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Jason M. Rubin

Concert Preview/Interview: Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega is many things: a singer/songwriter, musician, poet, author, entrepreneur, playwright, and actress. A number of her personas are converging right now.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music, Preview, Rock Tagged: An Evening of New York Songs and Stories, Jason M. Rubin, Lover Beloved, Suzanne Vega

Country Album Review: Robin Lane’s Current and Cathartic “Dirt Road to Heaven”

Channeling equal parts Lucinda Williams and Levon Helm, the album features Robin Lane’s rich, earthy voice supported by sparse instrumentation.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Dirt Road to Heaven, Jason M. Rubin, Robin Lane, Robin Lane & The Chartbusters, Tim Jackson

Jazz Album Review: Marco Pignataro’s Superb “Chant For Our Planet”

Chant For Our Planet is a great recording full of exciting ensemble playing, with lots of tasty solos and, if you want to listen in that way, an important theme that expresses deep concern for the state of our environment.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Chant For Our Planet, Jason M. Rubin, Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Marco Pignataro, Terri Lyne Carrington

Concert Review: Nick Mason’s Fabulous Saucerful of Secrets

Unlike the slow, spacy stonerism of the 1973-77 era, early Pink Floyd is a much more rocking experience, and those foundational tunes of English psychedelia take on the excitement of punk to modern ears when heard live.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: David Gilmour, Echoes Tour, Jason M. Rubin, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Roger Waters, Saucerful of Secrets

Rock Album Review: “Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson” — A Summery Pleasure

I applaud She & Him’s selection of Brian Wilson tunes while at the same time feeling that some are not well-suited to their loungey, languid pop stylings.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Brian Wilson, Jason M. Rubin, M. Ward, Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson, She & Him, The Beach Boys, Zooey Deschanel

June Short Fuses – Materia Critica

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Short Fuses Tagged: " Opera Rara, Alexandre Kantorow, Bianco e Falliero, Carry Me Home, Ermione, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Hahn: Poèmes & Valses, Harvard University Press, Herbert Blomstedt, Hyperion, Jason M. Rubin, John Higgs, Kendall Square, La donna del lago, Levon Helm, Mavis Staples, MIT Press, Ninja Thyberg, Not Thinking Like a Liberal, Pavel Kolesnikov, Pleasure, Raymond Geuss, Reynaldo Hahn, Robert Buderi, Rossini, Seagull Press, Tapiola Sinfonietta, William Blake vs. The World

Album Review: Drummer Bill Bruford’s “Making a Song and Dance” — Adventures Galore

Legendary percussionist Bill Bruford’s recorded output reveals him to be a restless innovator who went from one band to another so he could learn more about his instrument and about himself as a musician.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Bill Bruford, Jason M. Rubin, Making A Song And Dance

Concert Review: Joe Jackson at the Shubert Theatre — A Restlessly Creative Artist at the Peak of His Powers

Trampling on the expectations of his fans, of course, is a big part of what makes Joe Jackson the singular talent he is — and most of his admirers wouldn’t have it any other way.

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

Album Review: Maine’s Kioea — Reviving the Sound of Surf Guitar

With summer coming, this progressive surf combo’s new recording promises to make an ideal soundtrack for the season.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Carand Burnet, Jason M. Rubin, Kioea, surf music

May Short Fuses – Materia Critica

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Short Fuses Tagged: Adam Ellsworth, Chana Blankshteyn, Fear and Other Stories, George Walker, Gianandrea Noseda, Jacky Smith, Jason M. Rubin, Jim Jenkins, Joann Green Breuer, Jonathan Blumhofer, London-Symphony-Orchestra, Marco Pignataro, Mark Favermann, Queen: As It Began, Zoho Music

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