Photos by: Janine Wong – Indie pop/rock singer-songwriter Lia Ices, who released her third album, Ices, on September 16th, 2014 via Jagjaguwar, which follow up her 2011 album, Grown Unknown, performed an intimate set at the GAP on Queen St. W. in Toronto on June 20th during NXNE 2015.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Toronto-based psychedelic pop band Grounders, who released their new self-titled album on May 12th, 2015 via Nevado Records, performed at the NXNE Hub in Toronto on June 17th.
Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – Winnipeg-based indie rock band Attica Riots, who got their name from the infamous 1971 prison riots at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, performed at the Manitoba Music showcase at The Rivoli in Toronto during day 2 of NXNE 2015 on June 18th along with hip-hop crew The Lytics, singer/songwriter JP Hoe, dark roots trio The Crooked … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Victoria, B.C.-based indie rock singer-songwriter Aidan Knight, who released his second album, Small Reveal, on October 23rd, 2012, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night as part of NXNE 2015 with indie pop/rock singer-songwriter Lia Ices, who released her third album, Ices, on September 16th, 2014 via Jagjaguwar, which follow … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri & Amy Buck – Brooklyn-based indie pop band Lucius, who released their debut album, Wildewoman, on October 15th, 2013 via Mom + Pop Music, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night as part of NXNE 2015 with Brooklyn-based baroque pop band San Fermin, who released their second album, Jackrabbit, on April 21st, 2015 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Los Angeles-based pop singer Willow Smith, who is best known as the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Will Smith, and who released her debut EP, 3, on November 17th, 2014 via Roc Nation, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night as part of NXNE 2015.
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Australian synthpop singer-songwriter Betty Who, who released her debut album, Take Me When You Go, on October 7th, 2014 via RCA, which was produced by Martin Johnson (Gavin DeGraw, Daughtry, Avril Lavigne), Claude Kelly (Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Backstreet Boys), & Starsmith (Ellie Goulding, Kylie Minogue, Cheryl Cole), performed at The … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based electro dream pop band For Esme, who released their newest song, “You”, on May 7th, 2015, which will be featured on their forthcoming album, Sugar, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on June 17th, 2015 with Baltimore-based indie pop band Lower Dens, who released their third album, Escape From Evil, … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) =- UK indie rock band Glass Animals, who released their debut album, Zaba, on June 6th, 2014 via Harvest Records, which was executive produced by Paul Epworth (Adele, Coldplay, Paul McCartney), and featured the singles “Black Mambo”, “Gooey”, “Pools”, and “Hazey”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on June 17th … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Russian-American electronic-industrial-classical-goth-experimental rock singer-songwriter Zola Jesus, who released her fifth album, Taiga, (the Russian word for boreal forests), on October 6th, 2014 via Mute, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night during night one of NXNE 2015.