Canada

Canada, CD reviews, Guitar, JUNO, Rock, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice June 4, 2013

City And Colour’s The Hurry And The Harm offers right marriage of simplicity and sophistication: album review

Dallas Green continues evolution as a songwriter and artist on new album Published on Tue Jun 04 2013 Rock City And Colour The Hurry And The Harm (Dine Alone/Universal) With his disarmingly gentle and splendidly dulcet voice, City And Colour — or Dallas Green, unornamented — has little problem sonically lulling his listener into a sense of serenity. The sheer beauty of his graceful melodies suggest that life is plush…

Alt. Rock, Bluegrass, Canada, Country, Folk, Gordon Lightfoot, JUNO, Neotraditional, Songwriter, Toronto May 8, 2013

The Good Family put down some new roots on debut album

Canadian musical clan that includes Sadies and Good Family drawing comparisons to the Carter Family By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Wed May 08 2013 The debut album from Canada’s equivalent of the Carter Family has been a long time in the making . Although they’ve performed live together in different configurations, The Good Family, which collectively includes veteran country and bluegrass legends The Good Brothers and the torrentially industrious,…

Canada, Indie pop, LGBTQ, Motown, R&B, Songwriter, Soul, Toronto April 23, 2013

Cliks lead singer Lucas Silveira changes tune on Black Tie Elevator

Rocker and LBGT icon reborn after completing physical transition from woman to man By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Apr 23 2013   To describe Cliks lead singer Lucas Silveira as a changed man doesn’t cover the half of it. When the Toronto rock band led by the transgendered Silveira last released an album, 2009’s Dirty Kings, he had yet to go through the physical transition that converted him…

Alt. Rock, Canada, LGBTQ, Producer, Punk, R&B, Songwriter, Soul, Toronto, United States April 13, 2013

Laura Jane Grace, Lucas Silveira Have Found A New Identity

  Artists have successfully transformed their careers and lives as transgendered musicians NICK KREWEN GRAMMYS   MAY 15, 2017 – 2:36 AM GRAMMY.com To say that Laura Jane Grace has had an eventful year would be an understatement. Until May 2012, she was known to the world as Tom Gabel, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for Florida punk band Against Me! Then she openly announced her name change, that she…

Canada, Festivals, Indie, Saskatchewan, Songwriter March 20, 2013

Canadian Music Week: Hard work paying off for Rah Rah

Canadian Music Week: Hard work paying off for Rah Rah Regina indie band pushing its third album The Poet’s Dead at CMW Thursday By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Wed Mar 20 2013   For its pair of Canadian Music Festival appearances at Lee’s Palace and the Church Of The Holy Trinity Thursday, Regina’s Rah Rah will be down a man. When contacted at SXSW last week,…