Best known as a producer for artists including Kings of Leon, Johns performs selections from his album If Not Now Then When? at the Drake on Aug. 3. By: Nick Krewen Music Published on Fri Aug 02 2013 Ethan Johns is finally experiencing life from the other side of the studio pane. Best known for his production skills — he’s overseen Laura Marling’s Once I Was an Eagle…
The Eagles ensured through a convincing Toronto performance on Thursday that their pop immortality will remain intact. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Fri Jul 12 2013 The Eagles At the Air Canada Centre, July 11 3 stars Bernie’s back. Bernie Leadon, the former Flying Burrito Brother and the multi-stringed-instrument specialist who was the first person to fly The Eagles’ nest as the popular Southern Californian band soared to the…
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…
GOO GOO DOLLS FRONTMAN ON CHALLENGING HIMSELF ON THE BAND’S LATEST ALBUM, MAGNETIC, WRITER’S BLOCK, THE CUSTOM T-SHIRT HE WORE TO THE GRAMMYS IN 1999, AND BUILDING FURNITURE June 19, 2013 — 1:30 pm PDT Nick Krewen / GRAMMY.com More than two decades into a career that has evolved from a punk-inspired garage band to Adult Top 40 bastions, the Buffalo, N.Y.-bred Goo Goo Dolls have returned with their latest…
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…
