Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Alt-Rock band Brand New, who released a compilation of demos titled Leaked Demos 2006, which followed up their 2009 album, Daisy, performed the first of two shows at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Philadelphia-based indie rock quintet Mewithoutyou, who released their sixth album, Pale Horses, on June 16, 2015 via Run For … Continue reading
Photos by: Katrina Lat – UK folk rock trio The Staves, which consists of sisters Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor, and who released their sixth EP, Sleeping in a Car, on May 13th, 2016, which followed up their 2015 album, If I Was, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with folk singer-songwriter Trevor Sensor, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Kylee Winn – Vancouver-based synthpop band Dear Rouge, who released their third album, Back To Gold, on March 30th, 2015, which follows up their 2012 EP, Kids Wanna Know, and who won the 10th annual SOCAN Songwriting Prize, performed an intimate show outside of the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last as part of a Le Festival d’été de Québec pop-up … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Pop-punk band Motion City Soundtrack, who will release their sixth album, Panic Stations, on September 18th, 2015, which follows up their 2012 album, Go, and which featured the singles “TKO”, “Lose Control”, and “It’s a Pleasure to Meet You”, performed at The Opera House in Toronto during their ongoing farewell tour with pop-rock band Let It Happen, and Baltimore-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Ellis – Philadelphia-based indie rock band Nothing, who released their sophomore album, Tired of Tomorrow, on May 13th, 2016 via Relapse, which featured the single “Vertigo Flowers”, and which followed up their 2014 album, Guilty of Everything, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Miami-based noise rock band Wrong, who released their self-titled … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Columbus, Ohio-based experimental rock/hip-hop duo Twenty One Pilots, who released their fourth album, Blurryface, on May 17th, 2015 via Fueled By Ramen, which followed up their 2013 album, Vessel, performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Justin Roth – The second and final day of Field Trip 2016 at Fort York in Toronto featured performances by electropop artist Robyn, who released her newest album, Love Is Free, on August 7th, 2015 via Interscope, psych-pop band Of Montreal, who released their thirteenth album, Aureate Gloom, on March 3rd, 2015 via Polyvinyl, Brooklyn-based indie rock band DIIV, … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Florida-based pop-rock/pop-punk band Before You Exit, who released their fourth EP, All The Lights, on April 8th, 2016 via RCA, which followed up their 2013 EP, I Like That, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with R&B/Soul/Pop singer-songwriter Christina Grimmie, who is known for participating in The Voice, and who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Day one of Field Trip 2016 at Fort York in Toronto featured performances by Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet The National, who released their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, on May 17th, 2013 via 4AD, which spawned the singles “Demons”, “Don’t Swallow The Cap”, and “I Need My Girl”, Toronto-based indie rock quintet July … Continue reading
Photos by: Steven Ellis – Vancouver-based garage rock duo The Pack A.D., who released their new single “So What”, back in March, which is the first taste of music since their 2014 album, Do Not Engage, which spawned the single “Battering Ram”, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Kingston-based indie rock duo PS I Love You, … Continue reading