Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The second and final day of the 2014 Toronto Reggae Festival featured a second headlining performance by iconic singer Beres Hammond, who released his nineteenth album, One Love, One Life, on November 13th, 2012 via VP Records, along with sets from Jamaican dancehall artist Sean Paul, who released his sixth album, Full Frequency, … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Skate culture has long since vanquished the stereotype of mohawk-topped criminals to become a thriving, multibillion dollar industry. Modern skateboarding has crossed cultural boundaries and influenced scores of bright-eyed kids to become athletes, artists and musicians – in some cases, all of the above. And while many have advocated for it, few organizations have … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Day one of the 2014 Toronto Reggae Festival featured performances by iconic singer Beres Hammond, who released his nineteenth album, One Love, One Life, on November 13th, 2012 via VP Records, which was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 56th annual GRAMMY Awards, New York-based reggae singer, Tarrus Riley, who released … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – The third and final edition of Edgefest 2014 (see our coverage of the second and first editions) took over Echo Beach in Toronto on August 16th with performances by iconic Canadian rockers Our Lady Peace, who released their new single, Won’t Turn Back, on July 10th, from their forthcoming ninth album, … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – It’s not easy being a Canadian rock institution, but after 20 years, Sloan has earned the title with aplomb. Commonwealth – the Toronto-via-Halifax rockers’ 11th studio album – proves what we’ve known about them all along: they’re funny, they’re eclectic and they’re a product of four streams of effort. … Continue reading
By: Brandon Lorenzetti – Embrace, along with SFX Entertainment, threw a fantastic late-summer party at Hanlan’s Point Beach on August 16th that felt like a mix between full-scale EDM festival, and intimate beach party that featured DJ sets from Moby, who released his eleventh album, Innocents, on October 1st, 2013 via Little Idiot/Mute, Chicago-based DJ/producer Lee … Continue reading
Date: October 3 Venue: The Phoenix Concert Theatre Time: Doors at 8pm | Show at 9pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @hernameisbanks in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. | @EmbracePresents | http://t.co/plv3SFozyd — Aesthetic Magazine … Continue reading
We’re giving away a Constantines prize-pack that includes a pair of tickets to both of their Toronto shows at The Danforth Music Hall on October 2nd and October 3rd. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: (19+) Win a Constantines Prize … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – British folk-rock singer-songwriter Passenger (aka Mike Rosenberg), who fronted the band of the same name from 2003-2009, who only released one album, 2007’s Wicked Man’s Rest, and who released his fifth solo album, Whispers, on June 6th, 2014 via Nettwerk/Black Crow, which spawned the singles “Scare Away The Dark”, and “Heart’s On … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – As people shuffled out of Fort York at the conclusion of the Toronto stop of the Mad Decent Block Party, concertgoers packed into The Hoxton for the afterparty to see sets from Block Party headliner Diplo, hometown DJ duo Zeds Dead, who released their fifth album, Somewhere Else, on July 1st, 2014 … Continue reading