Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Rock/pop/hip-hop singer-songwriter Mat Kearney, who released his fifth album, Just Kids, on February 24th, 2015 via Aware/Republic Records, which spawned the singles “Heartbeat”, “One Heart”, and “Billions”, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Virginia-based pop-rock band Parachute, who released their third album, Overnight, on August 13th, … Continue reading
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Photos by: Rick Clifford – Stockholm-based DJ duo Dada Life, who released their second album, The Rules of Dada, on October 16th, 2012 via So Much Dada/Universal, which spawned four singles including, “Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker”, “Feed The Dada”, and “So Young, So High”, performed at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto last night with MAKJ, LOUDPVCK, … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – Acclaimed punk rock band Pennywise, who released their eleventh album, Yesterdays, on July 15th, 2014 via Epitaph, which is the first album to feature lead singer Jim Lindberg since his 2009 departure, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Wyoming-based punk rock band Teenage Bottlerocket, who will release their sixth … Continue reading
By: Daniel Melfi – Recently, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds treated post-punk fans of the late-‘90s to more of what they craved most – Oasis, or the next best thing, Noel Gallagher’s new solo album Chasing Yesterday. The cast has not changed much from the debut album, still featuring former Oasis session pianist Mike Rowe, alongside Jeremy and Paul Stacey … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Buck – New Zealand-based electropop duo Broods, who released their debut album, Evergreen, on August 22nd, 2014 via Island/Polydor, which was produced by Joel Little (Lorde, Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding), and featured the singles “Mother & Father”, “L.A.F.”, and “Four Walls”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Swedish … Continue reading
By: Heather Murphy – Last year, Toronto rockers Sumo Cyco unleashed their debut full length album Lost in Cyco City. This year, Sever (formerly solo artist Skye Sweetnam), lead guitarist Matt ‘MD’ Drake, bassist Ken ‘THOR’ Corke, and drummer Andy ‘THE WOLF’ Joseph are ready to take on the world. They’re about to tour in support of the European release of their debut album this spring, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Roy Cohen – New York City-based alternative metal band Helmet, who are currently writing and recording their eighth album, due to be released this spring, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night as part of their “Betty” 20th Anniversary tour, which features the quartet play their Butch Vig-co-produced 1994 album of the same name in … Continue reading
By: Daniel Melfi | Photos by: Amy Buck – Last night, Long Beach, CA indie rockers Cold War Kids treated Toronto to a stellar performance. Canadian alternative outfit HIGHS, who are well-known in the city for their CMW and NXNE performances, opened for the SoCal quintet, and warmed up the crowd with their energetic vocals during “Summer Dress”, and a slew of other … Continue reading
Photos by: Julian Avram – San Francisco-based hip-hop/pop duo Kalin and Myles, who released their fourth EP, Dedication, in December 2014, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last night with New Jersey-based pop singer Jacquie Lee, who was the runner-up of Season 5 of The Voice in 2013 as part of Christina Aguilera’s team, and who released her … Continue reading