Tess Parks and The Auras at The Danforth Music Hall - Concert Pictures

Tess Parks and The Auras got things started opening for Ride at The Danforth Music Hall on June 2. Tess is from Toronto but spent many years in London before returning to Toronto, forming a band and signing to Creation Records' Alan McGee's new 359 Music imprint.

They were perfect openers, with four guitars and laid back vocal delivery. They played a short, 25 minute set featuring ambient guitar swirling suited to the name shoegaze. Their slow and deliberate songs got the crowds' ears ready for the auditory onslaught to come.

Check out some tunes. Their single "Someday" and  "German Tangerine".