Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Chicago-based rapper Chance The Rapper, who released his debut album with The Social Experiment called Surf, on May 28th, 2015 and his second mixtape, Acid Rap, on April 30th, 2013, performed at the Sound Academy in Toronto last night as part of his ongoing “Family Matters Tour” with Atlanta-based hip-hop artist Metro … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Colorado-based indie rock singer-songwriter John Grant, who released his third solo album, Grey Tickles, Black Pressure, on October 9th, 2015 via Bella Union, which follows up his 2013 album, Pale Green Ghosts, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with Mercury Prize-nominated Irish indie folk band Villagers, who released their … Continue reading
We’re giving away 2 pairs of tickets to The Darkness in Toronto on October 23rd! Date: October 23rd – 7pm Venue: The Phoenix Concert Theatre Opener: These Raven Skies You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @thedarkness in #Toronto! | … Continue reading
Photos by: Ryan Lawson – Brooklyn-based alternative hip-hop group The Underachievers, who released their second album, Evermore: The Art of Duality, on September 25th, 2015 via Brainfeeder, which follows up their 2015 collaborative EP with Flatbush Zombies called Clockwork Indigo, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with hip-hop artist Pouya, Brooklyn-based rapper Kirk Knight, … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – UK EDM duo Disclosure, who released their self-produced second album, Caracal, on September 25th, 2015 via Island, which features the singles “Holding On”, “Omen”, and “Jaded”, which follows up their Mercury Prize-nominated 2013 album, Settle, performed at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto last night with San Francisco-based house music DJ/Producer … Continue reading
Photos by: Theresa Shim – Nashville-based country music singer-songwriter Kip Moore, who released his second album, Wild Ones, on August 21st, 2015 via MCA Nashville, which follows up his 2012 debut album, Up All Night, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night as part of his ongoing “Wild Ones Tour” with country music … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Welsh indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen, who released their debut album, The Balcony, on September 14th, 2014 via Island, which featured the singles “Homesick”, “Kathleen”, and “Cocoon”, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with UK blues folk-rock singer-songwriter Jamie N Commons, who released his second EP, Rumble and … Continue reading
Photos by: Matt Jumper – Los Angeles-based pop-rock/indie rock singer-songwriter Meg Myers, who released her debut album, Sorry, on September 18th, 2015 via Atlantic, which features the singles “Sorry”, “Desire”, and “Lemon Eyes”, and which follows up her 2014 EP, Make a Shadow, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto last night with Australian indie pop singer-songwriter Jarryd … Continue reading
Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – New Jersey-based ska punk band Streetlight Manifesto, who released their fifth studio album, The Hands That Thieve, on April 30th, 2013, their first album since 2010’s 99 Songs of Revolution: Vol. 1, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with folk-rock singer-songwriter Dan Potthast, and folk singer-songwriter Sycamore Smith, … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based “Electro-organic dream pop” band For Esme, who released their new album, Sugar, on October 16th, 2015, which features the single “Just Yet”, and which was produced by the band alongside James Bunton, performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with Toronto-based alt-pop singer-songwriter Kira May, who released her newest album, … Continue reading