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Photos by: Justin Roth – Iconic Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo, who released their thirteenth album, In Our Nature, on October 29th, 2013 via Warner Music Canada, which is certified gold in Canada, performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto last night with New Brunswick-based blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Matt Andersen, who released his newest album, Weightless, … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Welland, ON-based rock/americana/roots rock band The Mandevilles, who released their newest album, Windows and Stones, on September 16th, 2014 via MDM Recordings, performed at The CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Amy Buck – Canadian hip-hip band Grand Analog, who released their third album, Modern Thunder, on August 20th, 2013, and who will release their fourth album, War Stories, sometime this year, performed at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto last night with Toronto-based electronic band Klox, as part of the Virgin Mobile Indie Fridays concert series. … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – The host for the second night of Ottawa’s annual Arboretum Festival, CBC’s Laurie Brown, may have said it best, between openers Organ Mood and local instrumental band Flying Horses. She told the audience gathered at St. Alban’s church near Ottawa’s downtown core Thursday night that music without words can move us “blissfully beyond … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The second and final day of the 2015 Toronto Reggae Fest featured performances by iconic singer Beres Hammond, who released his nineteenth album, One Love, One Life, on November 13th, 2012 via VP Records, Grammy-winning reggae/hip-hop artist Shaggy, who is best known for his string of late ’90s-early ’00s hits “It Wasn’t Me”, “Angel”, … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Day one of the 2015 Toronto Reggae Fest featured performances by iconic singer Beres Hammond, who released his nineteenth album, One Love, One Life, on November 13th, 2012 via VP Records, Bronx, New York-based reggae singer Tarrus Riley, who released his newest album, Love Situation, in 2014, reggae/dancehall artist YellowMan, and Jamaican roots … Continue reading
Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Reunited LA-based alternative rock band Failure, who were originally active from 1990 to 1997, and who released their fourth album, and their first new album in 18 years, The Heart Is a Monster, on June 30th 2015, which follows up their self-released 2014 EP titled Tree of Stars, performed at Lee’s … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Los Angeles-based hip-hop artist Earl Sweatshirt, who released his second album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt, on March 23rd, 2015 via Columbia, which follows up his 2013 debut album, Doris, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto on August 16th. Click here to check out … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Time Festival 2015 at Fort York in Toronto on August 15th featured performances by South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord, who released their third album, Donker Mag, on June 3rd, 2014 via Zef, which features the singles “Pitbull Terrier”, and “Cookie Thumper”, Canadian psychedelic pop artist Mac DeMarco, who released a mini-LP called … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Don’t cry for Odd Future. While this summer’s news of the hip-hop collective’s breakup may be troubling, it’s best to think of it as “divide and conquer”. Judging from Earl Sweatshirt’s sold-out, rabid crowd at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, that plan is working out pretty damn well. To say Sunday’s show was long-awaited is … Continue reading
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