Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – Acclaimed hip-hop-soul singer Lauryn Hill, who released her first new song in over a decade called “Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)”, on May 4th, 2013, before serving three months in prison for tax evasion, performed at Sound Academy on June 21st.
Date: November 5th | Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm Venue: The Danforth Music Hall Opener: The Barr Brothers 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 @BahamasMusic & @thebarrbrothers at @TheDanforthMH in #Toronto! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Yonge-Dundas Square was the place to be on June 19th when NXNE kicked off the first of four nights of free concerts at the ad-soaked Yonge-Dundas Square. On this night, NXNE treated fans to performances by Brooklyn-based noise pop duo Sleigh Bells, who released their third album, Bitter Rivals, on October 4th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The 20th editon of NXNE continued on June 20th with a slew of great performances from a variety of North American artists including Montreal-based “electronic tribal rock” band Sunshine and Good People, who released their newest single, “Closer to the Flame”, on September 24th, 2013, Toronto-based dream pop-shoegaze band Beliefs, who released … Continue reading
Enter for your chance to win an Edgefest ’14 prize pack, which includes a pair of tickets to each date of the Edgefest ’14 summer concert series – (July 1 w/ The Sheepdogs, Monster Truck, Matt Mays, + more), (July 18 w/ USS, MS MR, Said The Whale, + more), and (August 16 w/ Our … Continue reading
By: Jennifer Perkin – Our NXNE 2014 coverage continues with reviews of Boston noise-punk group Guerilla Toss, who released their new album, Gay Disco, on December 3rd, 2013, at The Great Hall, Toronto-based garage rock band Mexican Slang at Smiling Buddha, who are expected to release their new EP, Inside The Velvet Castle, on July 15th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Jason Hodgins – Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah, who released their seventh album, Koloss, on March 23rd, 2012 via Nuclear Blast, which debuted at number 27 on the Canadian Album Chart, performed at the Sound Academy on June 19 with North Carolina-based progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me, who released their … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Remember K.C. Accidental? The Toronto-based post-rock band that featured Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin as members and was the inception for what would become Broken Social Scene? They played a rare show, this time with Metric’s Jimmy Shaw on guitar, during NXNE 2014 on June 20th as part of M for … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – NXNE 2014 continued on June 19th with several solid performances from New York City-based grunge trio GHXST, who released a new track called “Dead Town” on March 16th, 2014, at Bovine Sex Club, Detroit-based 50’s pop/garage rock band Blaire Alise and The Bombshells, who released their newest self-titled EP, on August 17th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The Bovine Sex Club on Queen St. W. hosted a few heavier acts during the first day of music at NXNE 2014 on June 18, including Toronto-based hard rock band Diemonds, who released their second album, The Bad Pack, in 2012, Toronto-based heavy metal band Midnight Malice, who released their debut … Continue reading