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Concert Reviews

______________________________________________________________________________________ Brian Teasley of Man or Astro-man. (Photo: Stephen McGill/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)Man or Astro-man?, Jacuzzi Boys, The BB Guns @ Lee’s Palace Alabama-based sci-fi rockers Man or Astro-man? performed at Lee’s Palace with Miami-based indie rock trio Jacuzzi Boys, and Toronto-based pop-punk quintet The BB Guns. Full story Stephen McGill | June 18, 2013 ______________________________________________________________________________________

Japandroids performing at 2013 Sasquatch Music Festival - kirsten pardun2Japandroids Open New Concert Venue, Adelaide Hall, With Sold-Out Show

Japandroids proved to be a fantastic choice to help launch Adelaide Hall as one of Toronto’s most promising new concert venues. Full story Lauren Garbutt | June 18, 2013 ______________________________________________________________________________________

2013 Amnesia Rockfest – All-Star Line-Up Can’t Trump Overflowing Toilets, Piss-Poor Logistics

Despite having an all-star line-up, the 2013 Amnesia Rockfest was plagued with overflowing toilets, garbage and piss-poor logistics. Full story Scott Penner | June 18, 2013

______________________________________________________________________________________ Swaan Miller of Nightmare Air. (Photo: Neil Van/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)NXNE Day 5 – Nightmare Air, Lower The fifth and final day of NXNE brought us Los Angeles-based noise rock trio Nightmare Air and Copenhagen punk band Lower. Full story Neil Van | June 17, 2013

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Damian Abraham of Fucked Up. (Photo: Neil Van/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)NXNE Day 4 – Fucked Up, Iceage, White Lung, CATL, Single Mothers Day 4 of NXNE brought us Toronto-based hardcore punk favourites Fucked Up, Danish four-piece punks Iceage, Vancouver punk quartet White Lung, Toronto-based blues duo CATL, and London, ON-based punks Single Mothers at The Horseshoe Tavern. Full story Neil Van | June 16, 2013

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Leah Fay of July Talk. (Photo: Lauren Garbutt/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)NXNE Day 3 – July Talk, Imaginary Cities, Big Black Delta, Dusted, Bear Mountain, AroarA The 3rd day of NXNE brought performances by July Talk, AroarA, Big Black Delta, Dusted and Bear Mountain. Full story Lauren Garbutt | June 15, 2013

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Jessie Stein of The Luyas. (Photo: Neil Van/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)NXNE Day 3 – The Luyas, Still Corners, Buke and Gase, Mikal Cronin On day 3 of NXNE, we covered The Luyas at Sneaky Dee’s, electronic pop duo Still Corners, and Brooklyn-based experimental indie rock duo Buke and Gase at The Horseshoe Tavern, and garage rock revivalist Mikal Cronin. Full story Neil Van | June 15, 2013

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Matt Berninger of The National. (Photo: Bruce Emberley/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)NXNE Day 3 – The National, Hayden, Sloan, CTZNSHP, The Superfriendz On day 3 of NXNE, Montreal-based fuzz-pop trio CTZNSHP, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Hayden, and The National at Yonge and Dundas Square, along with Sloan and The Super Friendz at The Great Hall. Full story Bruce Emberley | June 15, 2013

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White Cowbell Oklahoma. (Photo: Bruce Emberley/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)NXNE Day 2 – White Cowbell Oklahoma, Public Animal, The Dirty Nil, Stella Ella Ola During the 2nd night of NXNE, White Cowbell Oklahoma and Public Animal, performed at Lee’s Palace, while The Dirty Nil and Stella Ella Ola performed at The Silver Dollar.  Full story Bruce Emberley | June 14, 2013

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Dan Deacon. (Photo: Neil Van/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)NXNE Day 2 – Dan Deacon, Coeur de Pirate, Michael Rault, No Joy During the 2nd day of NXNE, we caught electronic mad-man Dan Deacon at The Horseshoe Tavern, Montreal-based francophone singer-songwriter Coeur de Pirate, and Toronto-based blues singer Michael Rault at The Great Hall and Montreal-based doom-pop shoegazers No Joy at Blk Box. Full story Neil Van | June 14, 2013

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