I went into The Spill Canvas show last Friday at SUNY Canton with the mind set that their live show would be similar to their recordings. I got something a little different. At first glance, my attention was brought their impeccable necktie to vest ratio-a poor man’s Panic at the Disco. Appearances aside, they opened with the song “Polygraph Right Now!,” a song from their 2005 release, One Fell Swoop. The opening provided enough energy that the poor acoustics of an ice rink could be forgiven. They maintained the same amount of energy throughout the set with jokes. “If you don’t like us, you can beat us up after,” singer Nick Thomas delivered before counting into the next song. The crowd, while excited, was faithful to the band singing along to each song from each record verse by verse. There were points in the show that the crowd had a voice louder than Thomas, who gladly welcomed the intrusion. hey played five out of 11 songs from their last release, entitled, No really, I’m fine, with one song from the newest EP this year that Nick later told me was an extension of the LP. Although, there were songs like “The Tide” off their record, Sunsets And Car Crashes, which was the only song they played from that record. That seemed to disappoint fans that continued to chant, “All Hail The Heartbreaker,” a popular song off of Sunsets.One phenomenal thing about these guys is not only their ability to keep a crowd’s attention, but that they can play an hour long set without fail. Before playing their last song, “All Over You,” Thomas gave a small speech about the importance of their fans and performing. He said, “We are in this for the music. There is no such thing as a rock star.” He made himself welcoming by proving himself to be just like everyone else. After the show, the band members were good sports when giving out hugs, autographs and photo ops to each and every person waiting.      After the show I made my way backstage to get some face time with Thomas, which felt a little bit more like a reunion than an introduction since we had met before. He is a nice and soft-spoken guy with a real knack for speaking. I opened by asking him about how the show went, and he responded by saying, “Our fans are great. It was a blast; I had a great time.” He seemed sincere and appreciative to have the praise of his fans from record to record. I moved forward to ask him about his stance on voting and the upcoming election to which he responded, “The thing with youth voting is that [in] the last election with George W., people didn’t respond to the candidates as well as they do now. It is a great thing to have the youth votes. Now that I am more politically conscious, I am voting. I am personally an Obama man myself. Make your opinion matter; it is a huge responsibility that we vote. Get out there and do it, it’s not that hard. I have my absentee ballet ready to go!”He then went on to describe the last election as a “South Park” episode, cracking political jokes and bringing light to the serious stuff. We concluded with a brief discussion about what The Spill Canvas has planned for the rest of 2008. He responded, “Yeah we have big plans actually! Starting this fall we will start a tour with One Republic, Augustana and The Hush Sound. That is such a big bill and it starts right before Halloween around the 23rd [of October]. Then we will go home for the holidays, and I will continue writing for Spill and a solo project I am working on.”    The Spill Canvas is a band with great energy and a front man who represents them well. What they might have lacked live, they made up for with their South Dakota hospitality. Fans of Jack’s Mannequin and The Starting Line should definitely check out The Spill Canvas this fall!

      I went into The Spill Canvas show last Friday at SUNY Canton with the mind set that their live show would be similar to their recordings. I got something a little different. At first glance, my attention was brought their impeccable necktie to vest ratio-a poor man’s Panic at the Disco. Appearances aside, they opened with the song “Polygraph Right Now!,” a song from their 2005 release, One Fell Swoop. The opening provided enough energy that the poor acoustics of an ice rink could be forgiven. They maintained the same amount of energy throughout the set with jokes. “If you don’t like us, you can beat us up after,” singer Nick Thomas delivered before counting into the next song. The crowd, while excited, was faithful to the band singing along to each song from each record verse by verse. There were points in the show that the crowd had a voice louder than Thomas, who gladly welcomed the intrusion. hey played five out of 11 songs from their last release, entitled, No really, I’m fine, with one song from the newest EP this year that Nick later told me was an extension of the LP. Although, there were songs like “The Tide” off their record, Sunsets And Car Crashes, which was the only song they played from that record. That seemed to disappoint fans that continued to chant, “All Hail The Heartbreaker,” a popular song off of Sunsets.One phenomenal thing about these guys is not only their ability to keep a crowd’s attention, but that they can play an hour long set without fail. Before playing their last song, “All Over You,” Thomas gave a small speech about the importance of their fans and performing. He said, “We are in this for the music. There is no such thing as a rock star.” He made himself welcoming by proving himself to be just like everyone else. After the show, the band members were good sports when giving out hugs, autographs and photo ops to each and every person waiting.

     After the show I made my way backstage to get some face time with Thomas, which felt a little bit more like a reunion than an introduction since we had met before. He is a nice and soft-spoken guy with a real knack for speaking. I opened by asking him about how the show went, and he responded by saying, “Our fans are great. It was a blast; I had a great time.” He seemed sincere and appreciative to have the praise of his fans from record to record. I moved forward to ask him about his stance on voting and the upcoming election to which he responded, “The thing with youth voting is that [in] the last election with George W., people didn’t respond to the candidates as well as they do now. It is a great thing to have the youth votes. Now that I am more politically conscious, I am voting. I am personally an Obama man myself. Make your opinion matter; it is a huge responsibility that we vote. Get out there and do it, it’s not that hard. I have my absentee ballet ready to go!”He then went on to describe the last election as a “South Park” episode, cracking political jokes and bringing light to the serious stuff. We concluded with a brief discussion about what The Spill Canvas has planned for the rest of 2008. He responded, “Yeah we have big plans actually! Starting this fall we will start a tour with One Republic, Augustana and The Hush Sound. That is such a big bill and it starts right before Halloween around the 23rd [of October]. Then we will go home for the holidays, and I will continue writing for Spill and a solo project I am working on.”

   The Spill Canvas is a band with great energy and a front man who represents them well. What they might have lacked live, they made up for with their South Dakota hospitality. Fans of Jack’s Mannequin and The Starting Line should definitely check out The Spill Canvas this fall!

      I went into The Spill Canvas show last Friday at SUNY Canton with the mind set that their live show would be similar to their recordings. I got something a little different. At first glance, my attention was brought their impeccable necktie to vest ratio-a poor man’s Panic at the Disco. Appearances aside, they opened with the song “Polygraph Right Now!,” a song from their 2005 release, One Fell Swoop. The opening provided enough energy that the poor acoustics of an ice rink could be forgiven. They maintained the same amount of energy throughout the set with jokes. “If you don’t like us, you can beat us up after,” singer Nick Thomas delivered before counting into the next song. The crowd, while excited, was faithful to the band singing along to each song from each record verse by verse. There were points in the show that the crowd had a voice louder than Thomas, who gladly welcomed the intrusion. hey played five out of 11 songs from their last release, entitled, No really, I’m fine, with one song from the newest EP this year that Nick later told me was an extension of the LP. Although, there were songs like “The Tide” off their record, Sunsets And Car Crashes, which was the only song they played from that record. That seemed to disappoint fans that continued to chant, “All Hail The Heartbreaker,” a popular song off of Sunsets.One phenomenal thing about these guys is not only their ability to keep a crowd’s attention, but that they can play an hour long set without fail. Before playing their last song, “All Over You,” Thomas gave a small speech about the importance of their fans and performing. He said, “We are in this for the music. There is no such thing as a rock star.” He made himself welcoming by proving himself to be just like everyone else. After the show, the band members were good sports when giving out hugs, autographs and photo ops to each and every person waiting.      After the show I made my way backstage to get some face time with Thomas, which felt a little bit more like a reunion than an introduction since we had met before. He is a nice and soft-spoken guy with a real knack for speaking. I opened by asking him about how the show went, and he responded by saying, “Our fans are great. It was a blast; I had a great time.” He seemed sincere and appreciative to have the praise of his fans from record to record. I moved forward to ask him about his stance on voting and the upcoming election to which he responded, “The thing with youth voting is that [in] the last election with George W., people didn’t respond to the candidates as well as they do now. It is a great thing to have the youth votes. Now that I am more politically conscious, I am voting. I am personally an Obama man myself. Make your opinion matter; it is a huge responsibility that we vote. Get out there and do it, it’s not that hard. I have my absentee ballet ready to go!”He then went on to describe the last election as a “South Park” episode, cracking political jokes and bringing light to the serious stuff. We concluded with a brief discussion about what The Spill Canvas has planned for the rest of 2008. He responded, “Yeah we have big plans actually! Starting this fall we will start a tour with One Republic, Augustana and The Hush Sound. That is such a big bill and it starts right before Halloween around the 23rd [of October]. Then we will go home for the holidays, and I will continue writing for Spill and a solo project I am working on.”    The Spill Canvas is a band with great energy and a front man who represents them well. What they might have lacked live, they made up for with their South Dakota hospitality. Fans of Jack’s Mannequin and The Starting Line should definitely check out The Spill Canvas this fall!

      I went into The Spill Canvas show last Friday at SUNY Canton with the mind set that their live show would be similar to their recordings. I got something a little different. At first glance, my attention was brought their impeccable necktie to vest ratio-a poor man’s Panic at the Disco. Appearances aside, they opened with the song “Polygraph Right Now!,” a song from their 2005 release, One Fell Swoop. The opening provided enough energy that the poor acoustics of an ice rink could be forgiven. They maintained the same amount of energy throughout the set with jokes. “If you don’t like us, you can beat us up after,” singer Nick Thomas delivered before counting into the next song. The crowd, while excited, was faithful to the band singing along to each song from each record verse by verse. There were points in the show that the crowd had a voice louder than Thomas, who gladly welcomed the intrusion. hey played five out of 11 songs from their last release, entitled, No really, I’m fine, with one song from the newest EP this year that Nick later told me was an extension of the LP. Although, there were songs like “The Tide” off their record, Sunsets And Car Crashes, which was the only song they played from that record. That seemed to disappoint fans that continued to chant, “All Hail The Heartbreaker,” a popular song off of Sunsets.One phenomenal thing about these guys is not only their ability to keep a crowd’s attention, but that they can play an hour long set without fail. Before playing their last song, “All Over You,” Thomas gave a small speech about the importance of their fans and performing. He said, “We are in this for the music. There is no such thing as a rock star.” He made himself welcoming by proving himself to be just like everyone else. After the show, the band members were good sports when giving out hugs, autographs and photo ops to each and every person waiting.

     After the show I made my way backstage to get some face time with Thomas, which felt a little bit more like a reunion than an introduction since we had met before. He is a nice and soft-spoken guy with a real knack for speaking. I opened by asking him about how the show went, and he responded by saying, “Our fans are great. It was a blast; I had a great time.” He seemed sincere and appreciative to have the praise of his fans from record to record. I moved forward to ask him about his stance on voting and the upcoming election to which he responded, “The thing with youth voting is that [in] the last election with George W., people didn’t respond to the candidates as well as they do now. It is a great thing to have the youth votes. Now that I am more politically conscious, I am voting. I am personally an Obama man myself. Make your opinion matter; it is a huge responsibility that we vote. Get out there and do it, it’s not that hard. I have my absentee ballet ready to go!”He then went on to describe the last election as a “South Park” episode, cracking political jokes and bringing light to the serious stuff. We concluded with a brief discussion about what The Spill Canvas has planned for the rest of 2008. He responded, “Yeah we have big plans actually! Starting this fall we will start a tour with One Republic, Augustana and The Hush Sound. That is such a big bill and it starts right before Halloween around the 23rd [of October]. Then we will go home for the holidays, and I will continue writing for Spill and a solo project I am working on.”

   The Spill Canvas is a band with great energy and a front man who represents them well. What they might have lacked live, they made up for with their South Dakota hospitality. Fans of Jack’s Mannequin and The Starting Line should definitely check out The Spill Canvas this fall!

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