Photos by: Lindsay Duncan – Australian folk/rock/reggae singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd, who released his eighth album, Nanna, on March 17th, 2015, which features a diverse group of musicians from Australia, South Africa, Samoa, Germany, Ireland and Papua New Guinea, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with singer-songwriter Christina Holmes, who released her newest … Continue reading
Photos by: Brad Goldstein – UK alternative rock/shoegazing/dream pop band Ride, who released their fifth album, Weather Diaries, on June 16th, 2017 via Play It Again Sam, which featured the singles “Charm Assault”, “Home Is a Feeling”, and “All I Want”, and which is their first album since 1996’s Tarantula, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Irish soft rock singer-songwriter Imelda May, who released her fifth album, Life Love Flesh Blood, on April 7th, 2017 via Decca, which was produced by T Bone Burnett (Roy Orbison, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall), performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Guelph, ON-based singer/songwriter NEFE, who won … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Soul/Reggae/R&B artist Joss Stone, who released her newest album, Water For Your Soul, on July 31st, 2015 via Stone’d, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night as part of the 2017 Toronto Jazz Festival.
Photos by: Joanna Glezakos – Newly reunited post-hardcore/emo band Thursday, who released their newest album, No Devolución, on April 12th, 2011 via Epitaph, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, who released their newest album, 9 Dead Alive, on April 25th, 2014 via Rubyworks, which followed up their 2012 album, Area 52, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Irish rock/pop singer-songwriter Ryan Sheridan, who released his newest album, Here And Now, on August 28th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Celtic punk band Flogging Molly, who will release their newest album, Life is Good, on June 2nd, 2017 via Vanguard Records, which will serve as their first album since 2011’s Speed of Darkness, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with americana singer-songwriter The White Buffalo, and folk singer-songwriter Dylan … Continue reading
Photos by: Sarah Rix (@beets) – UK synthpop singer-songwriter La Roux, who is expected to release her second album, Trouble in Paradise, on July 7th, 2014 via Polydor, which spawned the single “Uptight Downtown”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night in support of the album.
By: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – California-based funk/thrash/jam trio Primus brought their “3D-enhanced live musical performance” to The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night for the first of a two-night stand. Under the watchful eye of two giant inflatable astronauts, guitarist Larry Lalonde, drummer Jay Lane and bassist and lead singer Les Claypool performed two lengthy sets that spanned … Continue reading
Photos & Words by: Bruce Emberley – Juno Award winner and Toronto native Serena Ryder epitomized the phrase – good on disc, great live – and she took it to a whole new level last night at The Danforth Music Hall. Currently on tour in support of her sixth studio album, Harmony, her set featured … Continue reading