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Jonathan Donaldson is a Boston-based musician, writer, and second-generation music junkie. An Ohio native who moved to Boston in 1998, Jonathan's musical loves include R&B, psych, punk, bubblegum, country, electronic, vocal music, international folk, and pop music. His first writings appeared in print in 2002 in Dagger, Pop Culture Press, and Scram, where he wrote about some of his all-time favorite musical acts, ranging from the Modern Lovers and Squeeze, to Jimmy Webb and the High Llamas. He also published essays on Pentangle, Fugu, and the Nourallah Brothers in Scram's book, "Lost in the Grooves," about obscure records. Jonathan has been a regular contributor to local publications, including the Boston Phoenix (2010-present) and the Weekly Dig (2008-2010). As a musician, Jonathan collaborates with Ohio-based songwriter James Goodman in the Nimbleines, as well as local outfits I Want You and Cult of Point Break Society. Jonathan can be reached at inboundsounds@gmail.com.
About the author
Jonathan Donaldson is a Boston-based musician, writer, and second-generation music junkie. An Ohio native who moved to Boston in 1998, Jonathan's musical loves include R&B, psych, punk, bubblegum, country, electronic, More »Recent blog posts
- Off the beaten shows this week with Hayley Thompson-King and Marissa Nadler - tonight 3/7 @ the Plough & Stars + 3/8 @ 826 Boston - debut tracks!
- Electro-popping and breakfast muffins - New and newer releases from Bearstonaut and Stereo Telescope
- Sarah Rabdau (and 149 other Boston artists) team-up to interpret Beck's new "Song Reader" @ Somerville Theatre - 2/28
- What the Ho-Ag?!? - Boston Prog-Math-Metal-Spaz-Rock band releases new album TONIGHT @ Oberon
- Shepherdess meets Corin Ashley - Q&A (+ Record Release parties!)
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