Julian Taylor Band @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto October 7, 2016 Toronto’s a vibrant and bustling city, but within the doors of Lee’s Palace was an even more fun and lively collection of talented musicians performing. Julian Taylor band was set [...]
TUNS BRINGS ACCLAIMED DEBUT LP TO TORONTO ON NOVEMBER 4 AT LEE’S PALACE EAST COAST SUPER-GROUP OF CHRIS MURPHY, MATT MURPHY, AND MIKE O’NEILL SELF-TITLED ALBUM OUT NOW VIA ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS Comprised of Chris Murphy (Sloan), Matt [...]
Darenots – “Focus To Faded” A Spill Exclusive Canadian Video Premiere Skillfully combining the best of hip hop, reggae, trap, and rock with earworm hooks, Toronto’s Darenots are the genre busting sound of the city. Since [...]
Derrick May @ Apollo Inc., Toronto (secret location) October 1, 2016 Derrick May, another legend, is a prominent Detroit-born DJ and producer with residential ties to Chicago. Born in 1963, Derrick May grew up with friends, Juan Atkins and Kevin [...]
MUSIC MURAL TO TOWER OVER YONGE STREET September 28, 2016 @ Granby Parkette, Toronto Artist Adrian Hayles is bringing the musical vibrancy of the ’50’s and ’60’s Toronto back to Yonge Street with his ambitious 22-storey fresco. A crowd gathered [...]
JONOJOSH – “BIRDS” OUTSIDE EP (2016) Independent September 26, 2016 Toronto-based artist JonoJosh is releasing his forthcoming EP Outside which will be hitting the shelves on October 21st. The video for the track “Birds” marks [...]
GORD DOWNIE ANNOUNCES ‘SECRET PATH’ CONCERTS ARTS & CRAFTS WWW.SECRETPATH.CA In conjunction with the release of Secret Path, the forthcoming album, book, and film, Gord Downie has announced two live shows, in Ottawa (October [...]
A SPILL VIDEO FEATURE – THE MARROWS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS FORT Hi. My name is Chris and I like guitar and I like comics and I like skateboards. I’m in a band called Treefort. We are part of Trondo’s open-mic scene, and I’d like [...]
DJ Harvey @ Coda, Toronto September 17, 2016 DJ Harvey, nicknamed “The Keith Richards of Dance Music” and “One of 25 DJs that rule the earth” by Rolling Stone, brought his blend of trippy Disco to command the decks alongside Young Marco at Coda [...]
TURF – Toronto Urban Roots Fest @ Fort York Garrison Common, Toronto September 16-18, 2016 Day One Modern Space Fun, fun, fun. That was the order of the day for Toronto’s newcomer Modern Space. As a selected participant in [...]
Jeff Scroggins & Colorado And The Foggy Hogtown Boys @ Junction City Music Hall, Toronto September 15, 2016 Like many University of Toronto alumni, my first taste of Bluegrass in the city began inside the red walls of the Silver Dollar Room, [...]
in/future Festival 2016 @ Ontario Place, Toronto September 15-25, 2016 In/future, dubbed “A Festival of Art & Music at Ontario Place,” premiered September 15-25, 2016 at the abandoned Ontario Place grounds. Presented and overseen by Art [...]
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 [...]
