Story by Nick Krewen | December 26, 2011 He’s known for his amazing country ballad “Trail In Life,” but British Columbia’s Dean Brody truly knows what it means to have trials in life. In the past three years alone, the 36-year-old singer and songwriter – a recent hat trick winner at the 2011 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards for Album (Trail In Life), and for Single and Songwriter of…
Entertainment / Music Spontaneity and fun keep the road vital for axeman at Hugh’s Room Sunday. Respected guitarist and songwriter David Bromberg plays Hugh’s Room on Sunday. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Dec 16 2011 David Bromberg, the journeyman multi-instrumentalist string wizard who returns to Hugh’s Room on Sunday, is certainly one of a kind. At 66, he’s done it all: as a session and sideman, he’s…
Entertainment / Music Lark of covering pop hits taking attention from diverse new tunes from Wilco, coming to Massey Hall for two nights. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Wed Sep 14 2011 A few days after becoming a YouTube viral sensation with his surprising acoustic guitar recitatives of the Black Eyed Peas hits “I Gotta Feeling,” “Rock That Body” and “My Humps,” Wilco principal Jeff Tweedy…
Urban renewal, thanks to country | Toronto Star Keith Urban’s prowess and that of his crack band coaxed fresh depth out of his songs at the Air Canada Centre. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Sun Sep 11 2011 Many have talked the talk when it comes to promising something innovative in a country music concert format, but at the Air Canada Centre over the weekend, Keith Urban…
Sara Evans, stronger than ever? | Toronto Star Country singer glad to carry momentum into CMT festival. Sara Evans, now an Alabama resident, comes north to Oro, Ont., near Barrie, for the first CMT Music Festival this weekend. Special to the Star Nick Krewen Published on Wed Aug 24 2011 You won’t find a more relevant country music album title at the moment than Sara Evans’ Stronger. Ever since the…
