Date(s): May 2-8 Featuring: Tegan and Sara, Eagles of Death Metal, X Ambassadors, The Black Lips, Collective Soul, 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 GA wristbands to @CMW_Week 2016 in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | https://t.co/PhaJEjQ0Qk … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – New York City-based rapper Skizzy Mars, who released his debut EP, The Red Balloon Project, on February 3rd, 2015, which peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Rap Albums, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with hip-hop artist P-Lo, who is best known as a co-founder of Redmond, … Continue reading
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Vans celebrated 50 years of “Off the Wall” with a celebration of music, art, action sports and street culture at a special event at a converted warehouse in Toronto’s Davenport neighbourhood last night, which featured performances by acclaimed hip-hop artist Kool Keith.
Photos by: Shahnoor Ijaz – Auckland, New Zealand-based alt rock quintet The Naked and Famous, who released their second album, In Rolling Waves, on September 13th, 2013 via Somewhat Damaged, which spawned the single “Hearts Like Ours”, which peaked at number 26 on the Billboard chart, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Shahnoor Ijaz – Grammy-nominated DJ/Producer Deadmau5, who released his seventh album, while(1<2), on June 17th, 2014, performed at Uniun Nightclub in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Janine Wong – Folk singer-songwriter Pokey LaFarge, who released his sixth album, Something in the Water, in 2015 via Rounder Records, which followed up his 2013 self-titled album, and who won two Independent Music Awards in 2012, and 2011, and who is back by a five-piece band consisting of Joey Glynn (bass), Adam Hoskins (guitar), … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Los Angeles-based indie folk band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, who will release their fourth studio album, PersonA, on April 15th via Community Music, which will follow up their 2013 self-titled album, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Katrina Lat – Scottish hip-hop/pop trio Young Fathers, who released their second album, White Men Are Black Men Too, on April 6th, 2015 via Big Dada, which followed up their 2014 Mercury Prize-winning debut album, Dead, which debuted at number 35 on the top 100 UK album chart, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto-based electronic band Holy Fuck have announced a batch of North American tour dates in support of their forthcoming album, Congrats, on May 27th via Innovative Leisure. See full list of tour dates below. Holy Fuck took the world by surprise around 2005 because there was just nothing like them-a hardcore thrift-store … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Dallas-based alt-rock/power pop/indie rock singer-songwriter The Rocket Summer, who released his sixth album, Zoetic, on February 26th, 2016 via Aviate, which followed up his 2012 album, Life Will Write The Words, which featured the single “Run and Don’t Stop”, performed at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie … Continue reading