Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Rapper Snoop Dogg, who released his fourteenth album, Coolaid, on July 1st, 2016 via eOne, which featured guest appearances by Too $hort, Swizz Beatz, Jeremih, Wiz Khalifa, Trick Trick, E-40, Jazze Pha, Suga Free and October London, among others, brought his co-headlining tour with Wiz Khalifa to the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto on July 29th with R&B artist Jhene Aiko, and … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) | Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – The ‘void’ in the Enter the Void tour, which stopped in Toronto on Dec. 18th, seemingly holds all things cool-out, pop, funk, dark and soulful R&B on one stage. Between opening acts SZA and The Internet and headliner Jhené Aiko, there were all sorts of suggestions of what the genre is like these days … Continue reading
Date: December 18th | Doors at 7:30pm | Show at 8:30pm Venue: Sound Academy Openers: SZA, The Internet You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @JheneAiko w/ @sza & @intanetz in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/dhvspfWZMc … Continue reading
By: Robert Liwanag – Abel Tesfaye didn’t toil away like most artists do – he went from mysterious figure posting tracks onto YouTube to singular figure in R&B in a relatively short time period. It did, however, take some time for the Weeknd to build a reputation as a live act. How can you possibly replicate such dark, intimate, moody sounds in a larger, rowdier … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – It was a clash of the new spirit and the old school last night in Toronto at the seventh annual Manifesto Festival of Community and Culture. Headlining the day’s festivities were R&B up-and-comer Jhené Aiko and hip-hop veterans Souls of Mischief, who performed to a packed crowd under the bright lights and chilly air … Continue reading