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Jason M. Rubin

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

Album Reviews: Echoes of Prog — Brad Mehldau and Circe Link & Christian Nesmith

Recently, some artists have come out of the closet and put their prog hearts on their sleeves with new recordings that celebrate the heyday of progressive rock.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Brad Mehldau, Christian Nesmith, Circe Link, Cosmologica, Jacob’s Ladder, Jason M. Rubin

Jazz Album Review: Guitarist John McLaughlin — The Montreux Years

The album features seven tracks played by five different groups fronted or co-led by guitarist John McLaughlin.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Jason M. Rubin, John McLaughlin, John McLaughlin: The Montreux Years, Montreux Jazz Festival

Concert Review: Beth Hart at Wilbur Theatre

Blues singer Beth Hart wields the hammer of the gods with easy finesse but also deep emotion.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Beth Hart, blues, Chris Bloniarz, Jason M. Rubin, Quinn Sullivan

CD Review: Dave Bainbridge’s “To The Far Away” — Prog Rock with Passion

For prog fans who consider that the proof of the pudding is long, complex songs with virtuosic solos and exotic instrumentation, no fear: To The Far Away is multi-textured and musically exciting.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: “To The Far Away”, Dave Bainbridge, Jason M. Rubin

Film Review: “Music. Money. Madness. Jimi Hendrix Live in Maui” — Rubber-Room Wackos

If this film accomplishes anything, it’s to remind us of how much we lost when Jimi Hendrix died.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Jason M. Rubin, Jimi-Hendrix, Music. Money. Madness. Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui, Rainbow Bridge

Music Review: “Someone​/​Anyone? A 50th Anniversary Tribute to Todd Rundgren’s Something/​Anything?”

Someone/Anyone? is packed with lots of great music and makes a strong complement to the album it compliments, Something/Anything?

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Fernando Perdomo, Jason M. Rubin, Someone​/​Anyone?, Something/​Anything?, Todd Rundgren

Jazz Album Review: Guitarist Dave Stryker’s “As We Are” — A Successful Synthesis

Unlike a lot of modern jazz releases, this isn’t so much about displaying virtuosity (though all the musicians are virtuosos) as it is about setting a mood and a groove and dancing on top of it.

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: As We Are, Dave Stryker, Jason M. Rubin

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