Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit, who are expected to release their third album, Stay Gold, on June 10th, via Columbia, which was produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, Rachael Yamagata), and which spawned the singles “My Silver Lining”, and “Cedar Lane”, performed at The … Continue reading
Photos by: David McAndrew – Brooklyn-based funk/soul band Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, who are huge proponents of using analog recording equipment, and who released their fifth album, Give the People What They Want, on January 14th, 2014 via Daptone Records, performed the first of two shows at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with Grammy Award-winning UK … Continue reading
By: Maria Sokulsky-Dolnycky (@marisodo) – Deep within the CBC building on Front Street in Toronto is Studio 211, a tiny studio space played host to an intimate Reuben and the Dark performance, the most recent roots-rock project from Calgarian Reuben Bullock. The band recently released its debut album Funeral Sky on the Arts & Crafts label, and Bullock mentioned that … Continue reading
Photos by: Jason Hodgins – South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord, who released their third album, Donker Mag, on June 3rd, 2014 via Zef, which features the singles “Pitbull Terrier”, and “Cookie Thumper”, and who’s last album, 2012’s Ten$ion, debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night … Continue reading
By: Rebecca M. Williams (@rebeccapeppers) – Philadelphia act Cayetana kicked off the evening with their all female, distorted surf rock. The trio started out stiff but quickly loosened up, as did the crowd – they blasted gritty but sweet melodies, with an ever-gracious presence that made the charming act a perfect opener. They started off with an emotional … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – New York City-based avant-garde band The Ghost of the Saber Tooth Tiger, which features Sean Lennon (the son of The Beatles’ John Lennon and Yoko Ono), performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night in support of their new album, Midnight Sun, which was released on April 29, 2014 on Chimera … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – Scranton, Pennsylvania-based punk rock quartet The Menzingers, who released their fourth album, Rented World, on April 22nd, 2014 via Epitaph, which was produced by Jonathan Low (Venice Sunlight, Restorations), performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with Buffalo-based punk band Lemuria, Toronto-based punk bnad PUP, and Philadelphia-based indie rock band … Continue reading
Photos by: Lauren Garbutt – Providence, RI-based rapper Sage Francis, who released his fifth album, Copper Gone, on June 3rd, 2014, via Strange Famous Records/Speech Development Records, which is his first new album since 2010, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night in support of the album with Providence, RI-based rapper B. Dolan, … Continue reading
Photos by: Geoff Fitzgerald – LA-based indie rock band PAPA, who released their debut album, Tender Madness, on October 8th, 2013 via Universal Republic, performed at The Garrison in Toronto last night in support of the album.
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