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Jason M. Rubin

Music Review/Interview: Foxes & Fossils — 50 Million YouTube Views Can’t Be Wrong

Even though they are a cover band, Foxes and Fossils’ performances are fresh and delightful. While faithful to the originals, they are not slavish imitations.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Interview, Music, Popular Music Tagged: Chase Truran, Darwin Conort, Foxes & Fossils, Jason M. Rubin, Johnny Pike, Maggie Adams, Sammie Purcell, Scott King, Tim Purcell, Toby Ruckert

Classical Music Concert Preview: “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” — Via ClassicalCafé

This small jewel of a show has been a Bronx-based treasure for the last seven years, but now, “thanks” to COVID-19, it is available to anyone, anywhere in the world.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Preview Tagged: A Child's Christmas in Wales, ClassicalCafé, Ilana Davidson, Jason Rubin

Arts Feature: Celebrating 100 Years of The Cabot

The event is not merely a celebration of the Cabot’s centennial; in 2020, it’s an act of defiance.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Preview Tagged: Cabot Performing Arts Center, The Cabot

Book Review: “What Came Before” — A Horde of Micro-essays

At his best, Matthew Schultz’s abilities as a writer transcend the small, tight canvasses he has prepared for himself.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Matthew Schultz, micro-essays, Tupelo Press, What Came Before

Film Review: “Working Man” — Singing the Proletarian Blues

Working Man does an excellent job dramatizing the poverty and desperation of people who live paycheck to paycheck.

By: Jason M Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Peter Gerety, Robert Jury, Working Man

Jazz Album Review: Guitarist Al Di Meola Fuses the Beatles in “Across the Universe” Tribute

All in all, this album a pretty easy recommendation for those who like Al Di Meola and/or the Beatles.

By: Jason M Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Across the Universe, Al Di Meola, The Beatles

Concert Review: Adam Sherman Band at The Burren — Definitely Connecting

Adam Sherman, Cambridge-based musician, voice teacher, and vocal coach never went away.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Adam Sherman Band, Ken Field, Lauren Parks

Concert Review: Singer/Songwriter Michael Kiwanuka — He Will Fill You With Light

Michael Kiwanuka blends singer/songwriter with funk and soul, the energy of Afro-pop with the intensity of psych and prog.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Rock, World Music Tagged: Kiwanuka, Michael Kiwanuka, Royale

Arts Remembrance: Neil Peart — An Appreciation

Neil Peart was a thinking man’s octopus behind a massive drum and percussion kit that he played with blazing speed and peerless precision.

By: Jason M Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Rock Tagged: Neil Peart, Rush

Book Review: Biographies of Lou Reed and Warren Zevon — Satisfying Lives of Singular Talents

Two recent biographies take very different approaches as they revel in the wild lives and examine the distinctive songs of two of rock music’s most enigmatic figures: Lou Reed and Warren Zevon.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review, Rock Tagged: Accidentally Like a Martyr, Howard Sounes, James Campion, Lou Reed, Notes from the Velvet Underground, Warren Zevon

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