Entertainment / Music The museum set up in Neil Young’s onetime home town pays abundant tribute to his early days, and the rock icon himself has noticed. BRENDA HOSIER PHOTO Neil Young checks out Youngtown. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Sat Mar 26 2011 Not too long ago, one of Trevor Hosier‘s lifelong ambitions came true. No, not the one where he creates and curates his own rock…
Royal Wood: A Juno coming-out party | Toronto Star Beguiling Toronto tenor faces stiff competition for Songwriter of the Year Royal Wood credits a year-long residency at the Cameron House for developing his sense of audience. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Tue Mar 22 2011 Unlike the title of his latest album, The Waiting, Royal Wood is finally on the cusp of arrival. The next handful…
Are house concerts the next big thing? | Toronto Star One Toronto family plays host to concerts — and they’re not alone. Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Sat Jan 01 2011 Next weekend, Joanne and Blair Sleightholm are bringing the Bluebird Café concept to their spacious Yonge and Eglinton-area home. Inspired by the tiny Nashville restaurant that launched the songwriting careers of thousands, the Sleightholms…
NEWS Dave Matthews Band At Air Canada Centre GRAMMYS DECEMBER 10, 2012 Welcome to The Set List. Here you’ll find the latest concert recaps for many of your favorite, or maybe not so favorite, artists. Our bloggers will do their best to provide you with every detail of the show, from which songs were on the set list to what the artist was wearing to which out-of-control fan made a…
Entertainment / Music Teen singing sensation entertains but doesn’t genuinely connect with fans. Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Tue Nov 23 2010 He’s unstoppable! The teen pop phenom freight train known as Justin Bieber barrelled over a sold-out Air Canada Centre audience for the second time in three months Tuesday night, with a dazzling 90-minute tease-and-please spectacle designed to activate that dormant female gene that only comes alive…
