Rich KassirerMar 18, 20082 minA good page turn-turn-turnerWhile toiling away at the next issue of Modern Acoustic (tentatively scheduled for early April), I’ve been spending my late nights with a...
Rich KassirerFeb 8, 20084 minCapo Crusaders!! (A Modern Acoustic readers' poll)Everyone knows the greats – Clapton, Page and Hendrix. But we asked Modern Acoustic subscribers to tells us – aside the guitar gods – who...
Rich KassirerFeb 8, 20082 minIssue 19: Guitar HeroesWhen we were kids growing up in the ’70s guitar-based rock was king. Bands like the Allman Brothers, Little Feat and Led Zeppelin fist-pu...
Rich KassirerFeb 8, 20081 minHey ‘Shell, You Know It’s Kind of Funny…I recently caught Michelle Shocked playing at Club Passim in Cambridge. As I stated earlier in this space, I go a long way back with Mich...
Rich KassirerFeb 8, 20082 minCD Reviews: Thao Nguyen and Cinnamon Girl: A Neil Young tribute albumThao Nguyen, “We Brave Bee Stings and All” From the opening moments of the first song on the album “We Brave Bee Stings and All,” you wil...
Rich KassirerJan 21, 20081 minConcert Review: Sarah rocks!We’ve come to expect a rockin’ show by Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, and last night at the Lizard Lounge she did not disappoint. A...
Rich KassirerDec 14, 20071 minConcert Review: Josh Ritter's Concert for a FriendWhat an inspiring and incredibly fun night of music by Josh Ritter and a couple of his bandmates, Sam and Zack, at Passim on Tuesday. The...
Rich KassirerDec 6, 20072 minHanukkah CD swap, a great traditionLast year, my sister came up with a fun idea for our family Hanukkah celebration, which usually includes a large group of people coming t...
Rich KassirerNov 27, 20072 minCD Review: Robert Plant-Alison Krauss, “Raising Sand”Robert Plant-Alison Krauss, “Raising Sand” We’re sure that anyone who has heard about the new Robert Plant-Alison Krauss album, “Raising ...
Rich KassirerNov 7, 20072 minIssue 18: That's the Ticket!Since its inception, Modern Acoustic has always prided itself on keeping readers informed about great music. Our goal is that you would r...
Rich KassirerOct 18, 20072 minWhere it all beginsIt’s easy to forget sometimes – as you pay your money, sit in nice seats, and listen to polished bands – about where it all starts for mu...
Rich KassirerOct 6, 20072 minConcert Review: The Day After the 2 Nights PreviousI just woke up after back-to-back nights of Josh Ritter and Co. at the Somerville Theatre. The tunes are still deep in my subconscious, m...
Rich KassirerOct 3, 20073 minCD Reviews: Erin McKeown, Joni Mitchell, Iron and WineErin McKeown, “Lafayette” We’ve seen Erin live a bunch of times and it’s always fun. But one thing we always wished for was seeing her sp...
Rich KassirerOct 2, 20072 minIssue 17: Caught in a JamI arrived at Ithaca College in 1979 with a boxful of Lynyrd Skynryd, Tom Petty and Pink Floyd albums. Two years later, when my college ro...
Rich KassirerSep 25, 20071 minFun at Boston Folk and the VibesA couple of weeks ago, I spent some time at the Boston Folk Festival, a great event on the campus of UMass/Boston. It was nice to see act...
Rich KassirerSep 7, 20076 minCD Reviews: Sarah Borges, Josh Ritter, Lori McKenna, Eilen JewellMAKING HER MOVE Sarah Borges, “Diamonds in the Dark” When Sarah Borges signed with Sugar Hill Records, she joined Americana stalwarts Jam...
Rich KassirerAug 24, 20072 minIssue 16: Beyond LabelsLabels. We’ve been thinking a lot about them lately. It’s just a fact that everyone gets labeled: He can’t hit a fastball; she’s reclusiv...