Jason M. Rubin

Album Review/Concert Preview: Adam Sherman and Robin Lane — The Start of a Beautiful Friendship?

March 22, 2025
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Here’s hoping that Adam Sherman and Robin Lane remain a creative item and continue to write and record new material. Both are in late-career resurgences and have devoted fans that fill the smaller clubs they typically perform in to the brim.

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Album Review: “Hear My Song: The Collection 1966-1995” — The Complete Laura Nyro

December 1, 2024
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You can get away with being familiar with just an album or two, but Laura Nyro’s music always rewards repeated listenings, and following her mercurial career so thoroughly restores her to three-dimensional life.

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Concert Review: David Cross Band/Beat — A King Crimson Moment

November 5, 2024
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Just weeks apart, two different groups have made their way to Boston on international tours – without Robert Fripp but with his blessing – their shows focusing on a specific era of King Crimson’s existence. 

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Classical Music Feature: Juventas New Music Ensemble Marks Its 20th Year

August 26, 2024
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Juventas’s commitment to classical music in the present tense makes it the only professional ensemble of its kind devoted specifically to the music of emerging composers.

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Jazz Album Review: The Final Days of the 1369 Jazz Club — Rare and Precious Recordings

August 25, 2024
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Given the age of the recordings and peculiarities of the venue, the sound quality is very good — certainly more than good enough given the historical value of the amazing music captured therein.

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Album Review: Dalia Davis’s “Keep a Clean Engine” — A Gifted Craftsperson with a Pop-Friendly Voice

May 21, 2024
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Now that the pandemic dust has settled, Dalia Davis’s album warrants excavating and shining a long-awaited spotlight on.

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Music Album Review: Josie Lowder’s “Here To Love” — Extraordinary Guitar Playing, Soulful Vocals, and Buoyant Personality

May 14, 2024
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Josie Lowder debut solo album “Here To Love” is more than a reminder of how good she was — it stands as incontrovertible evidence that she has grown as an artist and especially as a songwriter.

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Rock Album Review: John Powhida’s “Jerry’s House” — Nonstop Fun

May 9, 2024
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The album lightly reiterates John Powhida’s prog influences while offering a snappy set of short, earworm-inducing pop songs.

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Music Feature: Rock Garden Records — Fertile Soil for Dynamic Artists

April 4, 2024
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“There needs to be a bigger sense of community in the music world. Artists and labels and venues need to help each other out. There’s a void out there and I think Rock Garden Records is a positive new development.”

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Album Review: “Will Anybody Know That I Was Here? The Songs of Beulah Rowley” by Mary Lee Kortes

February 11, 2024
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The album suggests an earlier time, but most of the music is modern, relevant, and timeless.

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