THE DARCYS RELEASE SLINKY NEW TRACK “COMING UP FOR AIR” Arts & Crafts Today, Toronto alt-pop duo The Darcys announced their new single “Coming Up for Air”, via MUCH, from their forthcoming album, Centerfold, due out November 4 [...]
Dolly Parton @ Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto September 9, 2016 Dolly Parton kicked off the Canadian leg of her Pure & Simple tour, her largest North American tour in 25 years, on September 9 in Toronto. The stripped-down production fit the [...]
Electric Island Festival 2016 @ Toronto Island, Toronto September 4th & 5th, 2016 Electric Island hosted its first two-day finale this past Labour Day weekend on Toronto Island. Event organizers Embrace, Coda, and Platform brought a [...]
SNOWBLINK BRINGS ALBUM RELEASE SHOWS TO THE BURDOCK ON OCTOBER 8 & 9 TORONTO / LOS ANGELES DUO TO RELEASE RETURNING CURRENT ON SEPTEMBER 9 VIA OUTSIDE MUSIC COAST TO COAST TOUR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 6 IN NEWFOUNDLAND Snowblink’s newest collection [...]
ELECTRIC ISLAND FESTIVAL WEEKEND FINALE – SEPTEMBER 4th & 5th FULL END-OF-SUMMER LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT On Sunday, September 4 and Monday, September 5, for the very first time Electric Island will open its doors for a two day, back to [...]
FREE SHOW! TD-UNION & INDIE88 PRESENT: DAN MANGAN | #UNIONSUMMER JOIN INDIE88 AND SAY GOODBYE TO SUMMER AT UNION STATION To help ease you from sweaty weather into sweater weather, Indie88 has partnered with TD-Union to bring Dan Mangan and [...]
Prophets Of Rage @ Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto August 24, 2016 When the initial announcements came out about supergroup Prophets of Rage, with Rage Against The Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk and replacement singers [...]
Boris @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto August 11, 2016 Near the beginning of Boris’ set, when the shrouded Takeshi plucked his ungainly double-necked bass/guitar, I felt something hit the top of my head. No, not the swirly nub of a flicked-on [...]
Zakk Wylde w/ Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown + Jared James Nichols @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto August 8, 2016 Zakk Wylde and the Black Label Society made their scheduled Toronto appearance on August 8, 2016, at the Phoenix Concert [...]
TOO ATTACHED JOINING TEGAN & SARA FOR CANADIAN TOUR DATES Toronto-Vancouver Electronic Duo Features Acclaimed Artist Siblings Vivek Shraya And Shamik Too Attached are excited to announce that they will be joining Tegan & Sara as special [...]
Hiatus Kaiyote @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto July 29, 2016 Hiatus Kaiyote (HK) tore it up in Toronto’s historical venue the Phoenix Concert Theatre on Friday, July 29. The band played to a packed house, but not before the majestic [...]
DARCYS UNVEIL NEW VIDEO FOR “MIRACLE” Arts & Crafts Toronto’s beloved alt pop duo Darcys recently unveiled their first new music in two years, the bright, summery single “Miracle” which was produced by recent Grammy and [...]
CONTEST CLOSED FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF TWO PAIRS OF TICKETS TO ATTEND TORONTO’S FESTIVAL OF BEER ON SUNDAY JULY 24th! #BEERLOVE! BESIDES BEING ABLE TO SAMPLE THE 333 BEERS ON TAP (28 FROM SWITZERLAND ALONE), YOU CAN ALSO LET YOUR [...]
FAST ROMANTICS GRAB 2016 SOCAN SONGWRITING PRIZE FOR THEIR SONG JULIA IN THE STUDIO WORKING ON NEW ALBUM WITH GUS VAN GO & WERNER F Toronto-based Fast Romantics have scooped up the 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize for their single Julia. The [...]
nTTx – “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” (Michael Jackson Cover) Objective (2016) WTII Records July 11, 2016 Toronto-based nTTx revealed a cover of Michael Jackson’s hit “Don’t Stop ‘Til You [...]
Limblifter @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto June 30, 2016 Limblifter: according to Ryan Dahle, it is another word for a landlubber. A landlubber? The band’s performance last night in front of packed house at Toronto’s legendary Horseshoe Tavern [...]
CONTEST CLOSED FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO FIVE ALARM FUNK CONCERT AT THE LEGENDARY HORSESHOE TAVERN IN TORONTO! SPILL WANTS TO SEE YOU AND A FRIEND HIT THE UPCOMING FIVE ALARM FUNK HORSESHOE TAVERN SHOW ON JULY 7th! ONE PAIR OF [...]
LABEL OBSCURA SET TO RE-ISSUE THREE LPS BY THE INBREDS + ANNOUNCE LAUNCH PARTY ON SEPTEMBER 29th Toronto vinyl reissue imprint Label Obscura is delighted to announce the upcoming reissues of three albums by beloved nineties indie rock duo The [...]
Magic Giant w/ A Fellow Ship @ The Garrison, Toronto June 22, 2016 Folk band Magic Giant rocked The Garrison during their In The Wind tour across North America. Their songs consisted of prominently fast-paced hits, causing everyone in the crowd [...]
Bad Willow @ The Cameron House, Toronto June 16, 2016 Toronto-based musician Alina Libkind is the opener for Bad Willow at The Cameron House Back Room. She begins her electro-pop set at 9:45pm, with clear musical influences from artists such as [...]
THE PACK A.D. REVEALS NEW TRACK “FAIR ENOUGH” VANCOUVER DUO’S NEW ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE AUGUST 12 VIA CADENCE MUSIC NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES CONTINUE THIS WEEK The Pack A.D.’s Becky Black and Maya Miller are two musicians who sound like five [...]
Bestival 2016 @ Woodbine Park, Toronto June 11-12, 2016 Saturday Elliott Vincent Jones: Newcomer Elliott Vincent Jones got things started Saturday afternoon with his quirky brand of Synth Pop. His combination of awkward dancing and a Jim [...]
The Pack A.D. w/ PS I Love You & Greylands @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto June 4, 2016 Spill was lucky enough to check in on The Pack A.D. and friends PS I Love you and Greylands last week at Lee’s Palace in Toronto! In lieu of a [...]
I Mother Earth @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto June 3, 2016 What a night. I Mother Earth, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of their album Scenery & Fish, packed The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto for what was the [...]