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Photos: Nada Surf @ Lee’s Palace

Photos by: Justin Roth – New York City-based alt rock band Nada Surf, who released their eighth album, You Know Who You Are, on March 4th, 2016 via Barsuk/City Slang, which followed up their 2012 album, The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night.

Photos: The Dear Hunter, O’Brother @ The Velvet Underground

Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Progressive rock band The Dear Hunter, who released their sixth album, Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise, on September 4th, 2015 via Equal Vision Records, which featured the singles “A Night on the Town” , “Waves”, and “Wait”, and which followed up their 2013 album, Migrant, which served as the band’s first non-concept album, performed at the … Continue reading

Photos: Bloc Party, MS MR, Oscar @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Rick Clifford – UK indie rock band Bloc Party, who released their fifth album, Hymns, on January 29th, 2016 via BMG, which featured the singles “The Love Within”, “The Good News”, and “Virtue”, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with New York-based indie pop duo MS MR, who released their second … Continue reading

Photos: CBC Music Festival 2016 – Hey Rosetta, The New Pornographers, Alvvays

Photos by: Janine Van Oostrom – The 2016 CBC Music Festival took place last night at Echo Beach in Toronto and featured performances by St. John’s, Newfoundland-based indie rock band Hey Rosetta, who released their fourth album, Second Sight, on October 21st, 2014 via Sonic Records, which followed up their 2011 album, Seeds, Vancouver-based indie rock band … Continue reading

Photos: PUP, Jeff Rosenstock, Gulfer @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Toronto-based punk band PUP, who released their second album, The Dream Is Over, on May 27th via Royal Mountain Records, which followed up their 2014 self-titled debut album, and which featured the singles “If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will”, and “DVP”, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last … Continue reading

Photos: The Vaccines, Shy Kids @ The Mod Club

Photos by: Janine Van Oostrom – UK indie rock band The Vaccines, who released their third album, English Graffiti, on May 25th, 2015 via Columbia, which features the singles “Handsome”, and “Dream Lover”, and which follows up their debut EP, Melody Calling, on August 11th, 2013 via Columbia, and their 2012 album, Come of Age, performed … Continue reading

Photos: Mykki Blanco @ The Velvet Underground

Photos by: Pete Zee –  Hip-hop artist Mykki Blanco, who released his debut album, Michael, in 2015, performed at the Velvet Underground in Toronto last night.

Photos: Moby – “Porcelain: A Memoir” Book Signing @ Harbourfront Centre

Photos by: Jaime Espinoza –  Acclaimed electronic artist Moby held a book signing, and Q&A at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto last night for his new memoir, Porcelain: A Memoir.

Photos: The Darcys, DCF @ The Mod Club

Photos by: Dan Fischer – Toronto-based art rock duo The Darcys, who released their first new song since 2013 titled “Miracle” on May 12th, 2016, and who released their newest album, Warring, in 2013, which received a Juno nomination in 2014 for Alternative Album of the Year, and also earned a spot on the 2014 Polaris Music Prize long-list, performed at the … Continue reading

Toronto Urban Roots Festival 2016 announces first wave of artists

By: Staff – Toronto Urban Roots Fest (TURF) returns to Fort York from September 16th-18th. Today the festival announced that Death Cab For Cutie, James Bay, Barenaked Ladies, Dropkick Murphys, Explosions in the Sky, Matthew Good, Jake Bugg, The Sheepdogs, Lush, The Hives, Lake Street Dive, Matt Andersen and The Bona Fide, Drive By Truckers, Guided By Voices, Matt Mays, Rheostatics, Okkervil River, Corb Lund, The Felice Brothers, The Mekons, Marlon Williams, Julien Baker, John Moreland, Skinny Lister, and MidnightShine, are all set to … Continue reading