Entertainment / Music Dynamic live rock band bound to entertain at Phoenix show opening for the Darkness. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Jan 27 2012 “The first time I saw the piano player, he had a pinata on his head, so I knew he was open-minded.” That may be all the explanation you need to see Foxy Shazam, the shock rock sextet that hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, when it…
Entertainment / Music Band coming to Opera House needed readjustment and Muppet inspiration. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Sun Jan 15 2012 If you’re ever stuck in a creative rut to the point where there’s tension between your respective bandmates, you should follow The Fray‘s lead: record one of your favourite Muppets songs. Lead singer, pianist and songwriter Isaac Slade said that his Denver band’s contribution to the…
Entertainment / Music Spontaneity and fun keep the road vital for axeman at Hugh’s Room Sunday. Respected guitarist and songwriter David Bromberg plays Hugh’s Room on Sunday. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Dec 16 2011 David Bromberg, the journeyman multi-instrumentalist string wizard who returns to Hugh’s Room on Sunday, is certainly one of a kind. At 66, he’s done it all: as a session and sideman, he’s…
The big business of metal The big business of metal | Toronto Star Toronto-born Jason Hook of Five Finger Death Punch says he’s fine with the corporate side of rock. Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Fri Dec 02 2011 The timing couldn’t really have been any better for the latest Five Finger Death Punch album, American Capitalist. With the “Occupy Wall Street” protests against social and…
Concert review: Sting at 60 can still command the audience | Toronto Star Sting’s adoring middle-aged fans were willingly taken on a sonic adventure but some classic hits were left off the list Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Tue Nov 01 2011 The busman’s holiday is officially over. After spending the greater part of 2010 fronting a behemoth of an orchestra for his global Symphonicities tour,…
