Dan Epstein is the Forward’s contributing music critic. His books include Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ’76.
Dan EpsteinContributing Music Critic
By Dan Epstein
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Who would have thought a song inspired by Ingmar Bergman and Luis Buñuel would create a rock ’n’ roll history
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Irving Berlin and the Gershwins were among the many immortalized by the legendary singer
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Music For one Jewish rock ’n’ roll legend, loving Sandy Koufax and R.E.M. is not a contradiction
With The Baseball Project supergroup, Steve Wynn has found a way to embrace his two passions
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in 'The Last Songbird,' Daniel Weizmann puts a new Jewish spin on an LA noir
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Music On Paul Simon’s dark night of the soul, he wants it darker — much darker
The 81-year-old artist's latest album, 'Seven Psalms,' confronts mortality with honesty and just a bit of humor
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'Quantum Criminals' reveals the jaundiced and Jewish-inflected cynicism behind the slick musicianship of Steely Dan
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Culture 10 songs that will turn anyone into a Barbra Streisand fan
Not only did Streisand cover David Bowie and Bob Marley, she made it work
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At Yankee Stadium, MLB's first designated hitter brought back a desperately needed enthusiasm
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