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Photos by: Justin Roth – Indie rock singer-songwriter Will Butler, who is best known as a member of Grammy-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire, and who released his debut solo album, Policy, on March 10th, 2015 via Merge, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on September 21st with Hamilton-based pop-punk band Billy Moon, who released their new … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Grammy-winning UK dance-pop singer-songwriter Jess Glynne, who released her debut album, I Cry When I Laugh, on August 21st, 2015 via Atlantic, which features the singles “Right Here”, “Real Love”, “Hold My Hand”, and “Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself”, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto on September 21st with singer-songwriter Jordan … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Day two of TURF 2015 in Toronto featured performances by alt-rock band Wilco, who released their ninth album, Star Wars, on July 16th, 2015 in the form of a free download at wilcoworld.net, Los Angeles-based indie folk band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, who released their self-titled third album on July 23rd, 2013, Halifax-based indie pop … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – This year’s Polaris Prize winner, the iconic Buffy Sainte-Marie, was as gracious a winner as she was a passionate performer. She gave a soaring performance and reminded Canada how lucky we are to have artists like her. As presenter Owen Pallett put it, “her music is angry and its love is fierce. It’s the … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Day one of TURF 2015 featured performances by Icelandic folk-pop band Of Monsters And Men, who released their second album, Beneath The Skin, on June 8th, 2015 via Republic, South Carolina-based folk-rock band The Avett Brothers, who released their newest album, Magpie and the Dandelion, in October 2013, Idaho-based indie rock band Built To Spill, … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri, Dale Benvenuto, & Rick Clifford – The second and final day of Riot Fest Toronto 2015 on September 19th featured performances by UK electronic band The Prodigy, who released their sixth album, The Day Is My Enemy, on March 30th, 2015, Grammy-winning alt rock band Weezer, who released their ninth album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini (@AngelMarchini) – The 2015 Polaris Music Prize gala was held last night at The Carlu in downtown Toronto and featured an impressive short-list of nominees that included Alvvays, BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah, The New Pornographers, Drake, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Viet Cong, and more. In the end, it was Buffy Sainte-Marie and her album, Power in the … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Beatport Music Award-winner Gramatik, who released his newest album, Coffee Shop Selection, earlier this year, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on September 19th.
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri, Dale Benvenuto, & Rick Clifford – Day one of Riot Fest Toronto 2015 on September 19th featured performances by Juno-winning post-hardcore band Alexisonfire, who announced their official and permanent reunion during their performance, alt rock band Weezer, who released their ninth album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End, on October 7th, 2014, acclaimed UK heavy metal band … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Albert Hammond Jr., who is best known as the guitarist for New York indie rock band The Strokes, and who released his third album, Momentary Masters, on July 31st via Vagrant/BMG, which follows up his debut EP, AHJ, out October 8th, 2013 via Cult Records, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last … Continue reading
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