Photos by: Janine Van Oostrom – UK indie folk/pop singer-songwriter James Bay, who released his debut album, Chaos and the Calm, on March 23rd, 2015 via Republic, which features the singles “When We’re On Fire”, “Let It Go”, and “Hold Back The River”, which follows up his January 2015 EP, Other Sides, performed at Sound Academy in … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Welsh indie pop band Marina and the Diamonds, who released her third album, Froot, on March 13th, 2015 via Neon Gold/Atlantic, which features the singles “Froot”, “Happy”, “I’m a Ruin”, and “Forget”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night as part of her ongoing “Neon Nature Tour”.
Photos by: Ryan Lawson – Edmonton-based synthpop band Purity Ring, who released their second album, Another Eternity, on February 27th, 2015 via 4AD, which follows up their 2012 Polaris Music Prize-shortlisted album, Shrines, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Swedish indie pop/synthpop singer-songwriter Tove Lo, who released her debut album, Queen of the Clouds, on September 24th, 2014 via Island, which featured the singles “Habits (Stay High)”, “Talking Body”, and “Moments”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Swedish pop singer-songwriter Erik Hassle, who released his fifth EP, Somebody’s … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck (@amybuckphoto) – UK alt rock band Bring Me The Horizon, who released their fifth album, That’s The Spirit, on September 11th, 2015 via Sony/Columbia/RCA, which follows up their 2013 album, Sempiternal, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Julian Avram – Swedish heavy metal band Ghost, who released their third album, Meliora, on August 21st, 2015 via Loma Vista Recordings, which follows up their 2013 second album, Infestissumam, and their 2013 EP, If You Have Ghost, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with UK psychedelic rock band Purson, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Columbus, Ohio-based experimental rock/hip-hop duo Twenty One Pilots, who released their fourth album, Blurryface, on May 17th, 2015 via Fueled By Ramen, which followed up their 2013 album, Vessel, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based indie pop band Echosmith, who released their debut album, Talking Dreams, on October 1st, 2013 via Warner … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Toronto-based promotional company Destiny celebrated their 22nd anniversary at Sound Academy in Toronto on August 14th with DJ sets by UK drum and bass DJ, and co-founder of RAM Records, Andy C, DJ Brillz, Toronto-based drum and bass DJ/Producer Bensley, and Toronto-based drum and bass DJ/Producer Hydee.
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Grammy-winning pop-R&B singer-songwriter Miguel, who released his third album, Wildheart, on June 29th, 2015, which features the single “Coffee”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night.
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