By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Two things happened in the packed basement of the Drake Hotel that gave us a precise snapshot of where things are at for Cold Specks’ career. After a menacing rendition of “Hector”, she gave what felt like an impromptu, acapella version of the Backstreet Boys’ now 15 year-old “I Want it That … Continue reading
Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Montreal-based soul singer-songwriter Cold Specks, who will release her second album, Neuroplasticity, on August 25th via Mute Records/Arts & Crafts, performed an intimate show at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night to give fans a taste of her new album.
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Nashville-based Americana string band Old Crow Medicine Show, who released their ninth album, Remedy, on July 1st, 2014 via ATO, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night in support of the album with New Brunswick-based blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Matt Andersen, who released his new album, Weightless, on February 4th, 2014 … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Pittsburgh-based rapper Wiz Khalifa, who will release his fifth album, Blacc Hollywood, on August 19th via Atlantic/Rostrum, performed in Toronto last night at Molson Amphitheatre as part of the Under The Influence of Music Tour with Atlanta-based rapper Young Jeezy, who will release his fifth album, Seen It All: The Autobiography, … Continue reading
Date: August 6th at 7:30pm Venue: Echo Beach Opener: Walk The Moon You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: Win 2 tickets to @PanicAtTheDisco w/ @WALKTHEMOON in #Toronto! | Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. | http://t.co/CdAxYBC622 — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) July 28, 2014 LIKE our “Panic … Continue reading
By: Maria Sokulsky-Dolnycky (@marisodo) – As Sunday evening’s grey storm clouds overtook the sky, concertgoers found themselves heading for The Garrison to catch Crocodiles, a San Diego-native lo-fi noise pop outfit which formed back in 2008. The evening began with Toronto’s own three-piece garage rock outfit Pow Wows, whose sound evokes images of whiskey, leather jackets, and … Continue reading
Date: August 8th at 8pm Venue: Massey Hall You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @toriamos in #Toronto! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. #music @LiveNationON | http://t.co/RUlba8M7yQ — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) July 28, 2014 LIKE our “Tori Amos” post and LIKE our page and … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Right now, scores of Canadians are discovering The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores (The OBGMs) for themselves in a very non-traditional way. Not through club crawls or on the festival scene, but through a new Budweiser ad that entirely flips the tables of the rock and roll narrative. Thinking they were part of an indie documentary, the … Continue reading
Date: August 7th at 6:30pm Venue: Echo Beach You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and RT the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @offspring w/ @badreligion, @Pennywise, + More in #Toronto! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. | http://t.co/GL5ZZz5DKL — Aesthetic Magazine (@Aesthetic_Mag) July 28, 2014 LIKE our “The Offspring” post … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – The 2014 Unity Festival ended with a major event at Yonge-Dundas Square on July 26 that featured Canada’s top break dancers, rappers/spoken word artists, beatboxers and bands. Founded in 2007 by Michael Prosserman aka “Bboy Piecez”, one of Toronto’s most preeminent B-boys, UNITY has reached over 100,000 youth across Canada through its after-school program designed … Continue reading