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By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Toronto’s the Wooden Sky have undertaken big changes, culminating in the release of their new album Let’s Be Ready. After founding their own label imprint – Chelsea Records – the band enlisted Chris Stringer of Timber Timbre as producer to capture their notoriously raw live energy while creating a more stripped-down … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – California-based violinist Lindsey Stirling, who was a quarter-finalist on America’s Got Talent season five, and who released her second album, Shatter Me, on April 29th, 2014 via Lindseystomp-Decca-Universal Music, performed at Kool Haus last night in support of the album.
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – On a particularly sunny afternoon, Aesthetic Magazine’s Daniel Gerichter chatted with Micah Bonte of Toronto-based indie rock/shoegaze band Tearjerker. The band formed in 2006 with Bonte, Trevor Hawkins and Taylor Shute, and championed a DIY aesthetic across their crinkly, surging and atmospheric singles, EP’s and full-length albums. On their first release for SQE Music, Hiding, the band has put … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Epics come in all shapes, sizes and moods. Sharon Van Etten’s Are We There, the newest album from the Brooklynite, is a grandiose and sweeping journey through the ruins of a long-demolished romance. The album impresses that Van Etten has made huge leaps as an artist since 2012’s Tramp, and found inner resolve in an … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – California-based alternative rock band Eels, who released their eleventh album, The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, on April 21st, 2014 via Vagrant Records, performed at Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto last night in support of the album. Set-List: 1. Where I’m At 2. When You Wish Upon a Star (Leigh … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – JUNO Award winning indie rock duo Tegan and Sara, who released their seventh album, Heartthrob, on January 29th, 2013 via Vapor/Warner Bros., dazzled onlookers as they played an intimate lunch-time performance and participated in a Q&A with Q with Jian Ghomeshi host Jian Ghomeshi in downtown Toronto yesterday at the TD Music Cafe … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Newly reunited LA-based alternative rock band Failure, who were originally active from 1990 to 1997, who released their first new song since their 1996 album, Fantastic Planet, called “Come Crashing”, and who are expected to release their fourth album in early 2015, their first new album in eighteen years, performed … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Toronto-based “folk noir” singer-songwriter Rob Moir, who we last saw during Pouzza Fest in Montreal last weekend, and who released his newest album, Places To Die, on April 30th, 2013, performed at The Rivoli in Toronto last night with his band The Great Lates.
By: Rebecca M. Williams (@rebeccapeppers) – Pop singer and rapper Brooke Candy embodies the aesthetic of a glamorous, haute-couture stripper. In fact, she did formerly work as a stripper before starting her rap career. Her sexy-meets-high-fashion look translates with perfect accuracy into her first comprehensive EP, Opulence. With over-the-top synthesized beats, blaring sirens, and even a slight dip … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Swedish DJ Avicii, who released his debut album, True, on September 13th, 2013 via PRMD/Universal Island, which contains the hit singles “Wake Me Up”, and “Hey Brother”, performed at sold-out show at Rogers Centre in Toronto on May 17th.
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