By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – All hail Canada’s party king. Mac DeMarco’s name has been everywhere: SXSW, NXNE, the 2013 Pitchfork festival and most recently as a shortlisted Polaris prize nominee. He’s not up-and-coming – he’s come up – and his sold-out set at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night was a hell of a celebration. By … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Canadian psychedelic pop artist Mac DeMarco, who released his second album, Salad Days, on April 1st, 2014 via Captured Tracks, which features the singles “Passing Out Pieces”, and “Brother”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with New Zealand-based psychedelic pop artist Connan Mockasin, who released his second album, Caramel, … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Toronto-based folk-rock singer-songwriter Afie Jurvanen (aka Bahamas), who released his third album, Bahamas Is Afie, on August 19th, 2014 via Brushfire/Universal, which serves as a follow-up to his 2012 album, Barchords, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Montreal-based folk quartet The Barr Brothers, who released their self-titled debut album in 2011, … Continue reading
Photos by: Ferenc Cabarle – Los Angeles-based indie pop duo Capital Cities, who released their debut album, In a Tidal Wave of Mystery, on June 4th, 2014 via Lazy Hooks/Capital, which featured the singles “Safe and Sound”, “Kangaroo Court”, “I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo”, ” and “One Minute More”, performed at The Danforth … Continue reading
Date: November 14th | Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm Venue: The Danforth Music Hall Opener: Vacationer You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @stlucia at @TheDanforthMH in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/yL8JLs0WFr — … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – As far as artist branding goes, Aaron Jerome, the primary mind behind SBTRKT, is fairly good at maintaining an anonymous and elusive spirit as the face of his electro alter ego. Propelled by the success of his self-titled debut album, the subsequent launch of collaborators Jessie Ware and Sampha’s careers, and a … Continue reading
Photos by: André Varty – Newly reformed UK dream pop band Slowdive, who’s last album, Pygmalion, was released on February 6th, 1995 via Creation/EMI, which was co-produced by Chris Hufford (Radiohead, Ray Charles, Roy Orbison), performed at The Danforth Music Hall last night with Minnesota-based indie rock band Low, who released their tenth album, The Invisible Way, … Continue reading
Date: November 6th Venue: The Danforth Music Hall Time: Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Mac DeMarco (@Msldemarco) at @TheDanforthMH in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/wlyA9cOLUC — Aesthetic Magazine … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Speaking as a live music snob, it needs to be said that The Glitch Mob is one of the most explosive live music experiences ever. EDM gets a bad rap, and there’s some compelling evidence against the accused: one-to-three dudes – pressing buttons and checking out a laptop – occasionally throwing a hand up … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Los Angeles-based experimental electronic artist Flying Lotus, who released his fifth album, You’re Dead!, on October 6th, 2014 via Warp, which features the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Angel Deradoorian, and Niki Randa, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Los Angeles-based R&B-jazz fusion-electronic-psychedelic-funk artist Thundercat, who … Continue reading