Rational Youth w/ YlangYlang @ This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton April 1, 2017 When a good friend casually mentioned that she was going to head down to Hamilton to see Rational Youth, I did not hesitate for a second, and asked if I could join her. She said yes, and a week [...]
CONTEST CLOSED WE ARE GIVING AWAY A PAIR OF TICKETS TO AN ARKELLS CONCERT IN YOUR HOMETOWN ON THEIR UPCOMING CANADIAN TOUR! SEE DATES BELOW 1 PAIR OF TICKETS TO BE WON! SUBSCRIBE TO THE OFFICIAL SPILL MAGAZINE NEWSLETTER BELOW FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS – [...]
YOUNG RIVAL REVEAL GROUNDBREAKING DOT-MATRIX VIDEO FOR “ELEVATOR” Paper Bag Records Hamilton’s Young Rival have revealed their ground-breaking, “dot-matrix” video for Interior Light‘s “Elevator” The video was directed by the [...]
Arkells Morning Report Universal Music Canada/Last Gang Records If you haven’t heard Morning Report, the latest Arkells album, do yourself a favour and give it a listen as soon as possible. The Canadian rockers from Hamilton, Ontario have put together an incredible set [...]
THE MEDICINE HAT – “ST. CECILIA” THE MEDICINE HAT (2016) Independent July 28, 2016 There’s no mistaking Nabi Sue Bersche’s unique, raw and emotive vocals. Here’s her thoughts on the song and video: “St. Cecilia is a song for all the [...]
FROM LEATHER JACKET TO PRIVATE SCHOOL AN INTERVIEW WITH MAX KERMAN OF ARKELLS Hamilton’s Arkells have been riding an incline for quite a while now. Their debut record Jackson Square allowed for a modest entry to the Canadian music scene, and with one door open came many more. [...]
Eagles Of Death Metal + Death From Above 1979 @ Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton May 6, 2016 Boom Goes the Dynamite! A brisk breeze roles over Hammertown as we arrive at the Hamilton Convention Center. We check our tickets, grab pizza buns and head further inside to check [...]
JAUNT – “GENTLE REMINDER” SINGLE (2016) Independent May 3, 2016 Recently, Toronto’s easygoing indie quintet Jaunt released their brand new track “Gentle Reminder”. Jaunt has teamed up with well-respected music publication Gold Flake Paint to [...]
Greys & Odonis Odonis w/ GREY//WATER & The Great Machine @ The Casbah, Hamilton April 9, 2016 Hamilton’s Hess Village is a bit of a toss up depending on your mood, age and your tolerance for newly minted post-secondary alcoholics. In the heart of Hess is The Casbah. An [...]
TRUE NORTH RECORDS ANNOUNCES THE MUSIC GALLERY OF FINE ART THE WORLD’S FIRST FINE ART GALLERY DEDICATED TO VISUAL ART BY MUSICIANS BOB DYLAN, LEONARD COHEN, JONI MITCHELL, JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, MILES DAVIS, JERRY GARCIA – THESE ARE BUT A HANDFUL OF THE [...]
Finger Eleven @ Molson Canadian Studio, Hamilton November 10th, 2015 It was an excited hometown crowd filing into the Molson Canadian Studio in Hamilton on a Tuesday night for Burlington boys Finger Eleven. The club was filled with old friends and long-time fans who told me [...]
Die Mannequin/ Secret Broadcast @ This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton May 3rd, 2015 Though only a handful of people had made their way over to This Ain’t Hollywood, it didn’t deter Secret Broadcast and Die Mannequin from finishing their joint tour of Eastern [...]
Limblifter @ This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton March 26th, 2015 If you were to judge the level or “size” of a performance based on the size of the outside of the venue, you would be sadly misguided. It would be a huge underestimation, as it would have been with [...]
The New Pornographers & Operators @ Hamilton Place, Hamilton February 8th, 2015 Despite freezing rain and horrible driving conditions, a handful of people had found their way to Hamilton Place, and were standing around waiting in eager anticipation. Quietly and [...]
