By: Tamar Faber (@Tamar07) – The Thrival Innovation + Music Festival is coming to Pittsburgh September 25-26, and as Thrival celebrates its third birthday, festivalgoers will take part in the things that has made Thrival stand-out music festival: “innovation-focused programs that feature thought leaders, cutting edge technology, new, ideas, forward thinking approached to 21st century challenges” and of … Continue reading
Photos by: Mark Horton – Day one of CityFolk 2015 (formerly called Ottawa Folk Festival) at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, ON on September 16th featured performances by Grammy-nominated UK reggae/pop band UB40, who released their eighteenth album, Getting Over The Storm, on September 2nd, 2013, which follows up their 2010 album, Labour of Love IV, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Schultz & Kevin Mazur – Day one of the 2015 edition of the Budweiser Made in America Festival at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, PA on Sept. 5th featured performances by R&B/pop singer Beyonce, who released her self-titled fifth album on December 13th, 2013, acclaimed indie rock band Modest Mouse, who released their sixth … Continue reading
Photos by: Priti Shikotra, & Tom Martin – The third and final day of the 2015 Leeds Festival featured performances by iconic heavy metal band Metallica, who released their newest album, Metallica Through The Never, which serves as the soundtrack album for the concert film of the same name, Welsh indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Priti Shikotra, Tom Martin, & Marc Sethi – The second day of the 2015 Leeds 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, rap/rock band Limp Bizkit, who released their sixth album, Gold Cobra, on June 28th, 2011, which … Continue reading
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