Jason M. Rubin

World Music Feature: Libana Marks 35 Years of Musical Exploration

November 5, 2015
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“They are seekers, like we are, and they connect with the music that we play.”

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Album Review: Innovative “Love & Mercy” Soundtrack is Worth the Wait

September 25, 2015
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Atticus Ross’ success in creating these pieces results in a listening experience quite a bit more harrowing and evocative than the lush and sunny Beach Boys harmonies people are accustomed to.

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Fuse News: Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival Hits the Streets this Saturday

September 22, 2015
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This year’s festival, themed “Jazz: The Voice of the People,” will explore jazz music in all of its global colors.

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Book Review: “Your Band Sucks” — Plying the Murky Terrain of Indie Rock

August 21, 2015
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Guitarist Jon Fine’s memoir is an intriguing blend of history, sociology, entertainment, and a healthy dose of after-hours pulp.

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Classical Music Feature: Fifty Years Later, Jacqueline du Pré’s Elgar Remains the Gold Standard

August 14, 2015
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There is something undeniably affecting about Elgar’s composition and cellist Jacqueline du Pré realizes it all with an unbridled depth of feeling.

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Concert Review: Still Highway Stars — Deep Purple Brings the Faithful Back to 1972

July 27, 2015
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For the better part of two hours at Lynn Auditorium, this version of Deep Purple rocked a sold-out crowd chiefly made up of 50-somethings.

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Fuse Feature: Summer Festival Season Returns — And So Do Fledgling Music and Arts Extravaganzas

July 6, 2015
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A handy-dandy guide to seven newish summer arts festivals in the Boston area. They are all free of charge.

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Concert Review: Expecting the Unexpected — Brian Wilson Delights at Boston’s Blue Hills Bank Pavilion

July 3, 2015
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This was probably the loudest, rockingest Brian Wilson show I’ve ever seen.

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Music Feature: Boston’s Blues Jams — On the Margins But Indispensable

June 1, 2015
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Despite the neglect from the local media, the Boston blues scene is strong.

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Fuse Album Review: Brian Wilson — The Ultimate Rock & Roll Survivor

April 13, 2015
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No Pier Pressure is Brian Wilson’s 11th solo album and it shows little diminution of his still-prodigious talents.

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