Photos by: Neil Van – Acclaimed Canadian progessive metal quintet Protest The Hero, who released their fourth album, Volition, on October 29th via Razor & Tie, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto on Saturday night with UK metalcore quartet Architects, who released their fifth album, Daybreaker, last May via Century Media/Zestone, and Ottawa-based progressive metal … Continue reading
Photos by: Dakota King – Toronto-based noise/stoner rock trio Fiction Issue, who released, PCP Ekoms I Demo, last November, performed at The Rockpile East in Toronto on Saturday night with Toronto-based hardcore punk band Dead Mouth, who released their new album, Hardcore Death, on May 24th and Doom Squad, who released their new self-titled EP, on June 25th via … Continue reading
Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Centre Date: November 22nd A bazaar of modern masculinity, The Gentlemen’s Expo caters to the modern urban male by offering a variety of products and lessons in manliness. Exhibitors and vendors at this three-day event include alcohol brands (Canadian Club, Jim Bean and Famous Grouse), as well as catering company and food truck leaders Food … Continue reading
Venue: The Hoxton Date: November 22nd @ 7pm You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine Toronto on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: (19+) Win 2 tickets to @younggalaxy @the_hoxton in #Toronto. Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT! (@paperbagrecords). http://bit.ly/17qBpv3 Like our “Young Galaxy” post on Facebook and send us a message with your e-mail address included. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Young Galaxy” in the subject … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – Charli XCX, a twenty-one year-old UK-native, is one of many who have trickled through the cyber floodgates. Her story is similar to the makings of other new, internet-based artists. Over the past few years she has quietly developed a fan base, recording her first album at the age of fourteen and … Continue reading
Photos by: Julia Marcello – Toronto-based indie rock quintet Wildlife, who released their second album, On The Heart, on March 5th via Wax Records, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with Toronto-based “apocalpyse pop” band Bravestation, who released their new album, IV, on May 14th, and Canadian rock duo The Canadian Shield (Doug Gorrie (guitar, … Continue reading
Photos by: Neil Van – Nova Scotia-based Juno Award-winning rapper Classifed, who released his self-titled third album on January 22nd via Halflife Records/Sony Records, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night as part of the The Captain Morgan Rock The Boat concert series.
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Northwestern Indiana’s Native, who released their sophomore album, Orthodox, on August 20th via Sargent House, and who have “quietly built themselves a large word-of-mouth following in the underground as an incendiary live act, through their impeccable musicianship, ominous chords, apocalyptic vocals and innovative rhythms hit with an intensity that can only be … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Massachusetts-based instrumental post-rock band Caspian, who released their third album, Waking Season, last September via Triple Crown Records, and who lost their bass player, Chris Friedrich, who died unexpectedly in August, performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto last night with English instrumental post-rock quartet 65daysofstatic, who released their sixth album, Wild Light, on September 16th via Superball Music and … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – Jessie Ware’s debut album Devotion gives you a lot of reasons to like the UK-native. The album explores the intricacies and levels of love and relationships, covering everything from flirtation to self-sacrifice against a backdrop of reverberating, fast tempo electronic notes and ‘90s inspired R&B melodies. It’s where she bares her passion and a … Continue reading