Entertainment / Music Vancouver band opening for Simple Plan has a nonstop creative engine in Josh Ramsay. Marianas Trench: Josh Ramsay, right, keeps busy. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Feb 17 2012 Look up the word “ambitious” in the dictionary, and you might just see Josh Ramsay’s picture staring up at you. There seems to be no shortage of drive in the young Vancouverite, whether it concerns…
Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes leaps from the page | Toronto Star Lawrence Hill will read from his bestselling The Book of Negroes accompanied by live music in concert at Koerner Hall. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Sun Feb 12 2012 Bestselling novel The Book of Negroes is going multimedia. On Valentine’s Day, the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, led by founder and artistic director Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, is teaming up with author Lawrence…
Entertainment / Music Without ex-husband and ex-bandmate, rising star fills void with passionate performance. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Sun Feb 12 2012 Heartbreak can be an inspiring catalyst. Since 2008’s Asking For Flowers, singer and songwriter Kathleen Edwards endured a divorce that not only provided fodder for her recently released Voyageur, but also placed her in a bit of a quandary. Whether on record or on stage, there…
The Kills come to life after breaking their brain | Toronto Star Time with Jack White shook up rockers coming to Kool Haus on Feb. 7. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Feb 03 2012 London-based garage rock duo The Kills has often been described as marching to the beat of its own drummer. However, when American Alison “VV” Mosshart and Brit Jamie “Hotel” Hince…
Singer coming to Dakota Tavern has Canadian pals and reflective songs aplenty. Saskatchewan-born singer-songwriter Ana Egge plays the Dakota on Feb. 2-3. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Tue Jan 31 2012 When is a Canadian not quite Canadian? When she’s Americana songwriting folksinger Ana Egge (pronounced Eg-gy), born 35 years ago in Estevan, Saskatchewan, but raised in Ambrose, North Dakota and Silver City, New Mexico. “I…
