Photos by: Roy Cohen – Academy Award-nominated pop-rock band Counting Crows, who released their seventh album, Somewhere Under Wonderland, on September 2nd, 2014 via Capitol, which was produced by Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron and Wine, Gomez), performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with Boca Raton, Florida-natives Twin Forks, which features vocalist and guitarist Chris Carrabba … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Japanese heavy metal/j-pop trio Babymetal, who released their self-titled album on February 26th, 2014 via BMD Fox, which featured the singles “Doki Doki ☆ Morning”, “Babymetal × Kiba of Akiba”, “Head Bangya!!”, “Ijime, Dame, Zettai”, and “”Megitsune”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Justin Roth – Juno Award-winning Toronto-based indie rock band Metric, who released a new song called “The Shade”, on May 11th, which serves as an early taste of their upcoming sixth studio album, performed a two-song acoustic performance this afternoon at the 102.1 The Edge in downtown Toronto, which included the aforementioned new song, … Continue reading
We’re giving away 2 tickets to see Gary Clark Jr. at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival! Date: June 27th – 8:30pm Venue: Nathan Philips Square 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 @GaryClarkJr at the @TorontoJazzFest! #Toronto | Follow … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – San Francisco-based alt metal band Faith No More, who will release their seventh album, Sol Invictus, on May 19th, 2015 via Ipecac, performed at Sony Centre in Toronto on May 9 as part of CMW 2015.
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – The 2015 SiriusXM Indies were handed out last night at the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto during CMW 2015. In addition to the award ceremony, Juno Award-winning punk rock quartet Billy Talent, who released their fourth studio album, Dead Silence, on September 11th, 2012 via Warner Bros., Toronto-based indie rock … Continue reading
Photos by: Julian Avram – New York City-based avant-garde band The Ghost of the Saber Tooth Tiger, which features Sean Lennon (the son of Yoko Ono, and The Beatles’ John Lennon), performed at The Horseshoe Tavern on May 8th as part of CMW 2015 with UK-based garage rock band Fat White Family, who released their newest album, … Continue reading
Photos by: Roy Cohen – New York City-based hip-hop artist Joey Badass, who released his debut album, B4.Da.$$, on January 20th, 2015 via Cinematic Music Group, which spawned seven singles including “Big Dusty”, “Christ Conscious”, “No. 99”, “Curry Chicken”, “On & On”, and “Teach Me”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night as part of CMW … Continue reading
Photos by Josh Moody (@openlatedotorg) – Toronto-based punk-rock quartet The Flatliners, who released their fourth album, Dead Language, on September 17th, 2013 via Fat Wreck Chords, which was nominated for “Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year” at the 2014 JUNO Awards, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on May 8th as part of The Agency … Continue reading
Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – Juno Award-winning Hamilton-based hard rock band Monster Truck, who released their debut full-length album, Furiosity, in 2013, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern on May 7th as part of Dine Alone Records’ CMW 2015 showcase with reunited Burlington, ON-based punk band Grade, who released their newest EP, At Both Ends, … Continue reading