PETER MURPHY – 40 YEARS OF BAUHAUS – RUBY CELEBRATION FEATURING DAVID J @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 17, 2019 Though the label of “legend” is applied too frequently, the English post-punk/gothic rock band Bauhaus [...]
WAVELENGTH 2019: KINGDOM OF BIRDS & NÊHIYAWAK @ THE MONARCH TAVERN, TORONTO FEBRUARY 17, 2019 The Monarch Tavern has hosted some great independent rock bands. After braving the bitter cold, eager fans started piling into the dimly lit venue [...]
SCOTIABANK ARENA AND ARKELLS PARTNER WITH NEW CIRCLES COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR TORONTO CLOTHING DRIVE FANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING ONE ITEM OF WINTER CLOTHING TO DONATE AT THE CONCERT Scotiabank Arena and Arkells are partnering together with New [...]
WELCOMING AND WARM DIVERSIONS A CONVERSATION WITH DAN MANGAN Way back in the days of Myspace an emerging young musician named Dan Mangan commented on a song embedded on my profile as being one of the most beautiful things he’d ever heard. [...]
THE LONELY HEARTS – THE BEATLES “ROOFTOP CONCERT” 50th ANNIVERSARY A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere The final public performance of The Beatles was on January 30th, 1969 when they surprised the central London office and fashion [...]
Xavier Wulf @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto January 26, 2019 This was Xavier Wulf’s first Toronto concert in over three years. You could tell by the size of the audience and the level of energy that he needs to come a little more often. Wulf had [...]
Abby Zotz w/ Shout Sister Choir @ Beach United Church, Toronto January 26, 2019 Despite the sub-zero temperatures outside, there was plenty of warmth in the room for this double bill in east Toronto. The Concert of Hope benefit featured sets [...]
FOREVER THE INDIVIDUALIST A CONVERSATION WITH ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINEE TODD RUNDGREN Todd Rundgren is really one of rock’s elites. He has transformed music through his writing, performing and production. He started in 1967 with the [...]
Noname w/ Elton @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto January 3, 2019 Noname’s latest album Room 25 was among the year’s most talked about hip-hop albums. I showed up around the time the doors were opening and wasn’t surprised to see that the line [...]
Born Ruffians w/ Luna Li & POESY @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto December 20, 2018 It was Thursday Night Fever at the Danforth Music Hall tonight as the artists of the Shondi Festoon (a night best celebrated with hot beer, dressing as [...]
The Josie Dye Show’s Holiday Sock Drop: FIDLAR w/ Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs + Dboy @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto December 13, 2018 Dboy took the stage in bondage masks for a blistering, performative punk rock set, complete [...]
Gisun Album Launch w/ Estyr + Kidou, Josh, Christie & Friends @ 99 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto December 6, 2018 Intimate, homey, and unique are the three words that come to mind to describe tonight at 99 Yorkville Ave. The unconventional [...]
Ben Rosenblum Trio @ Burdock Music Hall, Toronto December 6, 2018 On a cool winter’s night, the Burdock Music Hall was transformed into a happening jazz lounge with the swinging, soulful, and searching piano stylings of New York native Ben [...]
VNV Nation w/ The Rain Within & Holygram @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto November 28, 2018 Following the release of their highly anticipated new album Noire, Hamburg, Germany-based industrial project VNV Nation fronted by Ronan Harris, [...]
THE 14th ANNUAL ANDY KIM CHRISTMAS A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY KIM “I do all the phone calls. I don’t think anyone would volunteer. So I get panicky in October that no one is going to show, then by November, they are all in,” says a very relaxed [...]
CATL – “I’M ON” BEAST RECORDS Toronto’s catl. recently released their 5th LP Bide my time until I die…’ in France this past May on Beast Records and in September on Romanus Records in North America. They have been [...]
Freddie Gibbs w/ Derin Falana @ The Velvet Underground, Toronto November 19, 2018 Beginning in the late 2000s Freddie Gibbs released a string of critically acclaimed projects and gained himself a devoted cult following. This includes 2014s [...]
Echo And The Bunnymen w/ Enation @ The Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto November 17, 2018 English rock outfit Echo and the Bunnymen have been making music since their debut album Crocodiles launched in 1980. Since then they have released 13 [...]
Yellow Days w/ Yeek @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto November 14, 2018 Yellow Days packed the hall tonight at Lee’s Palace. Opening for the quirky George van den Broek, also known as Yellow Days, was Los Angeles-based indie pop artist, Yeek. This [...]
Young The Giant @ Rebel, Toronto November 8, 2018 “You will be the chosen master. You will leave with the girl this time!” were some of the first words from Sameer Gadhia tonight, as he and the rest of Young the Giant took to the stage at Rebel, [...]
Cadence Weapon w/ Hua Li (化力) & Fat Tony @ Velvet Underground, Toronto November 3, 2018 Hua Li (化力) opened for Cadence Weapon to a crowd of about 20 people. She rapped and sang about old boyfriends and their new girls and how she is feeling [...]
THE KIDS IN THE HALL: ONE DUMB GUY & TWO KIDS IN THE HALL (PAUL MYERS BOOK LAUNCH) @ THE TORONTO SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL/CROW’S THEATRE, TORONTO OCTOBER 29, 2018 On a brisk October night in Toronto, the Toronto Sketch Comedy [...]
Goran Bregović: Three Letters From Sarajevo @ The Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto October 26, 2018 Famous composer Goran Bregović, one of the most beloved ex-Yugoslavian Composers of the modern era and his Wedding and Funeral [...]
YouTube Music Night Market @ King and Spadina, Toronto October 19, 2018 It was a cold night. Friday nights at King & Spadina see it all. It’s the beginning of our newest narrative — every weekend we write our thesis and let the city [...]
