Title: Come Get It, Kids
Topic: Article/Interview
Source: London Free Press
Source: Entertainment; Pg. C4
Date: March 7, 2001
Come Get It, Kids;
Teen Pop Aaron Carter, Brother Of Back Street Boy Nick, Brings His Show (And Sister) To London Tomorrow
Aaron Carter, the pint-sized prince of pop, is feeling comfortable when it comes to meeting the big boys these days.
"I've been meeting tons of people," the 13-year-old says. "But when I see 'em I don't, like, freak out or anything. I just come up to them and say, 'Hey, what's up? I'm Aaron Carter, it's nice to meet you,' " he says of his encounters with such celebrities as Elton John and NBA superstar and actual huge person Shaq O'Neal. Tomorrow night, Carter will be singing and shaking for hundreds of young Londoners, some of them very young, and their parents when he brings his Aaron's Party tour to Centennial Hall. The Zomba/Jive recording star has been riding his CD's R&B-flavoured dance pop, including its cover of Bow Wow Wow's I Want Candy and the title track, Aaron's Party (Come Get It).
The younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter is bringing a family member -- not Nick -- along for the show. A sister, Leslie Carter, wants a piece of the Backstreet action, too. The precocious 14-year-old comes out April 10 with her debut album, called Like Wow.
"I'm really excited about everything with her. I love her a lot, she's really cool," Aaron Carter says.
Also on the bill are Trish and Toni Sherwood, the Montreal dance diva duo known as 11:30. (The name refers to their Nov. 30 birthdate). The twin sisters have had a Top 10 hit with Ole Ole.
Ole Ole was written and produced by their father, Dorian Sherwood, who has worked with everyone from Celine Dion to Cory Hart.
The girls actually had their start in the music biz playing in a bar band with their dad when they were 16. "Our dad is very cool. He's not like a 40-year-old man that you meet every day," Toni Sherwood says.
"He's very loud and he's always embarrassing us."
Rounding out the bill is Warner label up-and-comer Ricky J, a former Montreal spinner, who is helping launch his career by opening for Aaron Carter. His debut, Lose Control, was released yesterday.
Ricky J, whose song No Means No is already a hit, was at the Drink in London last month, opening for soulDecision on Valentine's Day. Ricky J makes his third London appearance in just a month when he also makes an in-store appearance at the Westmount Shopping Centre HMV store on March 15 at 2 p.m.
Aaron Carter last played London two years ago when the music turned to mayhem at the DV8, a Dundas Street club.
Caught in the crush of 660 young fans, a lot of kids were crying -- possibly including Carter himself, who reportedly left the stage in tears.
That concert was delayed for more than an hour while police, firefighters and security staff worked to restore order. Some spectators left. In the aftermath, many concerned parents called for refunds. Some received them, some didn't. Bad feelings continued.
News of tomorrow's Carter concert brought back some of that emotion. But representatives of the club and of the Centennial Hall show have pointed out the events have separate promoters and no arrangements over refunds are carried over.
The only connection is Carter himself, who is presumably happy to be playing a bigger venue with a crowd at a time when tickets for his shows in Toronto and Ottawa are moving slowly.
IF YOU GO What: Concert by teen pop star Aaron Carter When: Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Where: Centennial Hall, downtown London
Tickets and details: $27.50 plus service charge. Call 672-1967 first to check availability. Also on the bill are 11:30, Leslie Carter (Aaron's sister) and Ricky J, a Montreal DJ turned singer
GRAPHIC: 2 photos; 1. Aaron Carter, 13, is playing a bigger venue in London this time with his show tomorrow at Centennial Hall. He played at a club in London two years ago.; 2. Trish and Toni Sherwood, the Montreal dance diva duo known as 11:30, are one of the opening acts at Aaron Carter's show. The Sherwood twins have a hit song of their own.
