Photos by: Malcolm Cook – Acclaimed Canadian rapper Shad, who released his fourth album, Flying Colours, on October 15th, 2013 via Black Box, and who is the new host of popular radio show Q on CBC Radio, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night as part of the venue’s ongoing “Live at Massey Hall” concert … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – Phoenix-based folk-punk band Andrew Jackson Jihad, who released their fifth album, Christmas Island, on May 6th, 2014 via SideOneDummy Records, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on March 24th with Australian folk-punk band The Smith Street Band, who released their newest EP, Wipe That Shit-Eating Grin Off Your Punchable Face, on January … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Toronto-based soul-pop-funk singer-songwriter Andria Simone celebrated the release of her sophomore album, Evolve (out March 9th), with a CD release show at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last night with Toronto-via-Dublin soul-pop singer-songwriter Frank Ryan, who has been playing and singing since age 11, and who released his newest EP, Burning … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto-based rapper and BKR$CLB member Raz Fresco, who produced Bishop Nehru’s track “Mobb Dizzle” for the NBA Live 14 video game, and released his memorable Screwface Tape last year, just released his new self-produced track featuring Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon called “Influenza”. The song will appear on Fresco’s forthcoming debut album, Pablo Frescobar, out June 2nd via … Continue reading
By: Staff – Sneaky Dee’s has announced a brand new dish in collaboration with Toronto’s most electrifying dance-punk duo, Death From Above 1979, in the form of The Death From Above 1979 Nachos. The Death From Above 1979 Nachos feature Sneaky Dee’s famous tortilla chips covered in cheese, layered with pulled pork, sliced habaneros, jalapeños, black beans, … Continue reading
By: Staff – With Hollerado’s new album, 111 songs, expected to be released on March 31st, the Toronto indie rock band released a new video for the track “Firefly (Annie Murphy)”. “The song is about when my wife and I had our apartment burn down last year, and how a whole bunch of new lessons and … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Metalcore band Motionless In White, who released their third album, Reincarnate, on September 15th, 2014 via Fearless, which featured the singles “Reincarnate”, “Puppets 3 (The Grand Finale)”, “Dead as Fuck”, and “Break the Cycle”, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night as part of their ongoing ‘Beyond the Barricade’ … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Frontman for Mercury Prize-winning UK indie rock band Gomez, who released their seventh album, Whatever’s On Your Mind, on June 3rd, 2011 via The End Records, Ben Ottewell, who released his second solo album, Rattlebag, last year via Tarka Records, performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with Toronto-by-way-of-Sarnia … Continue reading
Photos by: Justin Roth – Toronto-based electronic rock band Delta Will, who performed at this year’s Wavelength Music Festival, where they covered the songs of Caribou, and who released their newest EP, It All Glows, on October 22nd, 2013, performed at The Painted Lady in Toronto on March 22nd with Toronto-based folk-blues band Whitebrow, who released … Continue reading
Date: April 9th | Doors: 7pm Venue: The Danforth Music Hall 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 @thecatempire in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT | http://t.co/BaK0rdvhfz pic.twitter.com/VySoak7DvY — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) March 23, 2015 Like our “The Cat … Continue reading