The following piece appeared as a cover story for the “Calendar” magazine section in The Boston Globe:
Boston Fixtures
By Matt Robinson
It’s January. That sound you don’t hear is coming from clubland. But though this may be the slowest time of the year on the night scene, there are certain acts you can count on. Just as you have throughout the year.
Boston is blessed with a core of talented performers who make their living playing the same gig most every week of the year. Predictable, yes. But that can be a good thing. For every night of the week, there is at least one place where you can go for a solid evening of music.
The talent pool is wide and deep: Geoff Bartley, the pied piper of folkdom; pop impresario Rick Berlin; jazz stylist Bert Seager; bluesman Jose Ramos; the omnipresent Winiker Orchestra; the predictably unpredictable Fringe. And that’s just a sampling we have room for here. (more…)
