Majical Cloudz bring brooding sound to NXNE for Saturday gig at the BLK BOX By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Fri Jun 14 2013 Sparse has rarely sounded so satiating. Of the numerous adjectives used to describe the brooding, intense music on Majical Cloudz’ new full-length platter Impersonator, its relative lack of instrumentation and arrangement has drawn the most attention when garnering praise from music critic circles. CBC…
Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees deliver a satisfying night of pop at the Air Canada Centre on Friday, Nick Krewen writes. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Sat Jun 08 2013 New Kids On The Block Air Canada Centre. June 7, 2013 Turns out that you can teach a New Kid some old tricks. The last time the former boy band from Beantown, — New…
Swagger and a hot seven-piece band were the two most defining moments of Pitbull’s 90-minute set at the Molson Amphitheatre Wednesday night. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Thu Jun 06 2013 Pitbull and Ke$ha The Molson Amphitheatre, June 05, 2013 3 stars A little swagger goes a long way. That and a hot seven-piece band were the two most defining moments of Armando Perez’s…
Queens Of The Stone Age torch old sound …Like Clockwork Admirers used to Queens Of The Stone Age’s usual driving heavy metal crunch will be in for a shock Published on Tue Jun 04 2013 Rock Queens Of The Stone Age …Like Clockwork (Matador/Beggar’s Banquet) 3 stars The winds of change are blowing all over …Like Clockwork, the seventh Queens of the Stone Age album, and first in six…
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…
