By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – It’s time to get those pumped up kicks out of the closet again in preparation for more groovy indie rock from Foster the People. The Los Angeles trio now brings us their second studio album, Supermodel. Filled with plenty more danceable tunes of their unique variety, they’ve got big kicks to fill following the huge success … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Toronto-based rock singer-songwriter Mary Margaret O’Hara, who released her only LP to date, Miss America, in 1988 via Virgin Records, and has since appeared on a variety of other artist’s albums like The Hidden Cameras, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, and more, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Niagara Falls/Welland-based rock band Xprime celebrated the release of their new LP, The Album, which was released on March 8th, with a release show at the Detour Music Hall in St. Catherines with Montreal-based acoustic folk-punk singer-songwriter Noe Talbot, who is expected to release his new album, Black Butter, on March … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Grammy Award-winning (Best Rock Performance – “Radioactive”) Las Vegas-based alternative rock quartet Imagine Dragons, who released their platinum-selling debut album, Night Visions, on September 4th, 2012 via Interscope/KIDinaKORNER, which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, performed at Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Auckland, New Zealand-based alt rock quintet The Naked and Famous, who released their second album, In Rolling Waves, on September 13th, 2013 via Somewhat Damaged, which spawned the single “Hearts Like Ours”, which peaked at number 26 on the Billboard chart, performed at Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night as … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – English post-punk trio White Lies, who released their third album, Big TV, on August 12th, 2013 via Fiction/Harvest/Universal Music Canada, which spawned the singles “There Goes Our Love Again” and “First Time Caller”, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie rock quintet Wildlife, … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Grammy Award-winning guitarist Gary Clark Jr., who released his major label debut album, Blak and Blu, on October 22nd, 2012 via Warner Bros. Records, and who carries an eclectic mix of influences that range from blues, jazz, soul, country, as well as hip hop, performed at Air Canada Centre in Toronto on … Continue reading
By: Sasha Kalra (@sashakalra) – One of the many interesting facets of French electro-pop sensation Owlle is that her birth name shares the name of country she calls home, and is now also the title of her debut album, released in late January and already receiving rave reviews. Naming an album after your first name isn’t ordinary – and that’s … Continue reading
Photos by: David McAndrew – Brooklyn-based indie rock quartet American Authors, who are set to release their debut album, Oh, What a Life, on March 4th, 2014 via Island Def Jam Music Group, performed their first-ever Canadian headlining show at The Mod Club in Toronto last night in support of said album with Niagara-based rock trio Cardinals … Continue reading
Photos by: David McAndrew – Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based orchestral folk pop quintet Lost in the Trees, who released their third album, Past Life, on February 14th, 2014 via ANTI Records, performed at The Garrison in Toronto last night in support said album with Wisconsin-based pop-rock quartet All Tiny Creatures, who released their fourth album, Dark Clock, … Continue reading