Photos by: Morgan Harris – Chicago-based hip-hop/R&B artist Jamila Woods, who released her debut album, HEAVN, on July 11th, 2016, which featured collaborations with Chance the Rapper, Noname, Saba, Lorine Chia, Kweku Collins and Donnie Trumpet, performed at the Garrison in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Lindsay Duncan – Australian folk/rock/reggae singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd, who released his eighth album, Nanna, on March 17th, 2015, which features a diverse group of musicians from Australia, South Africa, Samoa, Germany, Ireland and Papua New Guinea, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with singer-songwriter Christina Holmes, who released her newest … Continue reading
Photos by: Adam Harrison – Review by: Curtis Sindrey – When the trio of Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer Dominic Howard stepped into the spotlight last night at Budweiser Stage in Toronto, they transported fans to another dimension. With an elaborate production consisting of 10 three-paneled LED video screens, glowing sneakers, and guitars, along with … Continue reading
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!