“NY80: A Celebration of Neil Young and His Music,” hosted by CBC’s Tom Power, will take place Nov. 12. Nov. 9, 2025 By Nick Krewen Special to the Star On the cusp of 80, few performers have remained as relevant as Toronto’s own Neil Young. He’s been steadily rockin’ in the free world since forming The Squires in Winnipeg in 1965 — and in a career that has seen him thrive…
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A technicality that prevented Lori Yates from submitting her album Matador for consideration exposes the conflict between what an indie artist needs and an industry behemoth requires. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star In a move that illustrates the conflict between what a musician feels may be best for her career and standard music-industry practices, a veteran Toronto recording artist’s album has been denied entry for Juno Award consideration…
The 79-year-old musician will play the Lightfoot Stage at the Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia on July 7. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star The second time he played the Mariposa Folk Festival, in 1969, Bruce Cockburn wasn’t supposed to headline. That honour belonged to Neil Young, fresh from his split with Buffalo Springfield, until a last-minute health issue forced the Ottawa-born folksinger and songwriter — who, until that point, had…
Aengus Finnan’s musical journey will end in mid-September on Vancouver Island. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star As our country celebrates its 157th birthday, July 1 will find Aengus Finnan in the midst of a nation-hugging project of his own, one he calls “The Great Canadian Song Cycle.” It’s both a literal and figurative adventure: the folk musician and administrator is currently wheeling across our land on his trusty…
His band Grievous Angels headlines the Horseshoe Tavern on Sunday for a 1 p.m. matinee. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star His political career may be coming to a close, but his band plays on. As Charlie Angus eases out of his role as MP for Timmins-James Bay — he serves until the next federal election — his Canadiana outfit Grievous Angels will continue to be one of his passions. “I’ve…
