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Chicago, Country, Events, Farm Aid, Neil Young, United States September 23, 2015

30 Years of Farm Aid: Why Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp are still at it

By Nick Krewen | www.samaritanmag.com Posted on September 23, 2015 CHICAGO — To say that Farm Aid, the annual music festival fundraiser for family farms and farmers, “celebrated” its 30th anniversary this month at Northerly Island would be a bit of a misnomer. Certainly, there were some festivities, as an impressive lineup of top musicians including Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, Farm Aid board member…

Composer, Concert reviews, Dance, Grammy, Pop, Producer, R&B, Rock, Songwriter, Soul, United States, Voice September 16, 2015

Janet Jackson delivers sonic bombardment of hits at ACC

Air Canada Centre concert a well-oiled, highly choreographed machine meticulously planned down to each breath Nick Krewen Janet Jackson At the Air Canada Centre, Sept. 16, 2015 Sometimes you just have to laugh at the Spinal Tap-ish practices that often occur in the music industry. The latest: when the Star requested a review ticket for Janet Jackson’s Unbreakable tour, which launched in Vancouver on Aug. 31 and had performed eight…

Alt. Rock, Arranger, Composer, Concert reviews, Events, Grammy, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Neil Young, Producer, Rock, Rush, Songwriter, United States July 9, 2015

Foo Fighters keep fans and moms on their feet: review

Dave Grohl makes the most of a leg injury, even playing guitar with his cast. Nick Krewen Music, Published on Thu Jul 09 2015 Foo Fighters 3.5 stars July 8 at the Molson Amphitheatre. Dave Grohl isn’t going to let little things like a severely broken leg and ankle stop him from rocking the night away. Lesser musicians would have thrown in the towel and taken the requisite time to…

Concert reviews, Dance, Events, Hip-Hop, Los Angeles, Miami, Pop, R&B, United States, Voice June 9, 2015

Welcome to the Set List: Pitbull and Ke$ha at the Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto

NEWS Pitbull And Ke$ha  Facebook Twitter Email GRAMMYS   June 09, 2015 – Welcome to The Set List. Here you’ll find the latest concert recaps for many of your favorite, or maybe not so favorite, artists. Our bloggers will do their best to provide you with every detail of the show, from which songs were on the set list to what the artist was wearing to which out-of-control fan made…

Alt. Rock, Banjo, Comedy, Concert reviews, Guitar, Los Angeles, Rock, Songwriter, United States, Voice June 4, 2015

Elle King delivers music and comedy chops: concert review

In a magnetic performance, the soulful singer proved she is indeed the daughter of comedian Rob Schneider. Nick Krewen Music, Published on Thu Jun 04 2015 Elle King At the Drake Underground, June 3. The great aspect of seeing an act in concert is that albums sometimes only reveal so much. If you picked up Elle King’s Love Stuff, for instance — even if it’s only because you were impressed by…