Photos by: Claudia Kielb – Toronto-based grime/hip-hop/trap trio Keys N Krates, who released a new music video for “Save Me”, which became the world’s first location-based music video, and who released their newest EP, Every Nite, last year, threw a birthday-themed party at Sunnyside Pavilion in Toronto on August 9th with Toronto-based EDM duo Thugli, and Toronto-based DJ/Producer and Hip-Hop/Future … Continue reading
Photos by: Victoria Charko (@Vanilla_Rx) – Grammy-nominated funk/R&B singer-songwriter Janelle Monae, who released her second album, The Electric Lady, on September 6th, 2013, performed at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on August 9th as part of the Panamania 2015 concert series celebrating the 2015 Pan Am Games.
Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – EDM DJ/Producer and member of The xx, Jamie XX, who released his debut album, In Colour, on May 29th, 2015, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on August 6th.
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Iconic punk rock band NOFX, who released their newest album, Self Entitled, on September 11th, 2012 via Fat Wreck Chords, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto on August 6th as part of their ongoing “Fat Wrecked for 25 Years” tour with punk rock band Lagwagon, who released their eighth album, Hang, on October … Continue reading
Photos by: Ishkhan Ghazarian – Toronto-based all-female Weezer cover band (namely The Blue Album and Pinkerton), Sheezer, which consists of Robin Hatch, Alysha Haugen, Laura Barrett and Dana Snell, performed a farewell show at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on August 6th with Toronto-based psych-prog-pop band Bart, which features members of The Elwins, Hooded Fang, and Biblical. … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Montreal-based electro-funk/disco duo Chromeo, who released their fourth album, White Women, on May 12th, 2014 via Last Gang Records, which spawned the singles “Over Your Shoulder”, “Come Alive”, and “Jealous (I Ain’t With It)”, performed at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on August 7th as part of the Panamania 2015 concert series celebrating … Continue reading
Photos by: Matt Klopot – GRAMMY-winning metal band Slipknot, who released their fifth album, .5: The Gray Chapter, their first new studio album in six years, and the first not to feature founding bassist Paul Gray and long time drummer Joey Jordison, performed at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto on August 8th as part of their ongoing “Summer’s Last Stand Tour” with … Continue reading
Date: Sept. 19-20 – Downsview Park, Toronto Featuring: Alexisonfire, Weezer, The Prodigy, Wu-Tang Clan, Motorhead, All Time Low, Rancid, Tyler, The Creator, Coheed and Cambria, + more! More info here: http://riotfest.org/toronto/ You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @RiotFest … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Newfield – Calgary-based indie rock/pop band Fast Romantics, who released their second album, Afterlife Blues, on October 8th, 2013, which was produced, mixed, and engineered by Howard Redekopp (The New Pornographers, Tegan and Sara, Dear Rouge, Mother Mother), performed at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto on August 7th with Montreal-based indie rock singer-songwriter Kandle, … Continue reading
Photos by: Julian Avram – San Francisco-based alt metal band Faith No More, who released their seventh album, Sol Invictus, on May 19th, 2015 via Ipecac, which features the singles “Motherfucker”, “Superhero”, and “Sunny Side Up”, and which follows up their 1997 album, Album of the Year, performed at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on August 7th … Continue reading