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We’re giving away a pair of GA passes to each day of the Toronto Urban Roots Festival (TURF), which will feature performances by Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeff Tweedy, Sam Roberts Band, Gaslight Anthem, Beirut, Local Natives, Gogol Bordello, Jenny Lewis, July Talk, Hollerado, Hey Rosetta, Drive By Truckers, Gary Clark Jr, Andrew Bird, and more! You can enter only once via one … Continue reading
Photos by: Dale Benvenuto – Georgia-based hard rock/heavy metal band Jackyl, who released their seventh album, Best in Show, on July 31st, 2012 via Mighty Loud, which features a pair of cover tracks of “It’s Tricky” by Run-D.M.C. and “Cover of the Rolling Stone” by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto on … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – On an unusually chilly June night, Brooklyn art-rockers TV on the Radio hit Toronto’s Luminato stage. Featuring a back catalogue that spans over 13 years, the band took the crowd through a short, but career spanning set that also included a few new cuts. The band’s signature, key-heavy, harmonized sound was on … Continue reading
Photos by: Morgan Hotston – Toronto (formerly Wicklow, Ireland)-based dance-punk band Nightbox, who released their second EP, The Panic Sequence, on April 22nd via Rare Beef Records, performed at Adelaide Hall in Toronto in support of the album with Brooklyn-based dance artist Rush Midnight, who released his debut LP on May 27th via Last Gang Records, and London, ON-based indie … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – California-based violinist Lindsey Stirling, who was a quarter-finalist on America’s Got Talent season five, and who released her second album, Shatter Me, on April 29th, 2014 via Lindseystomp-Decca-Universal Music, performed at Kool Haus last night in support of the album.
Photos by: Morgan Hotston (@MorganHotston) – Toronto-based alt country singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge, who released his sixth album, Daredevils, on April 22nd, 2014 via Outside Music, which consists entirely of Tragically Hip covers performed by Rutledge and an array of guest musicians including Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning, Jenn Grant, Andy Maize, and Mary Margaret O’Hara.
Photos by: Neil Van – Vancouver-based indie alternative rock/folk-synthpop band and JUNO Award nominees Hey Ocean, who released their third album, IS, in 2012, which peaked at number 70 on the Canadian album chart, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night.
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – For over thirty years, Ziggy Marley has carried the musical legacy of Jamaica on his shoulders. In the grand tradition set by his father, Marley has made a career out of not just bringing Jamaican culture and music to the rest of the world, but bringing the world cultures he’s experienced full-circle … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – German indie rock-electronic band The Notwist, who released their eighth album, Close to the Glass, on February 25th, 2014 via Sub Pop, and who has been remixed by the likes of Four Tet, Caribou, Console, Loopspool, and Panda Bear, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night in support of the album with … Continue reading
Photos by: David McAndrew – GRAMMY-nominated R&B-Soul-Hip-Hop singer-songwriter Kelis, who released her sixth album, Food, on April 18th, 2014 via NinjaTune/IRIS, which was produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, and spawned the singles “Jerk Ribs”, and “Rumble”, and features guest performances by CSS and Priscilla Ahn, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night in support of the album, … Continue reading
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