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…
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…
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…
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…
Local talent adds to sharp day at Edgefest | Toronto Star Rise Against makes for aggressive, engaged headliner to cap Canuck-filled bill. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Sun Jul 10 2011 The sun wasn’t the only thing blazing at Downsview Park this past Saturday. The 17 acts that comprised Edgefest 2011 all packed their own heat, offering a solid 10-and-a-half hour marathon of sweltering rock ’n’ roll…
