Entertainment / Music Musician’s tour of acclaimed album, including March 19 stop in Toronto, an opportunity to be homeless. Claire Boucher is on the road as Grimes. Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Fri Mar 16 2012 After living in Montréal for five years, Claire Boucher is living the life of a gypsy. “I’m homeless,” says the Vancouver-born Boucher, 23, known professionally as Grimes, from a tour stop in…
Entertainment / Music Alt-rock band that’s sold out Sound Academy got behind song’s use against bullying. Young the Giant’s road schedule sees them return to Toronto in July for Edgefest. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Wed Feb 29 2012 A week ago, Young the Giant had its Glee moment. In one of the better-written episodes of this uneven season, the show’s sensitive theme dealt with the consequences of homophobic…
Entertainment / Music Previous act on Air Canada Centre bill shows headliner how it’s done. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Mon Feb 20 2012 The boys of Simple Plan certainly had their work cut out for them. Headlining a four-band bill, the five-piece Montreal punk-pop band faced the unenviable task of closing for Vancouver’s Marianas Trench, who had just finished mopping up the Air Canada Centre general…
Entertainment / Music Vancouver band opening for Simple Plan has a nonstop creative engine in Josh Ramsay. Marianas Trench: Josh Ramsay, right, keeps busy. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Feb 17 2012 Look up the word “ambitious” in the dictionary, and you might just see Josh Ramsay’s picture staring up at you. There seems to be no shortage of drive in the young Vancouverite, whether it concerns…
Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes leaps from the page | Toronto Star Lawrence Hill will read from his bestselling The Book of Negroes accompanied by live music in concert at Koerner Hall. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Sun Feb 12 2012 Bestselling novel The Book of Negroes is going multimedia. On Valentine’s Day, the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, led by founder and artistic director Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, is teaming up with author Lawrence…
