2018 Hillside Festival @ Guelph Lake Conservation Area, Guelph July 13-15, 2018 The theme of this year’s festival was countering hate with beauty – tireless efforts were made to ensure that was weaved throughout the festival. There were a lot of artists who brought their activism and passionate energy to the [...]
Festival D’Été De Québec Day 5 @ Bell Stage, Plains of Abraham, Québec July 9, 2018 Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls had some pretty big shoes to fill. As the first opening act for one of the most anticipated concerts of this year’s festival, (the return of the [...]
Festival D’Été De Québec @ Loto-Québec Stage, Parc de la Francophonie, Québec July 8, 2018 M. Ward M. Ward has been around for the past two decades, and the singer-songwriter may have learned a thing or two with his collaborations with She & Him, Cat Power, and Monsters of Folk. This is an artist and [...]
Ottawa Bluesfest @ Le Breton Flats, Ottawa Day 4 || July 8, 2018 Alanna Sterling and the Silvers Local talent is well celebrated every year at Bluesfest. Although, it doesn’t always bring out the largest crowds – so to see a crowd the size of the one that ended up filling up the Claridge Homes tent for [...]
Festival D’Été De Québec Day 3 @ Impérial Bell Theatre, Québec July 7, 2018 The Standstills Oshawa’s The Standstills were an unknown entity to the unsuspecting Québec crowd tonight as they opened for Sebastian Bach. It didn’t take long however for the duo to leave their mark and make a lasting [...]
Festival d’Été de Québec Day 2 @ Bell Stage, Plains of Abraham, Québec July 6, 2018 Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real Promise of the Real may be Neil Young’s current backup band, having recorded the past two albums with him, but it was clear tonight that this well oiled machine definitely has a [...]
Ottawa Bluesfest @ Le Breton Flats, Ottawa Day 1 || July 5, 2018 Bryan Adams The first day of Bluesfest is a real hit or miss when it comes to the crowds, especially when it’s on a weeknight at the end of a record breaking heat wave. With Bryan Adams being featured in the headlining slot on the first night this [...]
Festival D’été de Québec Day 1 @ Loto Québec Stage, Parc de la Francophonie, Québec July 5, 2018 Yamantaka // Sonic Titan Yamantaka//Sonic Titan have described themselves as “Noh-wave”. Unfortunately the effect they had opening for Jethro Tull on day one of the FEQ was “no waves”. Their somewhat lackluster [...]
Sled Island Music Festival 2018 @ Calgary, Alberta June 20-24, 2018 Sled Island carries an eclectic load. The Calgary based music festival has grown to become one of Canada’s most notable and peculiar music festivals. Now celebrating its ninth year, the city of Calgary has fully embraced the event as one of it’s [...]
NXNE 2018 NXNE CLUB LAND CURATORS SERIES, TORONTO JUNE 10-16, 2018 Time for the latest Spill attack on NXNE — our writers and photographers are ready to bring you the best-of-the-best from this year’s NXNE Festival! This year the NXNE Club Land Curators Series expands its reach to include even more [...]
Ever After Music Festival 2018 @ 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener June 8-10, 2018 Ever After has become a strong staple for the electronic bass music scene in North America; and potentially the rest of the world. What started as a random festival plopped in the middle of Southern Ontario, has become an [...]
Canadian Music Week 2018 Toronto, Ontario May 7-14, 2018 Hey again, Toronto!! Welcome to the Spill Magazine extended coverage of the 2018 Canadian Music Week mayhem!! Vallens @ The Opera House (Article by Susana Meza) Vallens opened the night with their alluring sound. They are part of Hand Drawn Dracula, which is [...]
Levitation Festival 2018 @ Carson Creek Ranch, Austin April 26-29, 2018 This April, dedicated live-music fans and psychedelic enthusiasts flocked to the world music capital for Levitation, a four-day celebration of psychedelic music. Originally called Austin Psych Fest, the event first started as a backyard BBQ [...]
Indie Week 2017 Toronto, Ontario November 7-12, 2017 Danielle Bourjeaurd @ The Mod Club Theatre (Photos by Susana Meza) Etno @ The Mod Club Theatre (Photos by Susana Meza) Luna Li @ The Mod Club Theatre (Photos by Susana Meza) Moon Tan @ The Mod Club Theatre (Photos by Susana Meza) Rochester @ The Mod Club Theatre [...]
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VELD Music Festival 2017 @ Downsview Park, Toronto August 5-6, 2017 The grass of Downsview Park was ripped apart from festival goers as the annual Veld Music Festival was underway this weekend. The 2017 edition of the electronic music festival brought in DJs from many different genres, and even integrated more hip [...]
Terminus: Impact 2017 | #terminusfestival @ Dicken’s Pub, Calgary July 28-30, 2017 Industrial summer camp take two: the dust is just starting to settle on Calgary after the explosive dark electronic music festival that has become a landmark of the Canadian west coast. Hosted by the incredibly dedicated [...]
Camp SummerDaze 2017 | #campsummerdaze @ Schomberg, Ontario July 28-30, 2017 Camp SummerDaze was the best summer festival I’ve attended to date in Ontario. The SummerDaze crew, including their savvy volunteers, vendors, and new locatio,n exceeded expectations despite moving from Toronto Island to an idyllic side [...]
WAYHOME MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL 2017 @ Burl’s Creek, Oro-Medonte July 28 – July 30, 2017 Oro-Medonte was bustling the weekend of July 28-30 with everything in place for WayHome’s third year in the running. The third installment of WayHome 2017 took place at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, [...]
Festival d’Été de Québec @ Québec City, Québec July 6 – July 16, 2017 Bonne Fête Festival d’Été de Québec! Fifty years and counting! Here’s to many more! For the 50th consecutive year, beautiful, historic Québec City was host to the Festival d’Été de Québec. The 11-day-long [...]
2017 RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 5 & 8 – BLUESFEST AFTER THE CHAOS @ LeBreton Flats Festival Grounds, Ottawa July 11 & 14, 2017 After all of the barricade rushing, fights, young girls passing out and having to be carried away by paramedics, the remainder of Bluesfest 2017 was a bit more [...]
2017 RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 4 @ LeBreton Flats Festival Grounds, Ottawa July 9, 2017 She’s already known for her colourful, unique personality, but this being Pink’s third show in four years, the crowd was unsure of what to expect. Were they ever blown away when she hit the stage though. Appositely [...]
2017 Beaches International Jazz Festival @ Jimmie Simpson Park, Toronto July 9, 2017 As soon as I got to Jimmie Simpson Park for the last half of Sunday’s performances I knew it was going to be a good time because a very upbeat version of the already upbeat theme song from Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air was being [...]
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