Photos by: Alyssa Balistreri – Toronto-based indie pop band Young Empires, who released their debut album, The Gates, on September 4th, 2015 via Sony Music Canada, which followed up their 2012 debut EP, Wake All My Youth, which featured mix production by Al-P of MSTRKRFT and Burke Reid, performed at The Mod Club in Toronto last night with UK alt-rock singer-songwriter Banners, … Continue reading
Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – The JUNO Awards held a press conference at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto this morning to announce its 2016 nominees; the winners being announced during the JUNO Awards ceremony in Calgary on April 3rd. Several 2016 nominees including Young Empires, The Elwins, The Sheepdogs, Diemonds, and Whitehorse appeared at the event, and Toronto-based singer-songwriter Scott … Continue reading
Photos by: Kelsey Giesbrecht – Toronto-based synthpop band Dragonette, who released their third album, Bodyparts, on September 22nd, 2012 via Universal Music Canada, which followed up their 2009 album, Fixin to Thrill, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie pop band Young Empires, who released their debut album, The Gates, on … Continue reading
Photos by: Janine Van Oostrom – The 2015 CASBY Awards were handed out at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with Coleman Hell, USS, Mother Mother, and Metric taking home hardware. The evening also featured performances by USS, Young Empires, Yukon Blonde, The Zolas, Ivory Hours, and Monster Truck. Winners Molson Canadian Favourite New … Continue reading
Photos by Quinn Middleton- Toronto-based indie pop band Young Empires, who released their debut EP, Wake All My Youth, on January 31st, 2012 via Pirates Blend, which featured mix production by Al-P of MSTRKRFT and Burke Reid, performed at the Fortune Sound Club in Vancouver last night with Toronto-based electropop band Brave Shores, which features siblings Jay and Stefanie McCarrol, … 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