Mark Rubin (musician)

Mark Rubin

Mark Rubin is an American string-band musician who played upright bass and tuba in the Austin, Texas-based band Bad Livers,[1] as well as the Dallas-based band Killbilly.[2]

Early life

Rubin was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma[2] and grew up in Norman, Oklahoma.[3] He first arrived in Austin on August 28, 1987.[4]

Musical career

Killbilly

Rubin joined the rock-bluegrass band Killbilly, which formed in the late 1980s,[5] due to his re-emerging interest in bluegrass music.[6] It was after he joined Killbilly that Rubin met Danny Barnes, who, at the time, had just joined the band as its first banjo player.[6]

Bad Livers

The Bad Livers, led by Rubin and Barnes, remained together from their formation in 1990 until effectively shuttering in 2000.[3] The band has reformed and played performance at Pickathon (2007) and the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. (2008.) As of 1999, Rubin was, according to Andy Langer, the band's "bassist, co-manager, and goodwill ambassador".[6]

Post-Bad Livers career

Rubin was featured along with three other principals in German documentary film "Der Zerbrochene Klang" ("The Broken Sound") about his participation in the Other Europeans Project; a collective of Jewish and Rroma musicians from 9 different countries.[7]

In 2013, Rubin, along with Sean Orr, released the album "Texas Fiddle, Okie Guitar".[8] In 2015, Rubin released a solo album, "Southern Discomfort", which contains nine original songs and three covers.[4]

As of April 2014, Rubin lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana as a freelance musician, writer and cultural critic.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Azerrad, Michael. "Bad Livers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Friedman, Josh Alan (27 August 2009). "Mark Rubin Schleps His Instruments Across The World in the Name of Klezmer". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 DuShane, Tony (19 March 2009). "The Bad Livers: Old-time hip, not hippie". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 Hernandez, Raoul (2 June 2015). "Papa Mali Extols Mark Rubin". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Cuellar, Catherine. "Killbilly Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Langer, Andy (5 November 1999). "Against the Grain". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Other Europeans in: DER ZERBROCHENE KLANG". www.other-europeans-film.de. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  8. ↑ Stegall, Tim (15 August 2014). "Texas Fiddle, Okie Guitar". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Rubin, Mark. "Artists homepage".

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