Rock

Canada, CD reviews, Guitar, JUNO, Rock, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice June 4, 2013

City And Colour’s The Hurry And The Harm offers right marriage of simplicity and sophistication: album review

Dallas Green continues evolution as a songwriter and artist on new album Published on Tue Jun 04 2013 Rock City And Colour The Hurry And The Harm (Dine Alone/Universal) With his disarmingly gentle and splendidly dulcet voice, City And Colour — or Dallas Green, unornamented — has little problem sonically lulling his listener into a sense of serenity. The sheer beauty of his graceful melodies suggest that life is plush…

CD reviews, Guitar, Producer, Rock, Songwriter, United States, Voice May 28, 2013

John Fogerty gets some help on Wrote A Song For Everyone: album review

Guest list for Wrote A Song For Everyone includes Foo Fighters, My Morning Jacket, Kid Rock and Tom Morello By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue May 28 2013 Rock John Fogerty Wrote A Song For Everyone (Vanguard/Universal) 3 stars One of the most prolific — and important — rock ‘n’ roll writers of the 1960s, John Fogerty spat out hits like nails for the five years he fronted California…

Alt. Rock, CD reviews, Grunge, Rock, Songwriter, United States May 28, 2013

Alice In Chains’ The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here won’t disappoint fans: album review

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is only the fifth full-length album from Alice In Chains since 1990’s debut, Facelift By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue May 28 2013 Rock Alice In Chains The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (Capitol/Universal) 3 stars   After 2009’s Black Gives Way To Blue confidently placed Seattle’s Alice In Chains in that rarefied company of bands surviving — and flourishing — following the death of…

Alt. Rock, Chicago, Concert reviews, Emo, Fall Out Boy, Indie pop, Pop, Producer, Rock, Songwriter, United States May 25, 2013

Fall Out Boy: Concert review

Fall Out Boy put on a high-octane performance at the Sound Academy in the Chicago rockers’ first Toronto appearance in four years. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Sat May 25 2013 Fall Out Boy 3.5 stars Sound Academy at May 24. Fall Out Boy dished some unexpected razzing at Mayor Rob Ford at the Sound Academy on Friday night. Six songs into their taut 90-minute set, the Chicago rockers’…

Alt. Rock, Bluegrass, Canada, Country, Folk, Gordon Lightfoot, JUNO, Neotraditional, Songwriter, Toronto May 8, 2013

The Good Family put down some new roots on debut album

Canadian musical clan that includes Sadies and Good Family drawing comparisons to the Carter Family By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Wed May 08 2013 The debut album from Canada’s equivalent of the Carter Family has been a long time in the making . Although they’ve performed live together in different configurations, The Good Family, which collectively includes veteran country and bluegrass legends The Good Brothers and the torrentially industrious,…