Photos by: Katrina Lat – Austin, Texas-based indie pop singer-songwriter Max Frost, who released his debut EP, Low High Low, in October 2013 via Atlantic, and who has toured with artists such as Fitz and The Tantrums, Gary Clark Jr., performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night during day one of Canadian Music Week (CMW) 2016 with indie … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Synthpop singer-songwriter Lights, who released her fourth album, Midnight Machines, on April 8th, 2016, which includes six acoustic renditions along with two new songs, and which followed up her 2014 album, Little Machines, which featured the singles “Up We Go”, and “Running with the Boys”, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Los Angeles-based indie pop/psychedelic singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon, who released her fourth album, Crab Day, on April 15th, 2016 via Drag City, which was produced by Josiah Steinbrick (Danger Mouse, Devendra Banhart, Charlotte Gainsbourg), and Noah Georgsson (Joanna Newsom, The Strokes, Ben Lee) and recorded at Panoramic House, a hilltop mansion in the coastal town of Stinson Beach, California, performed at the Horseshoe Tavern … Continue reading
We’re giving away a pair of GA tickets to Bestival Toronto 2016 this June! Date(s): June 11-12 Featuring: The Cure, Tame Impala, Odesza, Grimes, Jamie xx, Porter Robinson, Madeon, Tchami, Dubfire, Thomas Jack, Daughter, and more. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 … Continue reading
By: Staff – Time Festival has announced its 2016 lineup. 2016 will continue Time Festival’s tradition of featuring up-and-coming artists paired with some of music’s current buzzworthy performers, with Run the Jewels slated to headline, joined by an eclectic lineup that includes Broods, Kehlani, Joey Badass, Bob Moses, KiNK, TOKIMONSTA, Cold Cave, Jacques Greene, Jonas … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Joshua Winstead, who is best known as the bassist for Juno Award-winning indie rock band Metric, who released their sixth album, Pagans in Vegas, which featured the singles,“The Shade”, “Cascades”, “Fortunes”, “The Governess”, and “Too Bad, So Sad”, which the band released via a new iOS and Android app called “Pagan Portal”, which allows fans to listen to … Continue reading
Photos by: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Vancouver-based pop-rock quartet Hedley, who released their sixth album, Hello, on November 6th, 2015 via Universal Music Canada/Capitol Records, which featured the singles “Lost in Translation”, “Hello”, and “Lose Control”, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night with Vancouver-based electropop singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, who released her third album, Emotion, … Continue reading
Photos by: John-Michael Lelievre – Hamilton-based band The Maysides, who released their second EP, Loved And Lost, on December 3rd, 2015, which followed up their 2013 EP, Evicted, performed at the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto last night with indie rock band Black Collar Union, who released their newest EP, Villains, on March 21st, 2014, and Hamilton-based indie rock … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephan Ordonez – Hip-hop artist Ty Dolla Sign, who released his debut album, Free TC, on November 13th, 2015 via Atlantic, which featured guest appearances by R. Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, Brandy and Kanye West, and which featured the singles “Only Right”, “Blasé”, “When I See Ya”, “Saved”, “Solid” and “Wavy”, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night as part of … Continue reading
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist Hopsin, who released his fourth album, Pound Syndrome, on July 24th, 2015 via Funk Volume/Warner Bros., which featured the singles “Ill Mind of Hopsin 7”, “Crown Me”, “Fly”, and “Fort Collins”, and which followed up his 2013 album, Knock Madness, which featured guest appearances by SwizZz, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, and Tech N9ne, among others, performed … Continue reading