Photos by: Theo Rallis – Los Angeles-based folk-rock band Dawes, who released their fourth album, All Your Favourite Bands, on June 2nd, 2015 via HUB, which follows up their 2013 album, Stories Don’t End, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with country music singer-songwriter Sam Outlaw, who released his debut album, Angeleno, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Los Angeles-based R&B/blues/gospel/funk/rock singer-songwriter Shuggie Otis performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Jon Wishart – Chicago-based punk band Rise Against, who released their seventh album, The Black Market, on July 15th, 2014 via DGC/Interscope, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night with metalcore band Killswitch Engage, who released their newest album, Disarm the Descent, on April 2nd, 2013, and Los Angeles-based post-hardcore band Letlive, who released their … Continue reading
We’re giving away 5 pairs of tickets to see Faith No More with Refused in Toronto! Date: August 7th – 7:30pm Venue: Ricoh Coliseum Opener: Refused 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 @FaithNoMore w/ @Refused in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag … Continue reading
Photos by: Jason Hodgins – Grammy Award-winning experimental rock band The Flaming Lips, who released their fourteenth album, With a Little Help from My Fwends, which serves as a track-for-track tribute to The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, on October 28th, 2014 via Warner Bros., performed at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on last night as part of the Panamania 2015 … Continue reading
We’re giving away 2 tickets to see Radiohead drummer Philip Selway in Toronto! Date: August 4th – 8pm Venue: The Mod Club You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: (19+) Win 2 tix to @philipselway (of @radiohead) in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – Toronto-based Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Party-Punk-Super band Lemon Bucket Orkestra, who released their newest album, Moorka, on March 24th, 2015, which follows up their 2012 album, Lume, Lume, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Montreal-based gypsy punk band Tintamare, who released their newest EP, Petit éloge de l’amitié à l’ère d’la marde, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Acclaimed Nova Scotia-based pop-rock artist Joel Plaskett, who released his new album, The Park Avenue Sobriety Test, on March 17th, 2015 via Pheromone Recordings, which follows up his 2012 album, Scrappy Happiness, performed at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on July 14th as part of the Panamania 2015 concert series celebrating the 2015 Pan Am … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – New York City-based alt rock band Interpol, who released their fifth album, El Pintor, on September 8th, 2014, which features guest appearances by Brandon Curtis of Secret Machines, Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. and Rob Moose of Bon Iver, and which was engineered by James Brown (Foo Fighters), and mixed by Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine), performed … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – T oronto-based punk trio METZ hit the Canadian music scene with their self-titled debut album in 2012, and carved out a successful space for themselves making noisy, abrasive and entirely impressive punk music. AlexEdkins, Chris Slorach and Hayden Menzies returned last year with the appropriately named METZ II and, like with METZ, are earning critical praise for their work and have once … Continue reading