Photos by: Geoff Fitzgerald – New Jersey-based mathcore quintet The Dillinger Escape Plan, who released their fifth album, One of Us Is the Killer, on May 14th, 2013 via Party Smasher/Sumerian, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night with Sacramento, California-based hardcore quintet Trash Talk, who are expected to release their fifth album, No Peace, next month … Continue reading
Photos by: Jason Hodgins – The third annual Decibel Magazine Tour invaded The Opera House in Toronto last night with British extreme metal quartet Carcass, who released their sixth album, Surgical Steel, on September 13th, 2013 via Nuclear Blast, Michigan-based death metal quintet The Black Dahlia Murder, who released their sixth album, Everblack, on June … Continue reading
By: Elaisha Green – “Buy it, use it, fix it, trash it,” Mitch Grassi’s voice sounded through The Danforth Music Hall last night as he stood sheathed behind a curtain under a spotlight; the mashup of Daft Punk’s biggest hits, (viewed over 63 million times on YouTube) opened Pentatonix’s 80-minute set. Gone are the doo-wops and colour-coordinated outfits akin … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – New York-based alt rock quintet Taking Back Sunday, who released their sixth album, Happiness Is, on March 18th, 2014 via Hopeless Records, performed at Kool Haus in Toronto last night as part of their joint tour with fellow alt rockers The Used, who released their sixth album, Imaginary Enemy, … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Laura Jane Grace, the frontwoman for Florida-based punk band Against Me!, who released their sixth album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, on January 21st, 2014 via Total Treble Music, which spawned the singles “True Trans”, and “Unconditional Love”, performed a special acoustic session at 102.1 The Edge in Toronto yesterday afternoon.
Photos by: Josh Moody- Michigan-based post-hardcore quintet La Dispute, who released their third album, Rooms of the House, on March 18th, 2014 via Better Living/Staple Records, which spawned the singles, “Stay Happy There”, and “For Mayor in Splitsville”, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night in support of the album.
Photos by: Kayla Baker – British trip-hop trio London Grammar, who released their debut album, If You Wait, on September 9th, 2013, via Metal & Dust, which spawned six singles including, “Metal & Dust”, “Wasting My Young Years”, and “Nightcall”, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Brooklyn-based indie pop quartet … Continue reading
Venue: Maison Mercer Date: April 11th at 10:00 pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 Tickets to @Will__Sparks in #Toronto at @Maison_Mercer! Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! http://bit.ly/1iqCaVq Like our “Will Sparks” post on Facebook Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Will Sparks” in the subject line. Include your full name in the body of the … Continue reading
Photos by: Geoff Fitzgerald – New York City-based punk rock quintet The Julie Ruin, which featured lead singer Kathleen Hanna (Le Tigre, Bikini Kill), and who released their debut album, Run Fast, on September 3rd, 2013 via Dischord Records, performed at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last night with New Jersey-based punk trio … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Jay Malinowski, best known as the frontman of acclaimed Toronto-based raggae trio Bedouin Soundclash, performed at The Great Hall in Toronto last night with his new band The Deadcoast in support of his new solo album, Martel, which was released on February 11th, 2014 through Pirates Blend/Sony, which serves as a … Continue reading