murphys’ eighth studio album, Signed and Sealed in Blood, the Celtic punk rock band from Quincy, Massachusetts brings us yet another volume of now superfluous drinking songs that make the listener want … Continue reading
By: Elena Gritzan – You might know Isla Craig as one half of smooth-jam outfit OG Melody, but with the release of a solo tape, her second release under her own name, she proves that her R&B soul style works well when pulled away from the beats and put in with some haunting melodies and truly excellent songwriting. … Continue reading
In this edition of Aesthetic Week in Review podcast, we review budding Canadian electro-pop star Lights’ show at Mississauga’s Celebration Square on New Year’s Eve, L.A. punk band FIDLAR’s debut self-titled album, Jack White’s newest accolade and Irving Azoff’s departure from Live Nation.
By: Paul Schiernecker – There are times when we all want to lay prostrate on the floor and weep as something light and melodic whispers it’s gentle acoustic lullaby to us as we think of the one who got away and hold a pillow close to our chests. There are also times when you get … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Toronto dance-punk quintet The Nightbox and Juno Award winner Lights rung in the new year at Mississauga’s Celebration Square last night. Openers The Nightbox, who’s debut self-titled EP was produced by MSTRKRFT’s Al-P and Death From Above 1979’s Sebastien Grainger, dazzled the elated crowd with catchy Two Door Cinema Club-like guitar riffs and equally memorable synth riffs. Lights … Continue reading
By: Michael Thomas – Hawk and Steel – the name conjures images of wide-open landscapes and maybe a battle or two. It’s a name fitting for this Victoria, BC-area band whose sound shifts between alt-country, folk and indie-rock. The band’s three genre specialties certainly blend together well, and it shows on their debut disc, Danger Road. “She … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Call the fire brigade because this fire can’t be extinguished! Ontario post-hardcore heroes, Alexisonfire, made their third of four sold out appearances in Toronto as part of their farewell tour last night. Teaming up with Hamilton-based Monster Truck, they blew the roof off the Sound Academy. Monster Truck set the extreme … Continue reading
