Entertainment / Music Singer Jack Johnson doesn’t rely on flash to impress the crowd at the Molson Amphitheatre. . By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Mon Jul 19 2010 Nothing fazes Jack Johnson. After successfully navigating through the slower intro of “Bubble Toes,” the surfing songwriter from Hawaii accidentally launched into the second verse of the lively love song once he switched tempos. Johnson didn’t break a sweat, but instead…
Saturday’s concert at Olympic Island had an enviable conclusion, and some unfortunate openers. Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Mon Jun 21 2010 Playing to the hometown crowd has its advantages. While Saturday’s Olympic Island Festival 2010 concert marathon headlined by Pavement may have marked the return of the influential New York lo-fi cult legends to Canada, there was no mistaking that this was Broken Social Scene’s party….
Entertainment / Music Celebrity bitch-fight, eh Jann? Jann Arden performs at Massey Hall on Jan. 27, 2010. Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Thu Jan 28 2010 Celebrity bitch-fight, eh Jann? It was during the Q&A portion of her opening four-night residency at Massey Hall when someone in the audience asked Alberta songbird Jann Arden if she would be appearing on this year’s revival of Lilith Fair, the all-female concert…
John Mayer stepped on the Sound Academy stage last night secure in the knowledge that Battle Studies , his first full-fledged studio album since 2006’s Continuum , will be the No.1 when the Billboard charts are updated on Thursday on the strength of over 300,000 copies sold in the U.S. Nick Krewen Special To The Star, Wed Nov 25 2009 John Mayer stepped on the Sound Academy stage last night…
Alt. country singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith has quietly pioneered his own underground festival scene GRAMMY.com Nick Krewen Who needs Deadheads when you have Fredheads? With 16 albums and two DVDs to his credit, Canadian alternative country singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith has built a particularly devoted following in North America, Australia and the Netherlands. And while his notoriety and album sales may not rival that of a Bruce Springsteen or a Bob Dylan,…
