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Photos: Riot Fest Chicago (Day 2) – The National, Taking Back Sunday, The Flaming Lips, + More

Photos by: Katie Kuropas –  Day two of Riot Fest Chicago 2014 featured performances by Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet The National, who released their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, on May 17th, 2013 via 4AD, which spawned the singles “Demons”, “Don’t Swallow The Cap”, and “I Need My Girl”, New York-based alt rock quintet Taking Back Sunday, who released their … Continue reading

Photos: Ottawa Folk Festival 2014 (Day 3) – The National, Wake Owl, + More

Photos by: Scott Penner –  Day three of Ottawa Folk Festival 2014 featured performances Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet The National, who released their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, on May 17th, 2013 via 4AD, which spawned the singles “Demons”, “Don’t Swallow The Cap”, and “I Need My Girl”, Vancouver and Portland-based indie pop band Wake Owl, … Continue reading

Photos: Riot Fest Toronto 2014 (Day 2) – City and Colour, Buzzcocks, The National, + More

Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@El_Pollo_Lokito) – The second and final day of the third annual Riot Fest Toronto Music Festival featured performances by headliners City and Colour, who released their fourth album, The Hurry and the Harm, on June 4th, 2013 via Dine Alone Records, UK punk band Buzzcocks, who released their ninth album, The Way, on May … Continue reading

Preview: Five Can’t Miss Artists at Boston Calling

By: Krystyn Bristol –    With the Boston Calling Music Festival happening this week, fans are sure to witness some fantastic bands over the course of this bi-annual, three-day festival at City Hall Plaza in downtown Boston from September 5 to 7. With an already stacked line-up that includes Lorde, Girl Talk, Spoon, The Replacements, Nas, and more, that are ready … Continue reading

Contest: Win 2 Tickets to Riot Fest Toronto!

  Date: September 6-7 Venue: Downsview Park, Toronto, ON Featuring: The Cure, City And Colour, Metric, The National, Billy Talent, Rise Against, The Flaming Lips, Social Distortion, Death Cab For Cutie, Death From Above 1979, and more! You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: … Continue reading

Riot Fest Announces 2014 Toronto Lineup (City & Colour, The National, Death Cab For Cutie + More)

By: Staff –    With festival season well underway, Riot Fest has announced their 2014 lineup for their Toronto edition, which will run from September 6th-7th at Downsview Park in Toronto. The lineup includes: City and Colour, The National, Death Cab For Cutie, Death From Above 1979, The Flaming Lips, Social Distortion, The Afghan Whigs, Paul Weller, … Continue reading

Photos: The National, Daughter @ Massey Hall

Photos by: Adam Pulicicchio – Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet The National, who released their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, on May 17th, 2013 via 4AD, which spawned the singles “Demons”, “Don’t Swallow The Cap”, “I Need My Girl”, and more, performed the first of three shows at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with English … Continue reading

Photos: NXNE Day 3 – The National, Hayden, Sloan, CTZNSHP, The Superfriendz

Photos by: Bruce Emberley (@thefuzzy8) – On day 3 of NXNE, we caught the much talked about performances at Yonge and Dundas Square featuring Montreal-based fuzz-pop trio CTZNSHP, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Hayden, who performed at Arts & Crafts Field Trip Festival last weekend and The National, whose new album, Trouble Will Find Me, was released to critical acclaim. In addition, we also covered … Continue reading

Album Review: The National Provides Subtlety And Self-Awareness On ‘Trouble Will Find Me’

By: Shannon Reid (@allisplural) – Brooklyn-based band and indie royalty, The National, is back with more somber vocals and less of an upbeat mainstream sound (compared to 2010’s High Violet) that will win the hearts of the majority. High Violet was responsible for their recent rapid elevating success and growing popularity, putting them on global album charts; but it will … Continue reading

“Aesthetic Week In Review” Podcast – Episode 1

In the inaugural episode of our “Aesthetic Week In Review” podcast, we examine the 12-12-12 Concert featuring rock greats including Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney. We also take a look at the new album from Memory Tapes “Grace/Confusion,” The National’s new songs, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions, 2012 vinyl sales and Blink 182’s new … Continue reading