Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Garage rock singer-songwriter Ty Segall, who released his eighth solo album, Emotional Mugger, on January 22nd, 2016 via Drag City, which was produced by both Segall himself and F. Bermudez, and which followed up his 2014 album, Manipulator, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with psych rock band … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Hamilton-based psychedelic folk band Lee Harvey Osmond, who released their third album, Beautiful Scars, on April 7th, 2015, which received a long-list nomination for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, and which followed up their JUNO-nominated 2013 album, The Folk Sinner, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with singer-songwriter Thompson Wilson, and Toronto-based indie rock band Sam Cash … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Portuguese gothic band Moonspell, who released their eleventh album, Extinct, on March 6th, 2015 via Napalm, which followed up their 2012 album, Alpha Noir/Omega White, which was produced by Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Hatesphere, Born From Pain), performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with Chicago-based death metal band … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Boise, Idaho-based dream pop band Youth Lagoon, who released their third album, Savage Hills Ballroom, on September 25th, 2015 via Fat Possum Records, which follows up their 2013 album, Wondrous Bughouse, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with Toronto-based shoegaze post-punk band Moon King, who released their newest album, Secret … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Argentina-based reggae artist Dread Mar-I, who released his seventh album, On The Path, in 2014, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Jamaican-Canadian reggae artist/producer Leroy Sibbles, who released his newest album, Reggae Hit Bass Lines, in 2009, and who was featured in the 2009 documentary, Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae, performed at The CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto on August 27th with Jamaica-born soul singer Jay Douglas, whose 2011 album, Lovers Paradise (A440), earned him … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist Chronixx, who released his second EP, Dread & Terrible, in 2014 via Zincfence, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto on August 21st.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The second and final day of the 2015 Toronto Reggae Fest featured performances by iconic singer Beres Hammond, who released his nineteenth album, One Love, One Life, on November 13th, 2012 via VP Records, Grammy-winning reggae/hip-hop artist Shaggy, who is best known for his string of late ’90s-early ’00s hits “It Wasn’t Me”, “Angel”, … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Day one of the 2015 Toronto Reggae Fest featured performances by iconic singer Beres Hammond, who released his nineteenth album, One Love, One Life, on November 13th, 2012 via VP Records, Bronx, New York-based reggae singer Tarrus Riley, who released his newest album, Love Situation, in 2014, reggae/dancehall artist YellowMan, and Jamaican roots … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Reggae music festival, Jambana 2015, featured performances by dancehall artist Gully Bop, JUNO Award-winning Toronto-based reggae artist Exco Levi, who released his newest album, Country Man, on March 17th, 2015 via Penthouse Records, Toronto-based pop/R&B singer-songwriter Keshia Chante, who released her newest album, Night & Day, on November 8th, 2011 via Universal Music Canada, … Continue reading