Photos by: André Varty – Australian indie pop singer-songwriter Vance Joy, who released his debut album, Dream Your Life Away, on September 5th, 2014 via Liberation Music, which produced the singles “From Afar”, “Riptide”, “Mess Is Mine”, “First Time”, and “Wasted Time”, performed a pair of shows at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night … Continue reading
Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – Hundreds of ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and EDM fanatics partied at the Liberty Grand in downtown Toronto for Monster Mash 2014 last night to celebrate Halloween in style. Apart of the array of intriguing costumes, guests danced to the beats of several top DJs including: Blasterjaxx, Joe Ghost, 4korners, … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Seattle-based acoustic indie folk singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen, his debut full-length album, Ledges, on February 11th, 2014, which was self-produced and recorded at Stone Gossard’s Studio Litho in Seattle, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on Halloween night (October 31st) with Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Owen Beverly, who is described as a “traditional singer songwriter with an … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – Synthpop artist The Ready Set, who released his third album, The Bad & The Better, on May 27th, 2014 via Razor & Tie, which features the singles “Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)”, and “Higher”, performed at the El Mocambo in Toronto on October 30th with recently reuinted Los Angeles-based pop-rock … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – Los Angeles-based indie pop band Smallpools, who released their debut self-titled EP on July 16th, 2013 via RCA, which spawned the single “Killer Whales”, performed at The Opera House on October 24th with Rhode Island-based synthpop band Magic Man, who released their second album, Before the Waves, on July 8th, 2014 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Matt Klopot – New York City-based hard rock quartet The Pretty Reckless, who released their second album, Going to Hell, on March 12th, 2014 via Razor & Tie, which produced the singles “Going to Hell”, “Heaven Knows”, and “Messed Up World”, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Liam Keery – Acclaimed DJ/Producer Steve Aoki, who released his second album, Neon Future I, on September 30th, 2014 via Ultra/Dim Mak, which features the singles “Rage The Night Away”, “Free The Madness”, “Get Me Outta Here”, and “Back To Earth” spun a short DJ set at HMV Underground at HMV’s Yonge-Dundas Square location … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Irish indie rock-blues-soul singer-songwriter Hozier, who released his eponymous debut album on September 19th, 2014 via Rubyworks/Island, which debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 8,800 copies in its first week, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with UK indie pop-soul singer-songwriter James Bay, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Newly formed power-pop with a hint of punk band Ex Hex, which is fronted by Mary Timony of Wild Flag and Helium, who released their debut album, Rips, on October 7th via Merge, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Massachusetts-based indie rock band Speedy Ortiz, who released their debut album, Major Arcana, on July 9th, 2013 … Continue reading
Photos by: Vivian Tabar – 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 Great Hall in Toronto last night.