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Jason M. Rubin

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

Music Interview: No Way To Slow Down — Ian Anderson Marks 50 Years of Jethro Tull in America

Jethro Tull founder Ian Anderson brings the group’s classics to Medford’s Chevalier Theatre on September 11.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music, Preview, Rock Tagged: Ian Anderson, Jason M. Rubin, Jethro Tull

Music Interview: At 73, Dave Mason is Feelin’ (and Playin’) (and Singin’) Alright

A talk with Dave Mason,  a R&R Hall of Famer who will be performing with Electric Hot Tuna at the Wilbur.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music, Rock Tagged: Dave Mason, Electric Hot Tuna, Jason M. Rubin

Music Interview: From Bass Goddess to Singer/Songwriter — Tal Wilkenfeld

With the release of her second solo album, Tal Wilkenfeld has become more than a bass virtuoso: she’s a sensitive songwriter, expressive singer, and capable guitarist.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music Tagged: Jason M. Rubin, Love Remains, Tal Wilkenfeld

Music Preview: Soul Man Cometh — Nick Waterhouse

The music Nick Waterhouse performs (almost all of which he writes) is consistently retro—not to mention relentlessly danceable and fun.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Preview, Rock Tagged: Nick Waterhouse

Music Preview: Projections — Alan Parsons To Perform His Sonic Masterpieces

Asked what the experience was like to go back and revisit his earlier recordings, Alan Parsons explained, “It’s actually very pleasurable, like stepping back in a time machine.”

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Preview, Rock Tagged: Alan Parsons, Alan Parsons Live Project, Alan Parsons Project

Rock Concert Review: After Forty Years, Joe Jackson is Still “The Man”

The show cemented Joe Jackson’s reputation as an inscrutable and enigmatic songwriter, a talented musician and social outsider who speaks for Everyman.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Jason M. Rubin, Joe Jackson, The Four Decades Tour

CD Review: Summer Classics…with Strings Attached — The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Why would anyone think a good-time rocker like “Fun, Fun, Fun” needed strings?

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Beach Boys, Jason M. Rubin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sally Herbert

Music Review: Stephen Stills and Judy Collins — Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

So who knows where the time goes? Sadly, it only goes in one direction. But the past can be gracefully revived.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: Jason M. Rubin, Judy Collins, Stephen Stills

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