Photos by: Justin Roth – Australian ska/jazz band The Cat Empire, who released their sixth album, Steal the Light, on May 17th, 2013 via Two Shoes/Inertia, which featured the single “Brighter Than Gold”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Victoria, B.C-based indie rock band Current Swell, who released their fourth album, … Continue reading
By: Staff – Time Festival will return to Fort York’s Garrison Common this summer. Since its original run from 2008 to 2010, Time Festival returned in 2014 with Grimes, Flume, and Action Bronson headlining, and festival no-shows Death Grips, and Charlie XCX. This year, South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord will be headlining. The … Continue reading
Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Ohio-based indie rock band Walk The Moon, who released their second album, Talking Is Hard, on December 2nd, 2014 via RCA, which was produced by Sugarcult frontman Tim Pagnotta, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Australian indie rock band The Griswolds, who released their debut album, … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Australian pop singer-songwriter Cody Simpson, who released his second album, Surfers Paradise, on July 12th, 2013 via Atlantic, which was named after the Surfers Paradise beach on Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and which spawned the singles “Pretty Brown Eyes”, “Summertime of our Lives”, and “La Da Dee”, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Chicago-based alt rock band OK Go, who released their fourth album, Hungry Ghosts, on October 14th, 2014 via Paracadute/BMG, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night.
By: Staff – Toronto pop rock band Crystalyne released a free acoustic EP today titled T.Y.A.S. Vol 1. The title stands for “Thank You Acoustic Sessions”, and it’s being released for free as a thank you to the quartet’s fans while they work on their debut full length album. In addition to featuring four original tracks from their last … Continue reading
We’re giving away 2 tickets to Bestival Toronto (featuring: Florence and The Machine, Nas, Flume, Caribou, SBTRKT, Banks, Flosstradamus, Robin Schulz, Jamie Jones, ZHU, Clean Bandit, Wavves, Jamie xx (of The xx), and more! Date: June 12-13th Venue: Toronto Island You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – UK R&B-electronic-pop-soul singer-songwriter Jessie Ware, who released her second album, Tough Love, on October 13th, 2014 via PMR/Island/Interscope, which features the singles “Tough Love”, and “Say You Love Me”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Chicago-based R&B/Soul singer-songwriter Jesse Boykins, who released his third album, Love … Continue reading
By: Alyssa Balistreri – On April 3, 2015, Mumford and Sons played an intimate, secret show to a crowd of lucky fans at Lee’s Palace in Toronto with under 24-hours notice. Forced to leave all mobile devices at the door, the show was different from anything fans had experienced – the UK four-piece band played completely new material. The band walked … Continue reading
Photos by: Roy Cohen – One of this year’s biggest EDM events, Decadence 2015, took over the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto last night and featured DJ sets by Alesso, Nervo, and Will Sparks!