Photos by: Morgan Hotston – UK alt-rock band Bear’s Den, who released their second album, Red Earth And Pouring Rain, on July 22nd, 2016 via Communion, which followed up their 2014 album, Islands, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night with folk singer-songwriter Liza Anne, who released her second full-length album, Two, in May 2015, which followed … Continue reading
Photos by: Mike Nguyen – Hip-hop artist Denzel Curry, who released his second album, Imperial, on March 9th, 2016 via C9, which featured guest appearances from Rick Ross, Joey Badass and Vares of Twelve’len, and which followed up his 2015 double EP, 32 Zei/Planet Shrooms, which featured guest appearances from Mike Dece, Twelve’len, Big Rube, Nell, J.K. the Reaper, Leonardo Safari and Fortebowie, performed … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@AngelMarchini) – Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who released his second solo album, Didn’t He Ramble, on September 18th, 2016 via ANTI-, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night.
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Photos by: Brendan Albert – Juno-winning, Polaris Music Prize-nominated electronic group A Tribe Called Red, who released their newest EP, Suplex, on May 19th, 2015, performed at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto on September 18th as part of the Manifesto Block Party.
Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – Hardcore punk band Stick To Your Guns, who released their fifth album, Disobedient, on February 10th, 2015 via Sumerian, performed at the Opera House in Toronto on September 17th with New York-based hardcore punk band Stray From The Path, who released their seventh album, Subliminal Criminals, on August 14th, 2015 via Sumerian, Milwaukee-based hardcore band Expire, … Continue reading
By: Jaime Espinoza, & Elaisha Green (@elaishajade) – It seemed Montreal producer Kaytranada had not prepared a speech. The Haitian-Canadian winner of the 2016 Polaris Music Prize jumped between speaking in French and English when he briefly addressed and thanked the audience. The 24-year old’s win for his studio album, 99.9% was announced by folk singer and 2015 … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey, & Morgan Hotston – The third and final day of the Toronto Urban Roots Festival in Toronto on September 18th featured performances by Seattle-based indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie, who released their eighth album, Kintsugi, on March 31st, 2015 via Atlantic, which was produced by Rich Costey (Sigur Rós, Frank Turner, Muse, Foster the People), UK punk rock band The … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey, & Morgan Hotston – Day two of the Toronto Urban Roots Festival in Toronto on September 17th featured performances by reunited alt-rock band Ween, reunited indie rock band Guided By Voices, who released their newest album, Please Be Honest, on April 22nd, 2016, Toronto-based alt rock band Barenaked Ladies, who released their eleventh album, Silverball, on June 2nd, … Continue reading
Photos by: Janine Wong – Acclaimed hip-hop-soul singer Lauryn Hill, who released her first new song in over a decade called “Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)”, on May 4th, 2013, before serving three months in prison for tax evasion, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto on September 16th.