One Direction defies the stereotype in a two-hour, 22-song set at the ACC. Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Jul 09 2013 One Direction 3 stars Air Canada Centre, July 9 It is with a great sense of relief that I don’t have to deliver this concert review from the Air Canada Centre to you aurally, dear readers. Because if I did, you’d never hear a word over the hysterical…
Authentic foods, arts, crafts and music from across the continent highlight event, now celebrating 25th year. Nick Krewen Music, Published on Fri Jul 05 2013 It was as good an omen as any. Michael Stohr recalls that 25 years ago at Queen’s Park during the debut of Afrofest, a downpour threatened to dampen the celebrations of those attendees waiting patiently for South African trumpet superstar Hugh Masekela to take to…
Matchbox Twenty vocalist Rob Thomas delivers the goods for fans of adult pop rock Nick Krewen Music, Published on Fri Jun 28 2013 Goo Goo Dolls/Matchbox Twenty Molson Amphitheatre, Thursday, June 27 3 stars It was a bum rush up the aisle. As I sat in my Section 200 seat during the Matchbox Twenty portion of the double headliner featuring the Goo Goo Dolls at Molson Amphitheatre on Thursday evening,…
It usually takes country music icon Willie Nelson and his backing band, The Family, a few numbers to get into that special groove of theirs. That was the case Thursday night in Toronto. Willie Nelson and The Family performing for a Toronto crowd at Massey Hall on June 20, 2013. Nick Krewen Music Published on Fri Jun 21 2013 Willie Nelson Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St., Toronto, June 20…
From the very moment the curtain rose revealing the lean-and-leggy fedora-capped blond, Swift was a master of precision. Pennsylvania native, Taylor Swift, is no wilting lily when it comes to the art of performance. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Sat Jun 15 2013 Taylor Swift is a woman who knows what she wants. If there was anything made abundantly clear during the 22-year-old country music crossover sensation’s hour-and-45-minute…
