Indie pop

Welcome to the Set List: Lana Del Rey at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto

GRAMMY.com MAY 15, 2014 – Welcome to The Set List. Here you’ll find the latest concert recaps for many of your favorite, or maybe not so favorite, artists. Our bloggers will do their best to provide you with every detail of the show, from which songs were on the set list to what the artist was wearing to which out-of-control fan made a scene. Hey, it’ll be like you were…


Arcade Fire keeps Toronto on its feet: concert review

With the Air Canada Centre decked out like a giant dance club, Arcade Fire got its groove on for a 20-song set. By: Nick Krewen Music Published on Fri Mar 14 2014 Arcade Fire 3 stars At the Air Canada Centre, March 13, 2014 Even if it came at the expense of Toronto’s much-maligned mayor, it seems that Montreal’s alt-rock artisans Arcade Fire have a sense of humour after all….


MGMT on tour in full colour

“We’re not the most animated performers,” Benjamin Goldwasser admits. Which is why MGMT is unleashing its “Optimizer” on tour. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT bring their five-piece band to the Sound Academy on Saturday Nick Krewen Music Published on Wed Dec 04 2013 To the relief of MGMT fans everywhere, Andrew VanWyngarden is healthy again. After dislocating his shoulder for the umpteenth time (as a result of a…


GRAMMY Hall of Fame Inspirations: Gotye

NEWS GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inspirations: Gotye From the sublime to the adventurous, GRAMMY winner reveals a chain of GRAMMY Hall Of Fame recordings that influenced his idiosyncratic brand of pop music GRAMMYS MAY 15, 2017 – 2:36 AM GRAMMY.com Nick Krewen (To commemorate the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame’s 40th Anniversary in 2013, GRAMMY.com has launched GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inspirations. The ongoing series will feature conversations with various individuals…


Lorde proves royal in her Canadian debut at Danforth Music Hall

For a woman whose single “Royals” is the most popular song in North America, 16-year-old Ella Yelich-O’Connor didn’t act like the centre of attention. Lorde’s first single “Royals” is currently the most popular song in North America Nick Krewen Music Published on Mon Oct 07 2013 Making her Canadian debut at the Danforth Music Hall Sunday night, New Zealand teenage sensation Lorde revealed how she is shepherding her way to…