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By: Curtis Sindrey – Role models are in less supply than they used to be. The people who were often looked up to found a way to allow that admiration to evaporate into thin air. Toronto-based Diamond Rings (aka John O’Regan) has enveloped a cult following due to his straightforward demeanor and his desire to … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – When the hit single “Steal My Sunshine” topped the charts in the summer of 1999, it propelled Canadian rap-pop band Len to overnight superstardom. But it was in the subsequent years that the band, specifically leader Marc Costanzo, grew to detest their fame. “The one hit wonder thing is difficult to understand … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – Toronto’s own Dragonette just came to say “Hello” to all their hometown fans. Currently on tour for their latest album, Bodyparts, the local trio stopped by the Sound Academy last night as one of the last stops on the North American trek. Opening the evening was another Toronto band, Young Empires, … Continue reading
Show Date: October 20th Venue: Sound Academy 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: WIN 2 Tickets to Social Distortion (@SocialD1) in Toronto. To enter, follow @Aesthetic_Mag and RT this. Details: http://bit.ly/R731tn. Like our Social Distortion post on Facebook, Send an email … Continue reading
Show Date: October 25th Venue: Air Canada Centre 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: WIN 2 Tickets to @SmashingPumpkin in Toronto. To enter, follow @Aesthetic_Mag and RT this. Details: http://bit.ly/Tn2VMJ. Like our Smashing Pumpkins post on Facebook. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with … Continue reading
Show Date: October 20th Venue: Kool Haus 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: WIN 2 Tickets to see @CATPOWER in Toronto. To enter, follow @Aesthetic_Mag and RT this. Details: http://bit.ly/Tn1zl1 Like our Cat Power post on Facebook. Send an email to aestheticmag@gmail.com with “Cat … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – “All of my bandmates were assassinated before this show. God rest their souls,” said Jack Dishel, joking, of Only Son, and formerly of Stipplicon and The Moldly Peaches, who opened for Regina Spektor on Thursday night at Sony Centre in Toronto. Accompanied by an invisible backing band, Dishel relied heavily on … Continue reading
Show Date: October 21st Venue: Danforth Music Hall 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: WIN 2 Tickets to @ElliottBrood and @Wintersleep in Toronto. To enter, follow @Aesthetic_Mag and RT this. Details: http://bit.ly/OO28sA Like our Elliott Brood/Wintersleep post on Facebook. Send an … Continue reading
By: Gilles LeBlanc (Originally Published by Music Emissions) – I have been waiting the better part of seven months for the Blunderbuss Express to pass through Toronto, a city White has professed his affection for on more than one occasion, and not in the usual concert context. In that time, he has helped his crew, which if … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Toronto music journalists joined moderator and Exclaim! Editor-in-Chief James Keast in a lively discussion about the ten short-listed albums nominated for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize. Aaron Brophy of Spinner Canada was a juror from the very beginning when the awards were founded in 2006. “I was apart of the club from … Continue reading
