By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – T oronto-based punk trio METZ hit the Canadian music scene with their self-titled debut album in 2012, and carved out a successful space for themselves making noisy, abrasive and entirely impressive punk music. AlexEdkins, Chris Slorach and Hayden Menzies returned last year with the appropriately named METZ II and, like with METZ, are earning critical praise for their work and have once … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Toronto-based punk band Mexican Slang, who released their newest EP, Inside The Velvet Castle, on July 15th, 2014, performed at The Silver Dollar in Toronto on June 20th as part of NXNE 2015.
Photos by: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Gypsy folk punk rock band Gogol Bordello, who released their sixth album, Pura Vida Conspiracy, on July 23rd, 2013 via ATO Records, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto on June 21st with Los Angeles-based irish punk band Flogging Molly, who released their fifth album, Speed of Darkness, on May … Continue reading
Photos by: Jay Demetillo – Newly reformed Swedish hardcore punk band Refused, who will release their fourth album, Freedom, on June 29th via Epitaph, which will be their first album since their 1998 album The Shape of Punk to Come, performed at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco last night with Vancouver-based punk rock band White … Continue reading
Photos by: Jeff Shulman – Day one of Pouzza Fest 2015 in Montreal featured performances by Wyoming-based punk rock band Teenage Bottlerocket, who released their sixth album, Tales From Wyoming, on March 31st, 2015 via Rise Records, which was co-produced by Bill Stevenson (As I Lay Dying, NOFX, Rise Against, Anti-Flag), Toronto-based punk band and Prism … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based punk trio and 2013 Polaris Music Prize short-listers METZ, who will release their sophomore album, METZ II, on May 5 via Sub Pop, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on May 2nd, 2015 as part of CMW 2015.
Photos by: Roy Cohen – Los Angeles-based skate punk band FIDLAR, who released their self-titled debut album on January 22nd, 2013 via Mom + Pop Records/Dine Alone Records, performed at The Great Hall in Toronto last night as part of CMW 2015.
We’re giving away a Pouzza Fest prize pack that includes two (2) 3-day GA passes and a Pouzza Fest T-shirt! Date: April 13 at 6:30pm Venue: The Danforth Music Hall You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win a @PouzzaFest Prize … Continue reading
Photos by: Matthew Thompson – Acclaimed punk rock band Bad Religion, who released their 16th studio album, True North, on January 22nd, 2013, which they released exactly 11 years after their twelfth album The Process of Belief, performed at Showbox SoDo in Seattle last night with Los Angeles-based hardcore punk band Off!, who released their third album, Wasted Years, on April … Continue reading
Photos by: Heidi Black – Day two of Musink Festival featured performances by headliners acclaimed punk rock band Bad Religion, who released their 16th studio album, True North, on January 22nd, 2013, which they released exactly 11 years after their twelfth album The Process of Belief, along with Los Angeles-based hardcore punk band Off!, who released their third album, Wasted … Continue reading