Photos by: David McDonald – Rock supergroup MC50, featuring MC5 founding guitarist Wayne Kramer, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Billy Gould (Faith No More), and Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla), performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Sept. 19th) to celebrate the landmark 50th anniversary of the MC5’s incendiary debut album Kick Out … Continue reading
Photos by: Brendan Albert – Jeremy Dutcher has won the 2018 Polaris Music Prize for the album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa.“Psiw-te npomawsuwinuwok, kiluwaw yut. All my people, this is for you,” said Dutcher. The prize goes to the best Canadian album of the year based on artistic merit without regard to genre, sales history or label affiliation. It … Continue reading
Photos by: David McDonald – Metalcore band Beartooth, who will release their third album, Disease, on September 28th, 2018 via Red Bull Records, which will follow up their 2016 album, Aggressive, and will feature the singles “Infection”, “Bad Listener”, and “Disease”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Sept. 15th) with hardcore punk band … Continue reading
Photos by: David McDonald – New York City-based indie rock band Interpol, who released their sixth album, Marauder, on August 24th, 2018 via Matador, performed at Rebel in Toronto last night (Sept. 13th).
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Los Angeles-based skate punk band FIDLAR, who released their second album, Too, on September 4th, 2015 via Mom + Pop Records/Dine Alone Records, which featured the singles “40oz. On Repeat”, “Drone”, and “Why Generation”, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night (Sept. 12th) with Toronto-based punk band Dilly Dally, who will release … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto-based alternative/electronic/pop band Eden Warsaw is back with a new video for their track “Pink California”, which you can watch exclusively on Aesthetic Magazine below. “In Pink California I wanted to explore how Mark and the band write their music, and how it bonds them together,” says director Patrick Hodgson. “Mark has … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Harris – Indie Rock band Car Seat Headrest, who released their eleventh album, Twin Fantasy (Face to Face), on February 16th, 2018 via Matador, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on Sept. 11th.
Photos & Review by: Adam Harrison – It was a rare siting last night at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall as veteran Brit rockers Stereophonics packed the venue almost exactly five years after their last visit. The Welsh quartet are currently touring for their tenth studio album, Scream Above the Sounds, and celebrating twenty years as a band. … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – With Jesse and the Dandelions’ production values maturing alongside the content, their upcoming album Give Up The Gold (out Sept. 7th) is enriched with classic synth and guitar textures that pays respect to the past, while forging their own path forward. String sections, a cacophonous blend of noise, and heavily layered vocal harmonies … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – In a new feature to Aesthetic Magazine, we are proud to announce a collaboration with Toronto-based writer/photographer/podcast host Adam R. Harrison and his new show, The Adamantium Podcast, which features local and celebrity guests engage in casual conversations on art, culture, and entertainment. In episode 22, The Dead Daisies frontman John Corabi joins us … Continue reading