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Date: February 6 Venue: Phoenix Concert Theatre You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message exactly as it appears below: #Contest: WIN 2 Tickets To See Ty Segall in #Toronto On Feb. 6th (19+). Follow @Aesthetic_Mag + RT. Details: http://bit.ly/VLSLsR. Like our Ty Segall post on Facebook. Send … Continue reading
Words by: Curtis Sindrey | Photos by: Stephen McGill – Punk rock legends Bad Religion performed an intimate 24-song set in front of a crowd of mostly 102.1 The Edge contest winners on Sunday night at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern. The band, who recently released their 16th studio album True North on January 22nd and is currently … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Ten years after the release of their acclaimed debut album, Permission to Land, and well into their reunion after a five-year hiatus, English glam rockers The Darkness returned to Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre during their “Hot Cakes Tour” on Monday night. Back in 2006, front man Justin Hawkins walked off stage … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Call the fire brigade because this fire can’t be extinguished! Ontario post-hardcore heroes, Alexisonfire, made their third of four sold out appearances in Toronto as part of their farewell tour last night. Teaming up with Hamilton-based Monster Truck, they blew the roof off the Sound Academy. Monster Truck set the extreme … Continue reading
By: Sarah Rix – With an abrupt announcement from The Killers that they had canceled their December 15th show at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre due to lead singer Brandon Flowers’ laryngitis, openers Tegan and Sara made an announcement of their own in that they’d be playing a last-minute headlining show at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre … Continue reading
By: Bruce Emberley – Legendary pop crooner Andy Kim held his annual “Andy Kim Christmas Show” last night at The Phoenix in Toronto. Alongside him were many of Canada’s top musicians including Ron Sexsmith, Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Colin James, Neverending White Lights, Dan Mangan, Divine Brown, Snowblink, Mark Holmes (of Platinum Blonde) and more. This … Continue reading
By: Alex Lee – With the aptly-titled PBR&B’s ever-changing platform of sonic experimentations, it has certainly shaped up to become one of the least forgiving genres—at least in terms of its substance. It’s rare to find male acts that embrace overtly theatrical performances over facile shows crooning with melodrama, an overstated sense of artistry and … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Female indie rock prowless ruled at the Air Canada Centre last night when Toronto got a double dose of female-led indie rock bands Metric and Stars, who proved they were both fit for arena rock. Stars opened the evening when co-lead singers Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell stormed into The North’s opening … Continue reading
Words by: Chiara DiAngelo | Photos by: Curtis Sindrey – How do you get Toronto pumped up for a weekend of celebrating the 100th Grey Cup, while at the same time bring together football fans from across the country? With music of course, and a lineup featuring three diverse Canadian rock and roll heavyweights including … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – For more than a decade we referred to Soundgarden only in the past tense. Recently however, we’ve been hearing plenty from the legendary Seattle grunge band. Earlier in the year, they released a new song “Live to Rise” for the hit film, The Avengers, followed this past week by their first … Continue reading
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