Arts

Gordon Lightfoot
National Arts Centre
April  9

3/5 stars

“Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” Gordon Lightfoot said who, at 71, is far from death still playing over 70 shows a year.

Lightfoot is a famous Canadian folk singer/songwriter whose songs have been covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to Johnny Cash. While he may have grown older, he has not lost any of his appeal.

“I remember seeing him in 1975,” I overheard one audience member say.  

 Since nowadays any band with a computer has the ability to promote itself globally, it becomes increasingly difficult to really stand out from the pool of obscurity that is the fate of many a group.

Toronto's White Cowbell Oklahoma's (WCO) solution is over-the-top live performances paired with a balls-to-the-wall attitude. And if you have no idea what that means, the band's lead singer will fill you in.

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Almost one year after their fan-made Harry Potter parody became a YouTube sensation, Starkid Productions has announced the debut of A Very Potter Sequel at the University of Michigan from May 14-17.

Although the script is not complete and the cast and crew are scattered across the United States until May 3, Nick Lang, writer and assistant director, said he thinks the sequel will be a hit.

Greenberg