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Jason M Rubin

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

Concert Preview: Club Passim Celebrates 60 Years with a Birthday Bash

At a time when a number of established music venues in the Boston area have closed, Club Passim continues to thrive, thanks to the loyal grass-roots support it has enjoyed over six decades.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Preview Tagged: Club Passim

Film Feature: “The Rabbi Goes West” — Not Your Typical Gefilte Fish Out of Water Story

The turf war for the bodies and souls of Montana’s Jews makes for an engaging inter-tribal drama.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Film, Preview Tagged: Amy Geller, anti-Semitism, Boston Jewish Film Festival, Chaim Bruk, Gerald Peary, mezuzah, The Rabbi Goes West

Music Interview: “Going to the Place That’s the Best” — Norman Greenbaum Returns Home to Malden

The hit 1969 song “The Spirit in the Sky” by Malden’s own Norman Greenbaum is the inspiration for one of several new works of public art.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Rock, Visual Arts Tagged: Jason M. Rubin, Jesse Melanson, Norman Greenbaum, The Spirit in the Sky

Music Feature: Funny Tales and Flying Fingers — Keyboard Whiz Rick Wakeman Steps Out

Prog legend Rick Wakeman is grumpy — becoming a septuagenarian means he can no longer party like it’s 1969.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Rock Tagged: Jason M. Rubin, Rick Wakeman, Yes

Music Preview: The Waterboys Bring the Action to Boston and Northampton

The Waterboys has always existed as Mike Scott’s vehicle for his egalitarian musical vision.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Preview, Rock Tagged: Jason M. Rubin, Mike Scott, The Calvin, The Wilbur, Waterboys

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