LORD HURON’S NOCTURNAL ODYSSEY BEN SCHNEIDER AND THE GREAT TRUTH IN FICTION It’s easy to miss but under the surface of Lord Huron’s psychedelic-tinged brand of folk rock there’s a lot going on. The group…
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The Gaslight Anthem @ Rebel, Toronto August 9, 2018 The 59 Sound is a special record for a lot of people. Ten years ago the album found an instant audience that catapulted The Gaslight Anthem…
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Features
SPILL FEATURE: SAVING THE WORLD ONE SONG AT A TIME – FRANK TURNER AND THE POLITICS OF KINDNESS
SAVING THE WORLD ONE SONG AT A TIME FRANK TURNER AND THE POLITICS OF KINDNESS The world right now is not in a good place. Ten minutes watching the news is all it takes to…
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Live Reviews
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: AURORA ILLUMINATION CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS – PHANTOGRAM @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO
AURORA ILLUMINATION CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS – PHANTOGRAM @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto July 21, 2018 First it was Death from Above 1979, now Phantogram, next is Post Malone. Over the summer, Aurora has been…
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Features
SPILL FEATURE: COME SLEEPWALK WITH ME – BRIAN FALLON & THE COMFORTING SURPRISES OF FINDING SUCCESS
COME SLEEPWALK WITH ME BRIAN FALLON & THE COMFORTING SURPRISES OF FINDING SUCCESS It’s a few hours before Brian Fallon’s sold out show at Toronto’s historic Danforth Music Hall. As he sits in the green…
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Live Reviews
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: BRIAN FALLON & THE HOWLING WEATHER @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO
Brian Fallon & The Howling Weather @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto April 24, 2018 Torontonians have had a rough week. Without getting into the details, the violence of Monday, April 23 rd has left…
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Dashboard Confessional @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 10, 2018 You can never truly go home. Anyone who thinks that obviously hasn’t seen Dashboard Confessional live yet. Chris Carrabba and company took their Crooked…
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Brian Fallon Sleepwalkers Island Records Most casual listeners think they have Brain Fallon figured out: Take Bruce Springsteen’s Jersey-based street poetry and crank the guitars and angst to 11. While most of Fallon’s work with…
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Typhoon @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto January 23, 2018 For a band that wrote such a dark and moody album as 2018’s Offerings, Typhoon is a band that sure knows how to put a smile on…
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Japandroids w/ Cloud Nothings @ Massey Hall, Toronto October 24, 2017 What happens when one of Canada’s best live bands plays in one of the nation’s most iconic venues? Pure magic. But before diving into…