Rick Springfield at Hudson Gardens on Sunday, 7/29/12. Photos of the concert.

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Rick Springfield is more than just “Jessie’s Girl.” Photo by Sean Kennedy. Rick Springfield will turn 60 this month. And halfway through the artist’s show on Sunday at Hudson Gardens, the gardens CEO Rich Meredith leaned over to me and said, “The man works really hard.” I had to agree.

Young, cute and full of melody, Ra Ra Riot displayed its jumpy energy at the Hi-Dive on Tuesday. Photos by Doug Beam. I think Walter Meego is a dumb name for a band. There. I said it. But I am a dumb music journalist, and will admit that sometimes a band’s name is what keeps me from giving their music a chance. Walter Meego has, up until Tuesday night, been a causality of this completely unfounded discrimination. After much prodding from friends, I got off [...]

[photopress:girltalk06.jpg,full,pp_image] Can you spot Greg Gillis, a.k.a. Girl Talk, in the mayhem? Photos by Sarah Cass. To encase oneself in the hard shell of a public persona while still maintaining the soft human inside is a feat I admire in an entertainer. In a music industry diluted with million-selling underage sexpot drama queens, hook-addicted rappers, and adult contemporary faux rock n’ rollers, Gregg Gillis, also known as Girl Talk, is a humble rarity, a music-maker of unique proportions. On stage, he’s a self–proclaimed “not-DJ” known [...]