Photos by: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – JUNO Award-winning Toronto-based folk-rocker Serena Ryder, who released her sixth album, Harmony, last November via EMI, performed at The Sean O’Sullivan Theatre at Brock University in St. Catherines last night with Montreal-based roots rock quartet Ladies of the Canyon, who released their Mark Howard-produced (The Tragically Hip) second album, Diamond … Continue reading
From the rise of Lorde with “Royals”, Disclosure and their buzz song “White Noise”, chart-topping heavyweight Kanye West with “Black Skinhead” and “New Slaves”, Coldplay’s new Hunger Games track “Atlas”, local acts like Pup and their ferocious single “Resovoir”, and other homegrown bands like Said The Whale and their emotionally driven song “Helpless Son”, 2013 has been … Continue reading
By: Patrick Topping (@ptopp_ing) – Last night, the Toronto-based marketing and promotions boutique Audio Blood Media hosted their fifth anniversary party at Sneaky Dee’s. The Audio Blood team celebrated another growth-spurt year and welcomed indie music industry friends and guests, beaming about their newly established Toronto office, chirping anticipation for the Balconies’s new LP and the upcoming Canadian Music … Continue reading
Polaris Music Prize and East Coast Music Award winners Two Hours Traffic will call it quits at the end of their current tour, which ends on December 22nd after a pair of shows in their hometown of Charlottetown, PEI. And after seven albums and three EPs, we will say goodbye to one of Canada’s most … Continue reading
Photos by: Scott Penner – Acclaimed Toronto-based pop-rock quartet Barenaked Ladies, who released their eleventh album, Grinning Streak, on June 4 via Vanguard Records, performed the first of three sold-out shows at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, where they performed a variety of hits including “One Week”, “If I Had a Million Dollars”, “Brian … Continue reading
With rapidly changing technologies, there are more music fans than ever before who capture what are always fleeting moments at concerts to post on Instagram. Just look up at any concert to see not the performers on stage but a sea of artificial light. Beyond that, we believe in the power of a great concert photo … Continue reading
Of the hundreds of concerts (both good and bad) that we covered this year, we made some tough choices on what we think were the best live music this year had to offer. From R. Kelly’s smooth lyrical flow at Bonnaroo, Fucked Up’s wild as usual party at NXNE, Bjork’s on-stage eccentricity at both Bonnaroo and … Continue reading
Venue: The Great Hall Date: December 7th @ 7pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine Toronto on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @DALEYmusic in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT by 5pm Today. (cc: @LiveNationON) http://bit.ly/1d15YVQ Like our “Daley” post on Facebook and send us a message with your e-mail address and full name included. Send … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Swedish garage rock quintet The Hives, who opened for Pink during her “Truth About Love” tour at Air Canada Centre on Saturday night, and who released their fifth album, Lex Hives, last June via Disque Hives, were back at it once again on Sunday night when they performed a more intimate show … Continue reading
Venue: The Hoxton Date: November 28th @ 10pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine Toronto on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @JagwarMa @The_Hoxton in #Toronto! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. (cc: @embracepresents) http://bit.ly/1a5HCYa Like our “Jagwar Ma” post on Facebook and send us a message with your e-mail address included. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Jagwar Ma” in the subject … Continue reading