Photos by: Jason Hodgins – 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 Toronto-based punk band Teenanger, who released their newest album, E P L P, on September … Continue reading
Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – Toronto-based hard rock quartet The Trews, who released their self-titled fifth album on April 22, 2014 via Bumstead, which spawned the single “What’s Fair Is Fair”, and which debuted No. 3 on the Canadian Albums Chart, performed at Paddyfest 2016 at the Memorial Arena in Listowel, ON on March 18th.
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – Toronto-based DJ/Producer Mark Oliver, who was the last ever performer at the now-demolished Guvernment music venue, performed at Uniun Nightclub in Toronto on March 18, replacing Robin Schultz.
By: Theresa Shim – Longer lines and bigger crowds defined day two of Toronto ComiCon 2016. Saturday hosted more celebrity panels, cosplay and comic talks, and scheduled photo-ops, and while most cosplayers attended on Friday, most returned sporting event more amazing cosplay of their own creation. Highlight cosplays included several great ensemble cosplays, including a great Game of Thrones … Continue reading
By: Theresa Shim – The crowd for day 1 of Toronto ComiCon rolled in at 4 p.m. and by 4:30pm, the 15,000 square foot space was filled with fans of all ages. Day 1 is always just a pre-show of what’s to come, and Toronto ComiCon being one of the earlier conventions in the year is … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Pop singer-songwriter Nick Carter, who is best known as a member of the pop group the Backstreet Boys, and who released his third solo album, All American, on November 25th, 2015 via Kaotic, which featured the singles “I Will Wait”, “Get Over Me”, “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You”, and “19 in 99”, performed at The Phoenix … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – San Diego-based Soul/R&B/Jazz/Blues/Disco singer-songwriter Andra Day, who released her debut album, Cheers to the Fall, on August 28th, 2015 via Warner Bros., which was produced by Jenn Decilveo (Melanie Martinez, Ryn Weaver), Adrian Gurvitz (Eddie Money), Rob Kleiner (Mindless Self Indulgence), Raphael Saadiq (Joss Stone, D’Angelo, Kelis), and Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums), and which received a Grammy … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – 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 alt-rock band Dinosaur Jr, whose performance featured a guest appearance by Fucked Up’s Damien … Continue reading
Photos by: Eric Fefferman – Washington, D.C.-based power pop trio Jukebox the Ghost, who released their newest EP, Thump Sessions, on March 11th, 2016, which contained six acoustic covers of songs on their previous albums, which followed up their 2014 eponymously titled fourth album, which featured the single “The Great Unknown”, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Brooklyn-based indie pop/folk rock/jazz/soul quartet Lake Street Dive, who released their fourth album, Side Pony, on February 19th, 2016 via Nonesuch, which was produced by Dave Cobb (Zac Brown Band, Jason Isbell, Shooter Jennings, Corb Lund), and which followed up their 2014 album, Bad Self Portraits, which was produced by Sam Kassirer … Continue reading