Photos by: Julian Avram – Fort Worth, Texas-based soul/gospel singer-songwriter Leon Bridges, who released his debut album, Coming Home, on June 23rd, 2015 via Columbia, which featured the singles “Coming Home” and “Smooth Sailin’”, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with R&B/Soul/Blues singer-songwriter Son Little, who released his self-titled debut album on November 10th, 2014 … Continue reading
Photos by: Shahnoor Ijaz – Norwegian EDM DJ/Producer Kygo, who will release his debut album, Cloud Nine, sometime in 2016 via Sony Music, and who has remixed songs by Coldplay, The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, and Of Monsters And Men, performed at Uniun Nightclub in Toronto last night as part of the Samsung S7 launch party.
Photos by: Jon Wishart – Utah-based deathcore band Chelsea Grin, who released their third album, Ashes to Ashes, on July 8th, 2014 via Artery/Razor & Tie, performed at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto last night with UK metalcore band Oceans Ate Alaska, who released their debut album, Lost Isles, on February 24th, 2015 via Fearless, and Florida-based metalcore … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Psychedelic rock band Dr. Dog, who released their ninth album, The Psychedelic Swamp, on February 5th, 2016 via ANTI-, which is a revamped version of their unreleased debut LP, and which followed up their 2013 album, B-Room, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Lancaster County, Pennsylvania-based indie rock band … Continue reading
By: Staff – Bestival Toronto has revealed the headliners for its 2016 line-up. The second edition of one of Toronto’s newest festivals will take place from June 11-12 at Woodbine Park, a change from last year’s venue of Hanlan’s Point Beach. Headlining Bestival Toronto 2016 will be The Cure, and Tame Impala. From inspiring bands like … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based indie rock singer-songwriter Jason Collett, who is best known as a member of acclaimed Toronto-based indie rock band Broken Social Scene, and who released his sixth full-length album, Song And Dance Man, on February 5th, 2016 via Arts & Crafts, which was produced by Bahamas’ Afie Jurvanen, and which followed up his 2012 album, … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Hip-hop artist Logic, who released his second album, The Incredible True Story, on November 13th, 2015 via Def Jam, which featured the singles “Young Jesus”, “Like Woah”, and “Fade Away”, and which follows up his 2014 debut album, Under Pressure, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with rapper Dizzy Wright, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – UK indie rock band Daughter, who released their second album, Not To Disappear, on January 15th, 2016 via 4AD, which featured the singles “Doing the Right Thing”, “Numbers”, and “How”, and which followed up their 2013 debut album, If You Leave, which featured the singles “Smother”, “Human”, and “Youth”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last … Continue reading
By: Staff – North By Northeast (NXNE), taking place June 15-19, 2016, is adding a major outdoor festival experience at the Port Lands, a new Interactive, Music and Gaming Conference at the Ted Rogers School of Management with location sponsor Ryerson University, and a new format for the NXNE Yonge-Dundas Square take-over to the 2016 Festival. … Continue reading
We’re giving away a pair of Vans Sk8-Hi shoes to celebrate Vans’ sold-out 50th anniversary House of Vans concert in Toronto on March 16th with Dinosaur Jr, Jazz Cartier and Tommy Genesis. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (Canada Only) Win a pair of @VANS_66 shoes! … Continue reading