In honour of Webb’s Feb 12, 2026 performance at Hugh’s Room Live in Toronto by Nick Krewen The piano is certainly a picturesque instrument: within its 88 keys is a palate of tonal colours that can be mixed, matched and stirred to unearth a kaleidoscope of sounds ranging from emotional epiphany to textured gravitas, dependent on the player who is mastering the apparatus. Last night at Hugh’s Room for…
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“NY80: A Celebration of Neil Young and His Music,” hosted by CBC’s Tom Power, will take place Nov. 12. Nov. 9, 2025 By Nick Krewen Special to the Star On the cusp of 80, few performers have remained as relevant as Toronto’s own Neil Young. He’s been steadily rockin’ in the free world since forming The Squires in Winnipeg in 1965 — and in a career that has seen him thrive…
Moe Berg, of the Pursuit of Happiness, and Burton Cummings, of the Guess Who, also weigh in on the late musician. June 12, 2025 By Nick Krewen Special to the Star Back in 2000, singer and songwriter Steven Page couldn’t believe his eyes … or his ears. He was sitting around in an L.A. studio with the rest of his Barenaked Ladies bandmates as they worked on their album Maroon, when their producer Don…
She just released a new EP, but the singer has already cancelled most of her upcoming tour dates. April 26, 2025 By Nick Krewen Special to the Star She’s won two Grammys and a Juno and has been associated with some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Then she went independent and virtually disappeared. Now, after being out of the spotlight for 13 years, Melanie Fiona is attempting a comeback. “I…
“I take my power back,” says the Oakville native, whose new album Girl With No Face is almost entirely self-produced. by Nick Krewen Special to the Star With Girl With No Face, Allie Hughes — known to the music world as Allie X — is taking back the reins. Not that the Oakville native was necessarily relinquishing a lot of control with her previous two albums of immaculate pop perfection…
