Photos by: Rick Clifford – Dallas-based thrash metal band Power Trip performed at Parts and Labour in Toronto last night as part of the Not Dead Yet DIY Hardcore Punk Festival with Pittsburgh-based hardcore punk band Code Orange, hardcore punk band Angel Dust, hardcore punk band Soul Search, Barrie, ON-based punk band Demolition, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia-based hardcore … Continue reading
Photos by: Greg Kieszkowski – New York-based hardcore punk band Perfect Pussy, who released their debut album, Say Yes to Love, on March 18th, 2014 via Captured Tracks, performed at The Garrison in Toronto last night as part of the Not Dead Yet DIY Hardcore Punk Festival with Arizona-based punk band Destruction Unit, who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Vivian Tabar – Bremerton, Washington-based punk rock band MxPx, who released their ninth album, Plans Within Plans, on April 3rd, 2012 via Rock City Records, which features the singles “Far Away”, and “Aces Up”, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on October 7th with California-based punk rock band Zebrahead, who released their tenth album, Call Your … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – New Jersey-based indie rock band The Gaslight Anthem, who released their fifth album, Get Hurt, on August 12th, 2014 via Island, which was produced by Mike Crossey (The 1975, Foals, Keane, Jake Bugg), and spawned the singles “Get Hurt”, “Stay Vicious”, and “Rollin’ and Tumblin’”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Vancouver-based punk band White Lung, who released their third album, Deep Fantasy, on June 16th via Domino Records, performed at The Garrison in Toronto with Brooklyn-based cyberpunk band Pop 1280, who released their second album, Imps of Perversion, in 2013 via Sacred Bones Records, which was recorded at BC Studio with … Continue reading
We’re giving away a pair of passes to Warped Tour’s Toronto stop on July 4th, which will feature performances by We Are The In Crowd, Less Than Jake, The Ghost Inside, For Today, Teenage Bottlerocket, Mayday Parade, and more! You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the … Continue reading
By: Rebecca M. Williams (@rebeccapeppers) – Philadelphia act Cayetana kicked off the evening with their all female, distorted surf rock. The trio started out stiff but quickly loosened up, as did the crowd – they blasted gritty but sweet melodies, with an ever-gracious presence that made the charming act a perfect opener. They started off with an emotional … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – Scranton, Pennsylvania-based punk rock quartet The Menzingers, who released their fourth album, Rented World, on April 22nd, 2014 via Epitaph, which was produced by Jonathan Low (Venice Sunlight, Restorations), performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with Buffalo-based punk band Lemuria, Toronto-based punk bnad PUP, and Philadelphia-based indie rock band … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – In 2009, Toronto-based punk rock group Fucked Up won the Polaris Prize for The Chemistry of Common Life, and in 2011, they created the acclaimed epic punk-rock opera David Comes to Life. In 2014, what does the Damian Abraham-fronted sextet do for their encore? On Glass Boys, their latest effort, they give us one hell of … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – This past weekend, Montreal gave some of it’s best clubs over to the almighty punk rock fest Pouzza for the fourth year running. Strong rain fall started the weekend on the wet side, but that didn’t kill the spirit of all the punks and punk-on-lookers who take it all in and moshed through the misery of soggy socks. … Continue reading