Date: Sept. 19-20 – Downsview Park, Toronto Featuring: Alexisonfire, Weezer, The Prodigy, Wu-Tang Clan, Motorhead, All Time Low, Rancid, Tyler, The Creator, Coheed and Cambria, + more! More info here: http://riotfest.org/toronto/ You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @RiotFest … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Now in its eighth year, Rifflandia is an all-consuming monster of a festival. On top of its main and side stages in Royal Athletic Park, Rifflandia also occupies a mind-boggling twenty-one other venues throughout Victoria, running from September 17th to 20th. Check out the festival schedule here. It’s an embarrassment of riches, … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – By now, we know what to expect from an average music festival: dirt, grime, sub-par food & drink, involuntary piggybacks to sweaty crowd-surfers and a parade of bands you’ve never heard of, peppered with the handful you have. But what if there was a festival that called a cliché a cliché and … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – The third and final day of Riverfest Elora 2015 featured performances by iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn, who released his newest album, Small Source of Comfort, in 2011, Indie rock duo The Both, consisting of Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, who released their self-titled debut album on April 15th, 2014, which was produced by Paul Bryan … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Day two of Riverfest Elora 2015 featured performances by Juno Award-winning Toronto-based indie rock band Metric, who released a new song called “The Shade”, on May 11th, 2015, which serves as an early taste of their upcoming sixth studio album, Vancouver-based indie rock band The New Pornographers, who released their sixth album, Brill … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Day one of Riverfest Elora 2015 featured performances by Montreal-based indie rock band Sam Roberts Band, who released their fifth album, Lo-Fantasy, on February 11th, 2014 via Paper Bag Records/Universal Music Canada, which spawned the singles “We’re All In This Together”, and “Human Heat”, electronic rock band Operators, which features Wolf Parade/Handsome … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – The fourth and final day of Boots and Hearts 2015 featured performances by Nashville-based “bro country” duo Florida Georgia Line, who released their second album, Anything Goes, on October 14th, 2014, country pop singer-songwriter Thomas Rhett, who will release his second album, Tangled Up, on September 25th, country music singer-songwriter Frankie Ballard, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Day three of Boots and Hearts 2015 featured performances by country/alt rock singer-songwriter Dallas Smith, who released his second album, Lifted, on November 25th, 2014, country singer-songwriter David Nail, who released his third album, I’m a Fire, on March 4th, 2014, country artist Chad Brownlee, who released his third album, The Fighters, … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – While taking in a late-afternoon set by Lowell, a black dog weaved its way through my legs. The little guy seemed to always know exactly where he was headed and trotted freely among hundreds of music fans, vendors and artists. It was the perfect snapshot and the perfect metaphor for the Wolfe Island Music … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Shepherd – The fourth and final day of the 2015 Squamish Music Festival featured performances by Grammy-winning UK folk rock band Mumford And Sons, who released their third album, Wilder Mind, on May 4th, 2015 via Island, indie rock band The Kills, Vancouver-based indie rock quintet Mother Mother, who released their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing, … Continue reading