Photos by: Brad Goldstein – UK alternative rock/shoegazing/dream pop band Ride, who released their fifth album, Weather Diaries, on June 16th, 2017 via Play It Again Sam, which featured the singles “Charm Assault”, “Home Is a Feeling”, and “All I Want”, and which is their first album since 1996’s Tarantula, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Lisa Mark – Review by: Curtis Sindrey – Metallica brought the head-banging masses together for a sold-out extravaganza at Rogers Centre in Toronto last night. Following their intimate charity show in front of 950 sweaty fans at the Opera House last November, the metal legends took full advantage of Toronto’s biggest venue with five massive video screens … Continue reading
Photos by: David McDonald – Grammy Award-winning UK heavy metal band Iron Maiden, who released their sixteenth album, The Book of Souls, on September 4th, 2015 via Parlophone, which featured the singles “Speed of Light”, and “Empire of the Clouds”, performed at Budweiser Stage in Toronto last night with Swedish heavy metal band Ghost, who released their second EP, … Continue reading
Photos by: Anton Mak – UK-based electronica DJ/Producer Kelly Lee Owens, who released her self-titled debut album, on March 24th, 2017, performed at Coda in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – Toronto based electronica band Holy Fuck are releasing a new four-song EP titled Bird Brains on July 21st via Last Gang Records; their first release since 2016’s JUNO-nominated, Congrats. Holy Fuck recorded Bird Brains live at various studios over the past few years. The EP represents the ongoing creative process of a band whose members live … Continue reading
By: Staff – Iconic Canadian rock band Alexisonfire has announced rescheduled dates for a limited engagement of performances in Toronto this December. The shows, originally slated in June, were postponed due to illness as reported in a statement from the band on AOF’s official Facebook page. The five members will come together to perform four … Continue reading
Photos by: Nicole De Khors – The 2017 Dreams Festival (FKA Digital Dreams) took place from July 7-8 at Echo Beach in Toronto, and featured performances by Above And Beyond, Dillstradamus, DVBBS, and more!
By: Staff – METZ will release their new album, Strange Peace, on September, 22nd via Sub Pop, which will serve as an emphatic but artful hammer swing to the status quo. Alex Edkins (guitar, vocals), Hayden Menzies (drums), and Chris Slorach (bass) recorded the album at Electrical Audio in Chicago, live off the floor to tape with … Continue reading
Photos by: Francesca Ludikar – Review by: Curtis Sindrey – Gorillaz made a triumphant return to Toronto’s Air Canada Centre last night for their first Canadian show in seven years. Touring in support of their new album, Humanz (out April 28th via Warner Bros.), masterminds Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett brilliantly brought the vibrant new LP to … Continue reading
Photos by: Brendan Albert – Folk-Rock band Violent Femmes, who released their ninth album, We Can Do Anything, on March 4th, 2016 via PIAS America, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night.