By: Curtis Sindrey – Summer 2017 marks the return of Unbuttoned to the independent music scene as they released their sophomore album, Liquid, on August 8th. Unbuttoned has continued to surprise even themselves in their self-exploration. After their 2014 debut album, Planes, the band spent three years developing what would become their forthcoming LP Liquid. The process found Unbuttoned spending weeks … Continue reading
By: Staff – Returning to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for its eighth year, Festival Music House (FMH) today announced its all-star lineup of Canadian talent taking the stage at this year’s concert. Happening Sunday, September 10 at Velvet Underground (508 Queen St. W.), the exclusive TIFF-time favourite event connects film and television tastemakers … Continue reading
Date: August 25th – Doors at 7pm Venue: Adelaide Hall Buy tickets here. 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 Hundred Suns in #Toronto! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT to win. https://t.co/3AQdpbyqJS pic.twitter.com/3GKUY8yuGE — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) August … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Pop-Rock band OneRepublic, who released their fourth album, Oh My My, on October 7th, 2016 via Interscope, which featured the singles “Wherever I Go”, “Kids”, “Let’s Hurt Tonight”, and “Lift Me Up”, performed at Budweiser Stage in Toronto last night (Aug. 12th) with Los Angeles-based neo-soul/indie-pop band Fitz and The Tantrums, who released their self-titled third album … Continue reading
Photos by: Charito Yap – Pop-Rock singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, who released her third album, Hopeless Romantic, on April 7th, 2017 via Verve, which was co-written and co-produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Brooklyn-based indie pop quartet Haerts, who released their debut EP, Hemiplegia, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Brendan Albert – Pop-Rock singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, who released his second album, Illuminate, on September 23rd, 2016 via Island/Universal, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night during his ongoing “Illuminate World Tour” with New Jersey-based pop singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, who released his debut album, Nine Track Mind, on January 29th, 2016 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Sarah McNeil – German folktronica duo Milky Chance, who released their second album, Blossom, on March 17th, 2017 via Ignition, which featured the singles “Cocoon”, “Doing Good”, and “Ego”, and which followed up their 2013 debut album, Sadnecessary, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Aug. 10th).
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – R&B/Soul singer-songwriter Khalid, who released his debut album, American Teen, on March 3rd, 2017 via RCA/Columbia, performed at Rebel in Toronto last night (Aug. 9th).
Photos by Josh Moody – Indie Rock singer-songwriter The Rocket Summer, who released his sixth album, Zoetic, on February 26th, 2016 via Aviate, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – The 2017 VELD Music Festival took place at Downsview Park in Toronto from August 5-6, and featured performances by EDM trio Major Lazer, who released their newest EP, Know No Better, on June 1st, 2017 via Mad Decent, hip-hop artist Future, who released his sixth album, Hndrxx, on February … Continue reading