CBC Music Festival | #CBCMusicFest @ RBC Echo Beach, Toronto May 27, 2017 Going into the festival, I didn’t know what to expect, other than mediocre weather. Turns out, I was ready to discover new music and kickstart the festival season. The 5th [...]
Movement Electronic Music Festival 2017 @ Philip A. Hart Plaza, Detroit May 27-29, 2017 Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom. A cacophony of thunderous techno and hip hop ricochets off the concrete structures throughout Hart Plaza. People of all ages, dressed as [...]
Sufjan Stevens and Justin Peck – The Decalogue Ballet @ New York City Ballet – The David Koch Theatre @ Lincoln Centre, New York May 12, 2017 Sufjan Stevens is no stranger to writing music for many different settings. He is also no [...]
Mac DeMarco @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto May 12, 2017 Drinks, jokes, stage dives and singing happy birthday—every fan knows that attending a Mac DeMarco show feels a lot like catching a friend’s gig in the city. The 27-year-old [...]
The Hearts w/ The Northern Beauties & Post Script @ The Needle Vinyl Tavern, Edmonton May 11, 2017 In a province such as Alberta, there is no shortage of talented bands and that was proven aptly by the three acts that graced the stage on a [...]
Nick Hakim @ The Drake Hotel, Toronto May 11, 2017 Beginning his month-long tour to promote the upcoming album Green Twins, Nick Hakim brought a sizable crowd out to the basement of the Drake Hotel for an evening of retro-soul with the downtempo [...]
Jean-Michel Jarre w/ Marco Grenier @ The Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto May 9, 2017 Walking South on Yonge Street towards the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts I laugh, thinking that twenty years ago I would have never even dared [...]
The Jacksons – Promotional Appearance @ Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto Photos By Susana Meza [sk_grid id=”23760″ initial_load=”20″ gallery_gap=”5″ max_load_more=”20″ [...]
Father John Misty @ The Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto May 5, 2017 The Royal Alexandra Theatre hosted an event out of the ordinary for them this weekend. A truly unique figure in current indie rock, payed a two night visit to the historic [...]
Said The Whale W/ The Fast Romantics @ The Starlite Room, Edmonton May 5, 2017 For Said The Whale the last few years have brought about significant change. Both the band as a whole and its individual members have dealt with losses, celebrated [...]
Little Dragon @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto May 4, 2017 Grammy-nominated Swedish electronic group, Little Dragon, recently released their latest album Season High on April 14th with Loma Vista Records. This is their 5th studio album. As [...]
Feist @ Trinity-St. Paul’s Church, Toronto April 27, 2017 One of Canada’s most beloved songwriters made her long-awaited return this past Thursday with a beautifully intimate performance within the walls of a Toronto church. Leslie Feist, [...]
Bonobo w/ Romare @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto April 24, 2017 Tickets went quick for Bonobo. The Danforth Music Hall entrance was sprinkled with fans looking for the last few tickets floating around. Those who made the cut were granted an [...]
The Foreign Resort @ The Hideout, Toronto April 22, 2017 There are many times in which I walk into a venue not knowing what to expect at all, I simply go in and listen and discover, it makes me feel like those baseball recruiters who would [...]
Canadian Music Week 2017 Toronto, Ontario April 18-22, 2017 Here we go again, Toronto! Presenting the Spill Magazine extended coverage of the 2017 Canadian Music Week mayhem! Zoobombs w/ MunizO, Little Boxer and KNIFEY @ The Silver Dollar [...]
Why? w/ O (Formerly Eskimeaux) @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto April 17, 2017 The crowd streamed in in a steady pace, and for an Easter Monday night in Toronto, the club filled up pretty quickly. O (formerly known as Eskimeaux) opened the show [...]
Sallie Ford w/ Molly Burch @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto April 9, 2017 The Horseshoe Tavern featured two musicians that brought their retro-inspired songs to the ever-changing city of Toronto. On the bill for this night was Molly Burch and [...]
Whitney w/ Helena Deland @ The Needle Vinyl Tavern, Edmonton April 7, 2017 Whitney is a bit of a surprising band. At this time last year they hadn’t even released their debut album and now they are headlining sold out shows and festivals [...]
Yukon Blonde w/ Motorbike James & The Belle Game @ The Needle Vinyl Tavern, Edmonton April 5, 2017 It has been nearly nine years since Kelowna indie rock quintet Alphababy moved to Vancouver and changed their name to Yukon Blonde. In the [...]
Chicano Batman @ The Velvet Underground, Toronto April 4, 2017 What would you get if the 1960’s Brazilian psychedelic rock group, Tropicana, reincarnated into a Chicano lounge-rock quartet? Possibly Chicano Batman, the macho tuxedo-sporting Los [...]
Union Duke @ Tranzac Club, Toronto April 1, 2017 During a bluegrass show in the front lounge of the Tranzac, I once saw the grim reaper nonchalantly pass by the glass doors on his way to the main stage. Not as strange as it sounds. The venue [...]
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 [...]
Prozzäk @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 29, 2017 Welcome to The Hot Show. 1999 was a simpler timer. Bill Clinton was President, everyone’s biggest fear was Y2K and the internet was obsessed with a dancing baby. For kids born between the [...]
The Zolas @ The Starlite Room, Edmonton March 25, 2017 While the West coast native Zolas hail from Vancouver they are a familiar sight around Edmonton. Since last March they have visited the city three times bringing fresh tunes, energy, and [...]
