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Maestro Fresh Wes settles score on Orchestrated Noise

Grandfather of Canadian rap music recruits all-star lineup for first full album in 13 years     Nick Krewen Music Published on Fri Jun 28 2013 For his big return, Maestro Fresh Wes has pulled out all the stops. To commemorate his 25th year as Canada’s breakthrough rap pioneer, Toronto’s Wesley Williams waded deep into Canadian and U.S. talent pools to help him record his brand new album Orchestrated Noise,…


Willie Nelson charms Massey Hall crowd

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…


A Magnetic Conversation With Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik

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…


Taylor Swift Red Tour: Flawless execution at the Rogers Centre

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…


New Kids On The Block: Concert review

Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees deliver a satisfying night of pop at the Air Canada Centre on Friday, Nick Krewen writes. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Sat Jun 08 2013 New Kids On The Block Air Canada Centre. June 7, 2013 Turns out that you can teach a New Kid some old tricks. The last time the former boy band from Beantown, — New…