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
Date: Sept. 2 – 8:30pm Venue: The Horseshoe Tavern 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 Tickets to @jdmcphersonjr in #Toronto on Sept. 2nd! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/IfBmdo1wVN pic.twitter.com/2y6oMgPIoV — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) August 18, 2015 Like … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Toronto-based promotional company Destiny celebrated their 22nd anniversary at Sound Academy in Toronto on August 14th with DJ sets by UK drum and bass DJ, and co-founder of RAM Records, Andy C, DJ Brillz, Toronto-based drum and bass DJ/Producer Bensley, and Toronto-based drum and bass DJ/Producer Hydee.
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Vancouver-based indie rock quintet Mother Mother, who released their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing, on November 4th, 2014 via Island Records/Universal Music Canada, which follows up their 2012 album, The Sticks, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night as part of Edgefest 2015 along with South African alternative rock/kwaito band Kongos, who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Orest Dorosh – Indie rock duo The Both, consisting of Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, who released their self-titled debut album on April 15th, 2014, which was produced by Paul Bryan (Aimee Mann, Norah Jones, Mavis Staples), performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with Canadian singer-songwriter Terra Lightfoot, who released her newest album, Every Time My … Continue reading