Photos by: André Varty – Leader of newly reformed Toronto-based indie rock band Constantines Bry Webb, who released his second solo album, Free Will, on May 20th, 2014, performed an intimate set last night with Toronto-based folk band The Weather Station, who released their newest album, All Of It Was Mine, on August 11th, 2011 via … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – In partnership with Pepsi Canada’s ongoing “Pepsi Pop-Up” concert series, Toronto-based indie rockers Born Ruffians, who released their third album, Birthmarks, on April 16th, 2013 via Yep Roc/Paper Bag, and Toronto-via-Ottawa indie rock band Hollerado, who released their second album, White Paint, on February 26th, 2013 via Royal Mountain Records, performed an intimate … Continue reading
Photos by: Jason Hodgins – Reformed Toronto-based dance-punk duo Death From Above 1979 celebrated the release of their second album, The Physical World (out Sept. 9th via Last Gang Records), with a special pop-up shop at Edward Day Gallery on Queen Street West yesterday that featured an on-site tattoo parlour with ink done by Aaron … Continue reading
The night will feature the music of The Weather Station, presented in partnership with SappyFest, the beloved music festival in Colville’s adopted hometown of Sackville, NB; and headliner Bry Webb, frontman of the newly reunited band The Constantines. Toronto-based artists Alex Beriault and Shannon Lea Doyle will present a three-hour durational performance balancing on a two-sided diving board. Hamilton-based musician and … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Toronto-based indie rock band Zeus celebrated the release of their third album, Classic Zeus, which was released on September 2nd, 2014 via Arts & Crafts, with a back alley garage concert behind June Records last night.
Photos by: André Varty – Toronto-based indie rock band The Wooden Sky, who released their fourth album, Let’s Be Ready, on September 2nd, 2014 via Chelsea Records (their own label), performed a special in-store set at Sonic Boom’s Bathurst location, which might serve as the record store’s final in-store event before their move to their new … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – The final event in the Electric Island 2014 concert series closed out the summer on September 1st with a line-up that included Tales of Us, a Techno duo born in Toronto and New York and than raised in Milan, Italy with releases on Seth Troxler’s label Visionquest, Jamie XX, the producer behind The … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Acclaimed DJs DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist kicked off their Renegades of Rhythm Tour at The Guvernment in Toronto last night. The tour was created to pay homage to the great ambassador of the one and twos Afrika Bambaataa, with the duo using vinyl records from Bambaataa’s massive 40,000+ vinyl collection.
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Toronto’s the Wooden Sky have undertaken big changes, culminating in the release of their new album Let’s Be Ready. After founding their own label imprint – Chelsea Records – the band enlisted Chris Stringer of Timber Timbre as producer to capture their notoriously raw live energy while creating a more stripped-down … Continue reading
An intergalactic, interactive art & music party themed after & inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 classic sci-fi film, all in celebration of TIFF’s upcoming Stanley Kubrick Exhibition this fall. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – The Party marks the third in Young Lions Music Club’s annual series of events themed after Kubrick’s films. It follows … Continue reading