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Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Acclaimed blues-rock singer-songwriter John Mayer, who will release his sixth studio album, Paradise Valley, on August 20th, and who recently recovered from surgery due to a granuloma on his vocal cord, returned to Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre last night for his ongoing “Born and Raised” world tour, which is in support of his … Continue reading
Photos by: Neil Van – British folk-rock singer-songwriter Passenger (aka Mike Rosenberg), who fronted the band of the same name from 2003-2009, who only released one album, 2007’s Wicked Man’s Rest, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Australian singer-songwriter Stu Larsen, who “doesn’t have a fixed address” as “three years ago he … Continue reading
Photos by: Bobby Singh (@FOHPhoto) – As a lead-up to their performance at Wakestock in Collingwood, ON, LA-based indie rock quartet Silversun Pickups played an in-studio session at 102.1 the Edge in Toronto, where they performed a brief set including hit singles “Panic Switch”, from their 2009 album, Swoon, and “Lazy Eye”, from their 2006 debut … Continue reading
By: Mehek Seyid (@whatthemehek) – The second incarnation of the Under the Influence of Music tour, featuring headliners Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky, hit Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre last night in full force. Wiz Khalifa’s set brought an even more passionate reaction out of the audience. Arriving on stage after a playing a commercial for his new … Continue reading
By: Shelby Monita (@shelbymonita) – After releasing their debut album, My Divider, in 2011, Dinosaur Bones’ are back with Shaky Dreams. Recorded in Texas and produced by John Congleton (Explosions in the Sky, The Walkmen), the new album by this Toronto four piece is familiar and comfortable for any indie rock fan. The first track “Dreamer’s Song” sets the tone … Continue reading
Photos by: Dakota King (@dakotamakala) – The Summer Slaughter Tour, which was founded in 2001 and has visited Canada since 2008, once again invaded Toronto’s Sound Academy last night with headliner, New Jersey-based mathcore quintet The Dillinger Escape Plan, along with Washington D.C.-based instrumental progressive metal trio Animals as Leaders, Maryland-based progressive metal sextet Periphery, San Diego-based deathgrind … Continue reading
By: Duncan Boyd – Pop superstars Backstreet Boys, who are currently promoting their eighth studio album, In A World Like This, and celebrating their 20th anniversary together, packed the Molson Ampitheatre in Toronto last night with waves of screaming girls, as if it had time warped back to 1999. Yet now, the screaming tweens of the decade before have … Continue reading
Venue: The Rockpile Date: August 15th You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine Toronto on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 tickets to @TechN9ne @rockpileclub in #Toronto. (cc: @Strangemusicinc). Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. http://bit.ly/195Wkkb Like our “Tech N9ne” post on Facebook and send us a message with your e-mail address included. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Tech N9ne” in the subject line. Include your … Continue reading
By: Laura Molinaro (@Laura_Molinaro5) – The Grove Music Festival, which took place on August 3rd, was originally slated to take place at The Commons at Butler’s Barracks in the Niagara-on-the-Lake region but due to significant backlash from the community, the festival moved to a new, all-embracing Toronto location: the historic Garrison Common at Fort York. … Continue reading
By: Chiara DiAngelo (@chiarabella) – Running an hour behind schedule, when Josh Tillman, aka Father John Misty, took the stage – finally – he thanked everyone for their patience. Explaining that the band had left Lollapalooza in Chicago later than expected, most of the audience had likely arrived to the venue before them. Dressed in … Continue reading
