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American Idol, CMA, Concert reviews, Country, Events, Grammy, Nashville, P!nk, Rhianna, Taylor Swift, Television, United States, Voice November 3, 2010

Carrie Underwood at the ACC: She sings, she scores

Entertainment / Music Carrie Underwood didn’t need the fancy props she brought to her concert. This performer is magnificent.    Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Wed Nov 03 2010 Like her hockey-playing husband, Carrie Underwood knows a few things about scoring. Twenty-four hours after centre Mike Fisher spearheaded an Ottawa Senators victory in a squeaker over our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, Mrs. Fisher, a.k.a Underwood, returned to the scene…

Ambient, Arranger, Art Rock, Avant-garde, Beach Boys, Cinema, Classical, Composer, Dance, Dubstep, Electronic, Electronic, Experimental, Film Scores, Grammy, Japan, New Age, Oscar, Piano, Pop, Producer, Robbie Robertson, Rock, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Songwriter, Synthesizer, The Band October 25, 2010

Ryuichi Sakamoto works with giants and with glaciers

Composer found music even in the frigid waters of the Arctic Sea.  Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Mon Oct 25 2010 Over 80 albums and 32 years, revered Japanese cultural icon Ryuichi Sakamoto — who made a rare Toronto concert appearance Sunday at the Queen Elizabeth Centre — has dabbled in a lot of genres. Since he graduated from his electronic music studies at Tokyo’s University of Art, Sakamoto,…

Adult Contemporary, Drums, Motown, Pop, Progressive rock, R&B, Rock, Songwriter, Soul, United Kingdom, Voice October 8, 2010

Plundering the past with Phil Collins

Plundering the past with Phil Collins | Toronto Star A mature pop titan becomes a covers act for the first time.  Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Oct 08 2010 “I just bought a second cannon.” Not exactly the words you expect to hear flowing from the mouth of Phil Collins. But the 59-year-old’s chief passion these days is no longer music, but collecting 1820-1840 era Texas…

Adult Contemporary, Bass, Beatles, Grammy, Guitar, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Indie pop, Piano, Pop, Producer, Rock, Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame, Songwriter, United Kingdom August 9, 2010

Ageless Paul McCartney charms crowd with inspirational performance

Entertainment / Music He may have recently turned 68, but Paul McCartney performed like a man one-quarter of his age before an adoring Toronto crowd. Paul McCartney performs during the first of two nights in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre on Aug. 8, 2010. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Mon Aug 09 2010     Baby, we’re amazed! He may have recently turned 68, but Paul McCartney performed…

Canada, Electronic, Jazz, Pop, Producer, R&B, Rock, Songwriter, Soul, Stratford, Toronto, Voice June 27, 2010

Esthero is still working on it

Esthero is still working on it | Toronto Star Writer, Kanye collaborator and notorious perfectionist back for hometown show   HANDOUT PHOTO “My intent is to debut as much new music as possible,” says Esthero of her Lee’s Palace gig. Nick Krewen  SPECIAL TO THE STAR,  Published on Sun Jun 27 2010 The drought is almost over. Esthero admirers who have been jonesing for some new music ever since 2005’s Wikked…