Canada

Alt. Rock, Canada, Folk, Songwriter September 2, 2011

Turbines wound up Openhearts Society

Entertainment / Music Turbines wound up Openhearts Society | Toronto Star Bourbon Tabernacle, Spin Doctors alums unite for new band’s stint at Piston.  KRISTEN RITCHIE From left: Eric Schenkman, Sarah McDermott and Chris Brown are Openhearts Society. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Sep 02 2011 Openhearts Society may be the very first band formed over shared concerns about wind-turbine construction. Certainly the trio, which includes a couple of…

Canada, Hip-Hop, Songwriter, Toronto August 31, 2011

Reema Major’s Legend has it

Entertainment / Music New mixtape shows more of the talent that makes local teen a hot commodity.   Reema Major opens for k-os on Friday at the Ex. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Wed Aug 31 2011 There’s a Major buzz in the house of hip hop. It surrounds Reema Major, a fashionable 16-year-old freestyle sensation who currently calls Toronto home, and her beyond-her-years ability to whip out thoughtful, intelligent and…

Alt. Rock, Australia, Canada, Producer, Songwriter, Toronto July 28, 2011

An Horse is lean but lively animal

Entertainment / Music Tegan and Sara opened doors for Aussie transplant Kate Cooper.      Damon Cox and Kate Cooper are alt-rock band An Horse. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Thu Jul 28 2011 Sometimes songs that have the silliest titles turn out to be the most personal and profound for the artists that write them. Take, for instance, “Brain On A Table,” a track off Walls, the recently…

Canada, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Led Zeppelin, Mercury, Progressive rock, Rock, Songwriter, Tea Party July 20, 2011

Tea Party’s reunion steeped in worry

Tea Party’s reunion steeped in worry | Toronto Star Hugely popular ’90s rockers buried the hatchet … eventually … and now play the Sound Academy.        Nick Krewen  Special to the Star, Published on Wed Jul 20 2011 A year ago, the prospect of a Tea Party reunion seemed laughable. When the hugely popular Canadian heavy rock band — seller of a million albums in this country in…

Canada, Concert reviews, Events, Festivals, Justin Bieber, United States July 16, 2011

Warped whips up crowd

Entertainment / Music Warped whips up crowd | Toronto Star The annual Vans Warped Tour rocked the GTA, with lesser-known bands stealing the spotlight   Nick Krewen Published on Sat Jul 16 2011 If there was a moment that truly encapsulated the essence of the Vans Warped Tour, whose 17th edition entertained tens of thousands at Mississauga’s Arrow Flats (a fancy name for “parking lot”) on Friday night, it was provided not…