Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Montreal-based electropop/jazz singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin, who released her debut EP, Big Boy, on July 15th, 2016 via Cult Nation Records, which featured songs in both English and French, and which included the song “Les échardes”, which was a shortlisted SOCAN Songwriting Prize finalist in the French division, performed at the Drake Hotel in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Maddie Zekkou – UK punk rock band Slaves (UK), who released their second album, Take Control, on on September 30th, 2016 via Virgin EMI, which was produced by former Beastie Boys member Mike D, who also makes a guest appearance on the song “Consume or Be Consumed”, performed at the Garrison in Toronto last night with Hamilton-based garage … Continue reading
Photos by: Joanna Glezakos – Singer-Songwriter Greg Graffin, who is best known as the lead singer of acclaimed punk rock band Bad Religion, and who released his newest solo album, Millport, on March 10th, 2017 via ANTI-/Epitaph, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – North By Northeast (NXNE) has unveiled its first round of performers to kick off the summer at its second annual NXNE Port Lands festival taking place June 23 to June 25 in Toronto. Headliners for the three-day festival include chart-topping indietronica act Passion Pit, the multi-talented rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator and genre-bending hip hop artist … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Swedish heavy metal band Amaranthe, who released their fourth album, Maximalism, on October 21st, 2016 via Spinefarm, which featured the singles “That Song”, “Fury”, and “Maximize”, performed at the Opera House in Toronto last night with hard rock band Failure Anthem, who released their debut album, First World Problems, on January 22nd, 2016 via Razor … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – UK indie rock band Los Campesinos, who will release their sixth album, Sick Scenes, on February 24th via Wichita Recordings, which was produced by John Goodmanson (Bikini Kill, Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater-Kinney) and the band’s guitarist Tom Campesinos, performed at Velvet Underground in Toronto last night with New York City-based electropop band Crying, who released their newest album, Beyond the … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto’s essential downtown music and arts festival is celebrating five years with its biggest lineup yet. Field Trip has become the unofficial kick off to the city’s busy summer festival season and this year’s bill continues a tradition of curating a world-class, boutique music event inside the gorgeous and intimate confines of the city’s Historic … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Montreal-based psychedelic rock band Suuns, who released their newest album, Hold/Still, on April 15th, 2016 via Secretly Canadian, which was produced by John Congleton (Brian Wilson, Earl Sweatshirt, Franz Ferdinand, Future Islands), performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – The Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience, which featured Game of Thrones composer, Ramin Djawadi, along with an 80-piece orchestra and choir, who performed highlights from the series’ musical score on a 360-degree stage, made an appearance at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Danish folk singer-songwriter Agnes Obel, who released her third album, Citizen of Glass, on October 21st, 2016 via Play It Again Sam, which followed up her 2013 album, Aventine, which charted inside the top 40 of the charts in nine countries, and which featured the singles “The Curse”, “Fuel to Fire”, and “Dorian”, performed at the Great Hall … Continue reading