09/29/2009 10:00 PM - Rick Berlin "Saves The Day"
The Alchemist Lounge 435 South Huntington Ave
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130
US
Cost:Always Free
Description:Rick Berlin is a giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting and strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s, when his innovative band Orchestra Luna was on Epic Records and harnessed a potent blend of theater and music years before the Tubes. Throughout the decades and the shifting fortunes of the business Rick has continued to make music with intelligence and integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that’s drawn favorable comparisons to the likes of Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen - although Rick rocks more than both. His most recent band, the Shelley Winters Project, recently split after two terrific CDs, but Rick’s still busy creating. He’s making a new solo album, tentatively titled Me & Van Gogh, at Hi-N-Dry Studio with Billy Conway producing. You can learn more about Rick, and read his short fiction and the script for his musical The Kingdom at www.rickberlin.com. ------------
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