Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – English singer-songwriter James Blunt, who is best known for his chart-topping 2005 single “You’re Beautiful”, and who released his fourth album, Moon Landing, on October 18th, 2013 via Custard/Atlantic performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night for the first of two shows with Brooklyn-based indie folk … Continue reading
Sounds Australia is bringing over twenty Aussie artists to Toronto to play at Canadian Music Week 2014, including Mia Dyson, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, You Am I, and so many more! We’re giving away one (1) prize pack that includes: 1 copy of Twelve Foot Ninja‘s album ‘Silent Machine’. 1 copy of Audego sophomore album 1 … Continue reading
We’re giving away 3 prize packs that includes a limited edition poster signed by Brody Dalle and a copy of her debut solo album, Diploid Love. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (Canada Only) Win 1 of 3 @BrodyDalle Prize Packs! (cc: @universalmusicc) Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + … Continue reading
Date: May 6-10 – Various Venues Features: Tegan and Sara, City and Colour, M.I.A., Neko Case and Television, Little Dragon, Ellie Goulding, Owen Pallett + More! Concerts are subject to capacity age restrictions. Click here for festival details. You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: … Continue reading
Photos by: Brandon Lorenzetti – Stockholm-based DJ duo Dada Life, who released their second album, The Rules of Dada, on October 16th, 2012 via So Much Dada/Universal, which spawned four singles including, “Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker”, “Feed The Dada”, and “So Young, So High”, performed at Sound Academy on April 25th with Austin, Texas-based DJ duo … Continue reading
Photos by: Bruce Emberley – Toronto-based hard rock quartet The Trews, who released their fifth self-titled album on April 22, 2014 via Bumstead, which spawned the single “What’s Fair Is Fair”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Kingston-based rock quintet The Glorious Sons, who released the Shapeless Art EP last year. … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – New York City-based noise pop/indie pop quartet The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, who are expected to release their third album, Days of Abandon, on May 13th, 2014 via Yebo Music, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with UK-based indie pop quartet Fear of Men, who released their debut … Continue reading
Photos by: Angelo Marchini – Toronto-based indie rockers Teenage Kicks celebrated the release of the debut full-length album, Spoils of Youth, (out April 29 via Rezolute Music/Universal Music Canada), with a release show at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Toronto-based pop-rock quintet Poor Young Things, who released their debut album, The Heart. The Head. The End., … Continue reading
Photos by: David McAndrew – The “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, whose five-decade-long career is unsurpassed, performed at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto last night. The iconic Grammy Award-winning singer, who is best known for dozens of hits including, “Respect”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “Think”, provided a dazzling 90-minute performance with the Aretha … Continue reading
Photos by: Dianna Lee – Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea, who released her second album, The New Classic, on April 21st, 2014, via Island, which spawned four singles including, “Work”, “Bounce”, and “Change Your Life”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night in support of the album.