Toronto R&B sensation Abel Tesfaye – better known as The Weeknd – surprised and delighted the world in 2011 by dropping three fantastic, free mixtapes. Now you have a chance to become a part of their nocturnal outfit. The Weeknd have announced an open call for musicians to flesh out their touring band. Read the [...]
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Harlem-hailing hip-hop collective have announced a North American tour, which includes stops in Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. Check out the dates below, and download leader A$AP Rocky’s latest free mixtape, LiveLoveASAP, here.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Very rarely, we see hear new releases his time of year. It’s a chicken-or-the-egg thing: arts & culture media are busy compiling year-end “best of” lists, and record labels push to get the year’s releases out before this occurs.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Good Old War have a unique way of blending folky charm with pop sensibilities, creating something incredibly entertaining and pleasantly unpretentious. The music isn’t necessarily original, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun, especially when performed in an intimate venue where everyone knows all the words to every song. Such was the case at [...]
Friday, August 19, 2011
EastScene’s BERNARDA GOSPIC sat down with John Nolan and Mark O’Connell of Taking Back Sunday on their Toronto stop of this summer’s tour—the first time playing in Canada as the original lineup in over eight years. They’re back and doing what they love how they’ve always loved to do it. Frankly, I have “faith” that [...]
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Toronto punk kings Hostage Life announced this past Wednesday that they will be wrapping up their tumultuously inspirational career as a band, following the release of their upcoming album titled Center of the Universe on November 17th. Read the band’s statement here.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
EastScene recently met up with UK’s indie heroes Sky Larkin in Toronto to ask them all about touring, creepy churches and their debut album titled The Golden Spike.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Toronto, ON’s own Timber Timbre are offering fans a FREE download of their acclaimed self-titled album, originally released by Arts and Crafts Records near the end of June of this year. Download the album here, but be quick – free downloads will only be available until October 31st.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
What do you get when you mix a singer who’s under the influence and lots of pre-teen girls out late on a school night? You get the All American Rejects concert last Wednesday. With their camera’s held high and their parents watching from the balcony, the kids definitely were given something to talk about at [...]
Thursday, January 5, 2012
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