Photos by: Dan Fischer – The Toronto Blues Society’s Women’s Blues Revue took place at Massey Hall in Toronto last night, which featured performances from some of the most accomplished women in Canadian blues. The featured vocalists of this year’s Women’s Blues Revue included Rita Chiarelli, Cécile Doo-Kingué, Terra Lightfoot, Crystal Shawanda and Suzie Vinnick. . Rebecca Hennessy (trumpet, band leader), Suzie Vinnick (guitar), Emily Burgess (guitar), Carlie Howell (bass), Morgan Doctor (drums), Colleen … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Toronto-based blues rock-reggae band Big Sugar, who released their newest album, Calling All The Youth, on August 28th, 2015 via Bread and Butter Productions, which followed up their 2014 album, Yardstyle, which featured acoustic versions of their catalogue of hit songs, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Los Angeles-based EDM DJ/Producer Tokimonsta, who released her newest album, Desiderium, on September 23rd, 2014, which followed up her 2013 album, Half Shadows, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based surf rock quartet The Elwins, who released their second album, Play For Keeps, on February 24th, 2014, which followed up their debut album, And I Thank You, performed at The Great Hall in Toronto last night.
By: Lucy Sky – Toronto-based electro-indie-pop duo Featurette (think Phantogram meets Tove Lo), which features vocalist Lexie Jay and drummer Jon Fedorsen, spent most their 2014 creating their 2-part album Crave. The emotionally charged, heavy hitting electro-pop coming from Northern Europe, New York and New Zealand influences the dancefloor-friendly effort, which will be premiered on December … Continue reading
Photos by: Cameron Bartlett – Houston, Texas-based hip-hop artist Travis Scott, who released his debut album, Rodeo, on September 4th, 2015 via Grand Hustle/Epic, which features the singles, “3500”, and “Antidote”, and which featured production from Kanye West, WondaGurl, Metro Boomin, and Pharrell Williams, performed at the Sound Academy in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Anaheim, California-based hard rock band Buckcherry, who released their seventh album, Rock ‘n’ Roll, on August 21st, 2015 via F-Bomb Records, which follows up their debut EP, Fuck, which features a cover of Icona Pop’s “I Love It (I Don’t Care)”, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto on November 24th.
By: Elaisha Green (@elaishajade) – The Tenors showed off their vocal prowess, and their fourth album, Under One Sky, during their return to Toronto’s Air Canada Centre last night. The night was full of dedications. From songs to their mothers (Joe Cocker’s “You are So Beautiful”), fathers (“My Father’s Son”), wives and kids…all the way down to … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Canadian vocal quartet The Tenors, who released their fourth album, Under One Sky, on May 4th, 2015 via Universal, which followed up their 2012 album, Lead With Your Heart, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night with JUNO-Award-nominated Toronto-based guitarist Pavlo, who released his newest album, Guitarradas, on October … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Florida-based indie rockers Surfer Blood, who released their third album, 1000 Palms, on May 12th, 2015 via Joyful Noise, which followed up their 2013 album, Pythons, which was produced by Gil Norton (Foo Fighters, Pixies, Jimmy Eat World), performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with Cleveland, Ohio-based indie rock band … Continue reading