Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – UK space rock band Spiritualized, who are perhaps best known for their 1997 album, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, which features the awe-inspiring title track, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto on June 20th as part of NXNE 2014 with Montreal-based folk quartet The Barr Brothers, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Folk-rock-blues-soul singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne, who released his fifth album, Supernova, on April 29th, 2014 via RCA, which was produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, and which features the title track lead single, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with LA-based indie pop band The Belle Brigade, whose members are siblings … Continue reading
Photos by: David McAndrew – Brooklyn-based funk/soul band Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, who are huge proponents of using analog recording equipment, and who released their fifth album, Give the People What They Want, on January 14th, 2014 via Daptone Records, performed the first of two shows at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with Grammy Award-winning UK … Continue reading
Date: June 8th at 7:00pm Venue: Massey Hall You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: Win 2 tickets to @RayLaMontagne in #Toronto! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! @LiveNationON | http://t.co/qa0Ql6VP0J — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) June 2, 2014 LIKE our “Ray LaMontagne” post and LIKE our … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – At the second installment of Live at Massey Hall, a concert series celebrating Canadian talent from across the country, Quebec-based singer-songwriter Beatrice Martin enchanted the audience at the historic hall and performed old favourites and new additions to her catalogue under the artist name, Coeur de Pirate. Martin’s brand of melancholic but upbeat folk-pop … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – LA-based indie pop trio Foster The People, who are best known for their breakthrough single “Pumped Up Kicks”, and who released their second album, Supermodel, which spawned the singles “Coming of Age”, “Pseudologia Fantastica” and “Best Friend”, on March 14th, 2014 via Columbia, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto on May … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – It felt like a coming of age on Tuesday night at Massey Hall when Foster the People performed their distinct brand of indie-pop alternative music in Toronto. The sold-out crowd danced on their feet throughout the night, in awe of the Los Angeles-based trio and the amazing acoustics of the classic … Continue reading
Photos by: David McAndrew – Indie rock singer-songwriter Neko Case, who in addition to her solo career is also known as a member of acclaimed Vancouver-based indie rock band The New Pornographers, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night as part of Canadian Music Week (CMW) 2014 in support of her sixth album The Worse Things … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Country-rock singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris, who released her eighteenth album, Wrecking Ball, back in 1995 and her newest album, a collaborative album with Rodney Crowell called Old Yellow Moon in February 2013, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night in support of the newly reissued version of Wrecking Ball, which was … Continue reading
Photos by: Adam Pulicicchio – Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet The National, who released their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, on May 17th, 2013 via 4AD, which spawned the singles “Demons”, “Don’t Swallow The Cap”, “I Need My Girl”, and more, performed the first of three shows at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with English … Continue reading