Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Swedish indie rock quintet The Sounds, who released their fifth album, Weekend, on October 29th, 2013 via Arnioki Records, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with LA-based indie pop brother-and-sister duo Blondfire, who released their second album, Young Heart, on February 11th, 2014, and Australian synthpop quartet Strange … Continue reading
By: Elaisha Green – Beneath a white spotlight and center stage in The Danforth Music Hall, James Vincent McMorrow thumbed the melody to “Breaking Hearts”, from his first LP, Early in the Morning from February 2012. Featuring a soft blend of banjos and a gentle snare, listeners categorized the well-received album as folk, to the chagrin of the R&B singer. … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Seattle-based indie folk-rock sextet The Head and the Heart, who released their second album, Let’s Be Still, on October 15th, 2013 via Sub Pop, performed at Kool Haus in Toronto in support of the album with Toronto-based folk singer-songwriter Basia Bulat, who released her third album, Tall Tall Shadow, … Continue reading
Venue: The Phoenix Concert Theatre Date: April 7th at 8:00 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 @londongrammar w/ @vcsleepclinic in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! http://bit.ly/O94hik Like our “London Grammar” post on Facebook Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “London Grammar” in the subject line. … Continue reading
Photos by Josh Moody (@openlatedotorg) – The Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre recreated its intimate ambiance for one-night-only at the Winter Garden Theatre in downtown Toronto last night, with a songwriter’s circle hosted by CBC Radio 2 Morning Host Tom Power, which featured the songs and voices of musicians Alan Doyle (Great Big Sea), Steven Page … Continue reading
Photos by: Matt Klopot – New York City-based all-female lo-fi indie pop quartet Dum Dum Girls, who released their third album, Too True, which was produced by Richard Gottehrer (Blondie, The Go-Go’s) and The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner, and which spawned the singles “Lost Boys & Girls Club” and “Rimbaud Eyes”, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Creed frontman Scott Stapp, who released his second solo album, Proof of Life, on November 5th, 2013 via Wind-Up Records, which was produced by Howard Benson (Kelly Clarkson, My Chemical Romance) and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (Deftones, Muse), and which spawned the single “Slow Suicide”, performed at The Opera House … Continue reading
Photos by: Kayla Baker – Australian folk-rock quintet Boy & Bear, who released their second album, Harlequin’s Dream, in August 2013 via Island Records/Universal Music Australia, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Portland-based indie pop duo Dresses, who released their debut album Sun Shy, on September 3rd, 2013 via Sideonedummy. … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Brooklyn-based indie jazz/soul quartet Lake Street Dive, who released their third album, Bad Self Portraits, on February 18th, 2014 via Signature Sounds Recordings, which was produced by Sam Kassirer (Josh Ritter), performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night with Portland-base “Brisk indie-folk” band Ages and Ages, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Adam Pulicicchio – Vancouver-based pop-rock quartet Hedley, who released their fifth album, Wild Life, on November 11th, 2013 via Universal Music Canada/Capitol Records, performed at Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night as part of their “Wild Life Tour” in support of the album, with Nova Scotia-based rapper Classified, who released his self-tited … Continue reading