Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Toronto-based indie rock band Alvvays, who released their second album, Antisocialites, on September 8th, 2017 via Polyvinyl, which featured the singles “In Undertow”, “Dreams Tonite”, and “Plimsoll Punks”, and which followed up their self-titled 2014 debut album, which was shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, performed at Metro Chicago last night (March 23rd) with singer-songwriter Frankie … Continue reading
By: Staff – Arctic Monkeys have announced several 2018 North American tour dates. After headlining Firefly Festival in June, the band will head to Toronto, LA, Nashville, NYC, Boston, DC, Detroit and more this summer. Tickets on-sale on March 16th at 10am. Visit http://www.arcticmonkeys.com for more info. Arctic Monkeys 2018 Tour Dates May 5 – Los Angeles, … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Harris – Indie Rock band Joywave, who released their second album, Content, on July 28th, 2017 via Hollywood, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night (March 6th).
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Halifax-based indie rock artist Rich Aucoin, who will release his newest EP, Hold, on March 16th, performed at the Drake Hotel in Toronto last night (March 1st).
By: Staff – Earlier this week, Courtney Barnett teased fans with this video, which was then followed by mysterious billboards popping up in major cities around the world. Next indie record stores worldwide unexpectedly received vinyl copies of lead single “Nameless, Faceless,” and now the wait is over with Courtney Barnett today announcing details of her second studio … Continue reading
Photos by: Ashley Travis – UK indie rock singer-songwriter Declan McKenna, who released his debut album, What Do You Think About the Car?, on July 21st, 2017 via Columbia, performed at the Southern Café and Music Hall in Charlottesville, VA last night (Feb. 13th).
By: Curtis Sindrey – Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Produced by bandleader Ellis Ludwig-Leone and brought to life by his fellow performers—lead vocalists Charlene Kaye and Allen Tate, trumpet player John Brandon, saxophonist Stephen Chen, violinist Rebekah Durham, drummer Michael Hanf, and guitarists Tyler McDiarmid and Aki Ishiguro— San Fermin’s third studio album, Belong, unfolds in warm, intoxicating textures that both … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Brooklyn-based indie rock band San Fermin, who released their third album, Belong, on April 7th, 2017, which featured the singles “Open”, and “Bride”, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night (Jan. 27th).
By: Patrick Bales – After an ill-fated sojourn with Sony Records, four-piece alt-rockers Don Broco are set to embark on their largest tour across the Atlantic yet, playing all over the US and venturing to Canada for the first time. The jaunt begins in San Francisco March 8th before landing in Toronto March 20th and … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Harris – Vancouver-based indie rock band Destroyer, who released their eleventh album, Ken, on October 20th, 2017 via Merge, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night (Jan. 22nd).