UNBUTTONED – “BEDROOM FALL” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere The summer of 2017 marks the return of Unbuttoned to the independent music scene. Revered as “tight and theatrical…voices working together to croon [...]
Don Henley w/ JD & The Straight Shot @ Budweiser Stage, Toronto June 13, 2017 It was a hot summer’s day, and where else to see a show than on the lakeshore of Toronto? Budweiser Stage was crawling with people of all ages sporting their [...]
Gary Clark Jr. w/ Black Pistol Fire @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto June 13, 2017 The blues are a funny thing. Despite being around for over a century and playing an essential role in the evolution of Western popular music, the blues are [...]
Headstones @ Velvet Underground, Toronto June 2, 2017 There are some bands that lose their touch after reuniting. They don’t have the edge that made them cool or the energy that set them apart from other performers. Luckily, Headstones aren’t [...]
Animal Collective w/ Circuit Des Yeux @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto May 28, 2017 It’s totally groan-inducing, but for fifteen years now the oxymoronic notion of “experimental pop” has acted as the adobe slab for Animal Collective’s music. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
HEAVY BASS LICKS AND CRISP PERCUSSION A CONVERSATION WITH ENZO SIRAGUSA When a DJ is inspired by every party he attends – be it break beat to classic house to drum and bass – what does he do? For Enzo Siragusa, London DJ and Producer, he [...]
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 [...]
READY FOR THE LONG ROAD AHEAD A CONVERSATION WITH GREENHOUSE Call it the Greenhouse effect if you like, but these four young (the eldest, lead vocalist Sacha Katz is 19, while the remainder of the band are still in High School), can win you over [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
54-40 PARTNERS WITH EL MOCAMBO RECORDS Michael Wekerle and El Mocambo Entertainment Inc. are proud to announce the signing of iconic Canadian alt-rockers 54•40 to their new artist and label services arm, El Mocambo Records. The signing includes [...]
Canadian Music Week 2017 – Phase 2 Toronto, Ontario April 18-22, 2017 Keeping the CMW momentum going, Toronto! There was so much to see and do this week we had to designate a second CMW post! Here’s Phase 2 of the Spill Magazine [...]
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 [...]
Godboogie Play Music & Dance VizzTone Label Group Toronto-based super group, Godboogie, has roots in blues and rock ‘n’ roll through its mash-up of world-class, award-winning musicians including singer/harmonica player Jerome [...]
Camp Summerdaze :: Toronto’s Summer Retreat Experience @ Toronto Island, July 28-July 30 July 28-July 30 As summer fast approaches, so does festival season. For seasoned underground electronic music lovers, 2017 marks the much-anticipated [...]
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 [...]
