SPILL FEATURE: BORN TO SING AND TRAVEL – A CONVERSATION WITH WANDA JACKSON: THE QUEEN OF ROCKABILLY
BORN TO SING AND TRAVEL A CONVERSATION WITH WANDA JACKSON: THE QUEEN OF ROCKABILLY “Hello, this is Wanda Jackson, “ in that voice, the voice of Wanda Jackson coming through the telephone lines. I was talking with The Wanda Jackson! The Queen of Rockabilly. Wanda Jackson, a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: FINDING PEACE WITHIN MYSELF THROUGH MUSIC – A CONVERSATION WITH MISS MELERA & BRIAN CID
FINDING PEACE WITHIN MYSELF THROUGH MUSIC A CONVERSATION WITH MISS MELERA & BRIAN CID On Friday, October 13, the lucky fans of house music are in for an early Halloween treat. The lovely Miss Melera, who’s a Toronto favourite from Amsterdam and mighty Brian Cid from Brooklyn, NY, will grace CODA’s stage with [...]
SPILL FEATURE: ALIVE WITH RISING APPALACHIA – A CONVERSATION WITH LEAH SMITH
ALIVE WITH RISING APPALACHIA A CONVERSATION WITH LEAH SMITH “Alive is a collection of live recorded songs from our most recent tour,” Leah Smith of Rising Appalachia, explains to me while packing for their upcoming West Coast North American Tour. “A dear friend of ours was our sound engineer. The idea came a [...]
SPILL FEATURE: FASTER, WEIRDER AND EXCELLENT – A CONVERSATION WITH BECKY BLACK OF THE PACK A.D.
FASTER, WEIRDER AND EXCELLENT A CONVERSATION WITH BECKY BLACK OF THE PACK A.D. For Becky Black, the Pack A.D.’s latest album, Dollhouse (dropping October 13th) is part statement on the unnerving world around us and part strange experimentation. Talking with Becky, she almost immediately points out the fact that [...]
SPILL FEATURE: BROWN ACID: THE FIFTH TRIP – AN ALBUM BREAK-DOWN & CONVERSATION WITH SERIES CREATOR LANCE BARRESI
BROWN ACID: THE FIFTH TRIP AN ALBUM BREAK-DOWN & CONVERSATION WITH SERIES CREATOR LANCE BARRESI Get ready for the next wave of retro phych fuzz that has been painstakingly sourced and dragged from the grave of dusty forgotten record company archives in the latest installment of Brown Acid – The Fifth [...]
SPILL FEATURE: ONE HALF ACOUSTIC, ONE HALF ELECTRIC, ONE HALF PSYCHEDELIC – A CONVERSATION WITH CHUCK MOSLEY
ONE HALF ACOUSTIC, ONE HALF ELECTRIC, ONE HALF PSYCHEDELIC A CONVERSATION WITH CHUCK MOSLEY Chuck Mosley is a man who wears his soul on his sleeve. While currently on tour with what he describes as his “semi-distorted, semi-psychedelic acoustic band” of the North American leg of his Reintroduce Yourself tour, I [...]
SPILL FEATURE: A WOMAN’S WOMAN – A CONVERSATION WITH STACEY
A WOMAN’S WOMAN A CONVERSATION WITH STACEY The day before her new EP dropped, I met with STACEY over some fries (she was as humble as the date was, in case you were wondering). The Toronto songstress exuded confidence over her latest project, but no obvious nerves. “It’s been a long journey. It’s been two years of [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WHEN THE LIGHT IS RIGHT – A CONVERSATION WITH JASON CROSBY
WHEN THE LIGHT IS RIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH JASON CROSBY Jason Crosby has been playing music for almost his entire life. He started with the violin at age two, and from there he learned several more instruments. A child prodigy? I would say so, and his talent lead him to a career in music, including a stint in The [...]
SPILL FEATURE: REMEMBERING TOM PETTY – A SPILL MAGAZINE MEMORIAL
REMEMBERING TOM PETTY – A SPILL MAGAZINE MEMORIAL OCTOBER 20th, 1950 – OCTOBER 2nd, 2017 Just a week after performing the final show of his 40th anniversary tour, rock icon Tom Petty has passed away. After a day of confusion, hope, and sadness, we are heartbroken to announce that Tom Petty has passed away [...]
SPILL FEATURE: BIG, BLUE AND MAYBE SOMETHING NEW – A CONVERSATION WITH JAY SEMKO OF THE NORTHERN PIKES
BIG, BLUE AND MAYBE SOMETHING NEW A CONVERSATION WITH JAY SEMKO OF THE NORTHERN PIKES It must be my old age, because I have a hard time believing that The Northern Pikes’ classic album, Big Blue Sky, is 30 years old. But it is. And to celebrate, The Northern Pikes have regrouped with the core three (Jay Semko, [...]
- Thu Oct 05 - 31 2017Witchfest North 2017
Toronto, ON, Canada - Sat Oct 14 - 24 2017Bethel Music East Coast Tour 2017
THE ATTWELL CENTRE, Toronto, ON, Canada - Thu Oct 19 - 22 2017Folk Music Ontario Conference 2017
Toronto, ON, Canada - Sat Oct 21 2017The War on Drugs
Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada - Sat Oct 21 2017Must Stash Hat
Junction City Music Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada - Sat Oct 21 2017Mark Sultan, Mark “bbq” Sultan
Smiling Buddha, Toronto, ON, Canada - Sat Oct 21 2017Chelsea Wolfe
The Opera House, Toronto, ON, Canada - Sat Oct 21 2017Gorgon City
Noir, Toronto, ON, Canada - Sat Oct 21 2017Googoosh
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada - Sat Oct 21 2017Eugene Ripper, Stark Naked and the Fleshtones
Rivoli, Toronto, ON, Canada
