Busty and the Bass @ MTELUS, Montreal July 3, 2018 Closing out a day of Montreal Jazz International Festival as the ‘after party’ act was as good an opportunity as any for Montreal natives Busty and the Bass to reconnect with their musical [...]
alt-J @ RBC ECHO BEACH, TORONTO JUNE 20, 2018 If there is a more restlessly, creatively independent band on the planet than alt-J, then I have yet to hear them. Seen by many as the heirs to the throne that Radiohead will one day have to vacate [...]
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 [...]
PATRICK WATSON @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO JUNE 15, 2018 I was, going into this concert, admittedly ignorant about Patrick Watson and the sound of the band behind him. Even attempting to place him in a genre seemed perplexing to some of his fans and [...]
BLACK PISTOL FIRE w/ THUNDERPUSSY @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO JUNE 15, 2018 The Phoenix Concert Theater was the place to be to see two of rock ‘n’ roll’s best up and coming bands. Hot on the release of last year’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 [...]
JACK WHITE @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO JUNE 9, 2018 Jack White and his band of four came out strong last night to the largest audience on the tour thus far. Without making any eye contact with the crowd, White picked up his guitar and immediately [...]
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 [...]
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD w/ AMYL & THE SNIFFERS @ THE MALKIN BOWL, VANCOUVER JUNE 5, 2018 Returning to Vancouver for the third time in 14 months, King Gizzard & the Lizard headlined a double Aussie bill that was anything but [...]
U2 @ CENTRE BELL, MONTREAL JUNE 5, 2018 If you attended U2’s performance at the Bell Centre on the Montreal stop of their ‘eXPERIENCE+iNNOCENCe’ tour, you probably had a great time. One of the biggest rock bands out there came and [...]
WOODEN SHJIPS w/ HOLY WAVE & ZONES @ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, TORONTO JUNE 5, 2018 Banging out blissful music against an ever-shifting psychedelic light show backdrop, Wooden Shjips plays a spellbinding show at the Horseshoe Tavern. Neither the [...]
ILLUMINATION CONCERT SERIES – DEATH FROM ABOVE w/ TEENANGER & CASPER SKULLS @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO MAY 31, 2018 The Torontonian stop of the Canada wide Aurora Illumination Series was simply memorable. The Phoenix [...]
Damien Jurado w/ Naomi Wachira @ The Great Hall, Toronto May 16, 2018 Damien Jurado returned to Toronto on May 16, 2018, and it was a welcomed return. Accompanied by Joshua Gordon on guitar, Jurado performed most of his new, brilliant album, [...]
Margaret Glaspy @ The Great Hall (Longboat Hall), Toronto May 15, 2018 Longboat Hall could not have possibly been a better venue for this event; oozing history, the circular basement room allowed for an intimate closeness with the performer that [...]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ The Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver May 8, 2018 Unknown Mortal Orchestra recently dished out a fluid and dynamic set of pop-blended rock to a sold-out Vancouver audience. Touring in support of their newly released fourth [...]
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 [...]
Protest The Hero w/ Destrange & Good Tiger @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto May 4, 2018 Coming to a close on their 10-year anniversary tour for their album Fortress, Protest the Hero played The Danforth Music Hall May 4th, 2018. To hype [...]
COME SLEEPWALK WITH ME BRIAN FALLON & THE COMFORTING SURPRISES OF FINDING SUCCESS It’s a few hours before Brian Fallon’s sold out show at Toronto’s historic Danforth Music Hall. As he sits in the green room of the 1500 capacity hall, Fallon [...]
INTRODUCING BRASSHOUSE A CONVERSATION WITH TOO MANY ZOOZ Beginning their careers in the depths of the New York subway terminals, the guys from Too Many Zooz have come a long way. The group skyrocketed to fame after a live video of them went [...]
Alice In Chains w/ The Walking Papers @ Massey Hall, Toronto May 1, 2018 After half a decade, Alice In Chains made an explosive return to Toronto at Massey Hall last night. This tour, being their first major North American tour since 2013 to [...]
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 [...]
Brian Fallon & The Howling Weather @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto April 24, 2018 Torontonians have had a rough week. Without getting into the details, the violence of Monday, April 23 rd has left the entire city shaken. Grieving and [...]
The Wild! w/ The Lazys @ The Music Hall Concert Theatre, Oshawa April 20, 2018 Tonight, The Wild! and The Lazys brought their tour to Oshawa. These two amazing bands showed the true reach of their fan base. Walking into a venue with barely any [...]
John Cooper Clarke @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto April 12, 2018 It was a night of Manchester poetry in Toronto on April 12, 2018. John Cooper Clarke made a triumphant return on a cold Thursday night, but for the near sold out crowd at Lee’s [...]
