Leonard Cohen

Solipsism gets Sentimental

Two girls, a guy and an indie band By KEVIN MAIMANN - Special to Sun Media Teri Stadnyk knows people pass premature judgments on her band based on nothing more than tired gender stereotypes. As the frontwoman of Solipsism, a...

McMurtry at his raucous best in concert at The Egg

ALBANY — James McMurtry might be best when he’s meanest. His songs are always tough, about gritty people, drunk men, ugly women and people who clean pools and shoot glass insulators off telephone poles in West Texas. The title...

Reflections in a peaceful place

In 1992, k.d. lang reached a watershed moment in her career. The lowercase Canadian, who had capitalized on her upper-level talent to achieve unlikely success as a country singer, confounded expectations again with “Ingénue,”...

Nov 16, 2008: An Evening with Ferron at WISE Hall

Legendary Canadian singer'songwriter Canadian returns to her home town of Vancouver for an evening of music, stories and camraderie. Compared to Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan for her complex yet beautiful poetry and style of...

Fruits of Martha's vineyard

Martha Wainwright. Enmore Theatre, Sydney, November 12. Hepburn Springs, Victoria tonight; Meeniyan Hall, Meeniyan, Victoria, November 15; The Tivoli, Brisbane November 18; Wrest Point, Hobart November 19; The Gov, Adelaide,...

Antony & the Johnsons unveil details new album 'The Crying Light'

Antony & The Johnsons have revealed the track listing of 'The Crying Light', scheduled to be released January 20, 2009. The album is the follow-up to 2005's "I Am A Bird Now", and features symphonic...

Playoff run for local youth football teams

The West Miramar Panthers Pee Wees defeated the Deerfield Beach Raiders 33-6 in the second round of the South Florida Youth Football League playoffs in the Florida Youth Athletic Association. Alex Chisholm Jr. had a touchdown...

Gold Stars for youth football players

Recognizing Gold Star efforts in a youth football game, including AYFL, SFYFL and Miami Xtreme, these standouts worked hard and displayed some solid skills. The Gold Star winners are: Junior Alicea, Pembroke Pines Unlimiteds....

School of rock: What's the secret to creative longevity?

Axl Rose tries to stop the aging process with the simple trick of wearing shades. But career longevity is increasing post Johnny Cash's revival, aiding septuagenarians like Leonard Cohen and creating space for Seasick Steve....

Bond theme shakes and stirs

Jack and Alicia's James Bond theme stirs the pundits SONG of the year? No doubt many fans of the great Bond film songs from the 1960s will struggle with a song that sounds more like a collision between Led Zeppelin and Tina...