PHOTOS Images from Newport Folk Fest Day 3Photos by Matthew Shelter – Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival. It was one of the first modern music … Read More
PHOTOS SHINEDOWN and POPEVIL at History in TorontoShinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band’s original lineup of … Read More
PHOTOS Images from Newport Folk Fest Day 2Photos by Matthew Shelter – Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival. It was one of the first modern music … Read More
PHOTOS Images from Day 1 of the Newport Folk FestivalPhotos by Matthew Shelter – Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival. It was one of the first modern music … Read More
PHOTOS THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS and X in concert in TorontoPhotos by Orest Dorosh – The Psychedelic Furs are an English post-punk band founded in London in February 1977. Led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the … Read More
Celebrating the release of a new single earlier this summer, JUNO-nominated singer-songwriter Royal Wood will be hitting the road again this fall. Making eight stops across Ontario and Quebec, the tour will culminate with Wood’s return to Massey Hall.… Read More
PHOTOS ROD STEWART and CHEAP TRICK rock Bridgestone Arena in NashvillePhotos by Angie Flatt – Amplify Music Mag had the great opportunity to photograph Rod Stewart on his tour stop in Nashville Tennessee. Rod Stewart is currently touring across 4 countries and has 52 upcoming concerts. His next tour … Read More
PHOTOS TASH SULTANA and JOSH CASHMAN live and in concert at History in TorontoPhotos by Orest Dorosh – Tash Sultana, the gender fluid multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, producer and engineer, has been dubbed one of the hardest working music exports in Australia. Tash began playing the guitar from the age of 3 after being … Read More
PHOTOS THE TEA PARTY and MOIST rock Toronto’s HISTORYPhotos by Orest Dorosh – Last night co-headliners The Tea Party and Moist rolled their co-headlining tour into Toronto’s History club and just the roof off the place. This just went to show that rock and roll is not … Read More
PHOTOS TORI AMOS + SKYE WALLACE live in Toronto at Meridian HallPhotos by Orest Dorosh – Tori Amos was never going to enjoy a lockdown. She’s been playing live since she was thirteen years old. She splits her life between Cornwall, Florida and the road – and her songs are … Read More
PHOTOS BLACK PISTOL FIRE & KADEEMA at The Opera House in TorontoPhotos by Alitzia Tyminski – Black Pistol Fire is a high-octane rock duo based out of Austin, Texas by way of Toronto, Canada; composed of Kevin McKeown on guitar/lead vocals and Eric Owen on drums. Drawing inspiration from blues, … Read More
The Smashing Pumpkins today announced their North American arena tour with special guests Jane’s Addiction. Produced by Live Nation, the 32-date SPIRITS ON FIRE TOUR will commence on October 2 in Dallas, TX and will conclude on November … Read More
PHOTOS JERRY CANTRELL at the Moore Theater in SeattlePhotos by Salome Solomon – Jerry Cantrell is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to international … Read More
PHOTOS JAMES TAYLOR AND JACKSON BROWNE at ScotiaBank Arena TorontoJames Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and musician. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold … Read More
With her spellbinding voice and time-bending sensibilities, Sierra Ferrell makes music that’s as fantastically vagabond as the artist herself. Growing up in small-town West Virginia, the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist left home in her early 20s to journey across the country with … Read More
The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. For close to thirty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less travelled – and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. The band emerged in the early … Read More
Mt. Joy started off as a rekindling of shared musical ambitions between Philadelphia high school friends Matt Quinn (vocals, guitar) and Sam Cooper (guitar). Reunited in Los Angeles thanks to the ebbs and flows of adult life, the pair … Read More
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LUCY SKY. Swallow the Sun is a Finnish band founded in 2000 by Juha Raivio. Their death-doom style emphasizes melody and atmosphere, and occasionally steps into gothic and black metal territory. They have released seven full-length albums, … Read More
THE ANDY KIM CHRISTMAS AT MASSEY HALL Featuring Billy Talent, The Sheepdogs, Ron Sexsmith, Alex Lifeson, Jully Black, Tyler Shaw, Sloan, William Prince, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Jake Clemons, Men Without Hats, Pursuit of Happiness, Theo Tams, Beverly Mahood, Georgia … Read More
