Venue: The Danforth Music Hall Date: February 2nd 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: Win 2 Tickets to @PUSHA_T at @TheDanforthMH in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! (cc: @embracepresents) http://bit.ly/1e8txOR Like our “Pusha T” post on Facebook Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Pusha T” in the subject line. Include your full name in the body … Continue reading
Venue: Sound Academy Date: February 7th at 7:00 pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @DOWNWITHWEBSTER at @soundacademy in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! http://bit.ly/1doVduQ Like our “Down With Webster” post on Facebook Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Down With Webster” in the subject line. Include your full name in the body of … Continue reading
By: Sasha Kalra (@sashakalra) – It was a cold Friday night in Toronto and three party starters from the old school obliged a massive crowd at The Hoxton the only way they knew how. Skream’s influence on dubstep is paramount and it’s said that the Croydon, UK-based musician was at the forefront of its rise … Continue reading
By: Tom Beedham (@Tom_Beedham) – The last time Pixies graced a Toronto stage was in April 2011; the performance came under undeniably different circumstances. At the tail end of a globetrotting, two-year-long 20th anniversary tour for the band’s first international release, 1989’s Doolittle, fans piled into Massey Hall two nights in a row to celebrate … Continue reading
By: Patrick Topping (@ptopp_ing) – Last night in Toronto, TOY made their Canadian debut at the Horseshoe Tavern to an eagerly-anticipating crowd. Joining the UK-based motorik-euphoric band on the road were New York City’s pop-psychedelic Spires, and Toronto’s own shoegaze band Beliefs. Beliefs are an emerging band in Toronto, having carved a niche on local record label Hand Drawn Dracula. The quintet channel a more … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – English indie rocker Jake Bugg, who released his Mercury Prize-nominated, Rick Rubin-produced second album, Shangri-La, on November 18th, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto last night with Albert Hammond Jr. (of The Strokes), who released his new AHJ EP, on October 8th via Cult Records, and Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet The … Continue reading
Photos by: Dianna Lee – English electronic duo and brothers, Disclosure, who released their much buzzed about and Grammy Award-nominated debut album, Settle, on June 3rd via PMR Records, which spawned the hit singles “Latch” (feat. Sam Smith) “White Noise” (feat. AlunaGeorge) and more, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Chicago-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Kayla Baker – New York City-based indie rock duo A Great Big World, who will release their debut album, Is There Anybody Out There?, on January 21st via Epic Records, and who are best known for their worldwide hit “Say Something” (featuring Christina Aguilera), which was released on November 4th and has since sold … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – On January 11th, a confusing and complicated selection of acts took over The Horseshoe Tavern to welcome Detroit R&B legend, Gino Washington. Toronto’s Pins and Needles kicked the night off. The young five piece all girl band serenaded the small audience with their indie-stylized rock n’ roll. At first glance it appeared that these girls met … Continue reading
Venue: The Opera House Date: January 28th at 8:00 pm Openers: Magic Man, Sleeper Agent You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 Tickets to @NewPolitics w/ @MagicMan and @_SLEEPERAGENT in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! http://bit.ly/1dkkNFN Like our “New Politics” post on Facebook Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “New Politics” in the subject line. Include your full name in … Continue reading