Doors open at 6:30 pm - Show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $30 pp. All ages show.

Mark Rubin is an internationally recognized multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and cultural historian with over forty years of experience spanning American roots, country blues, punk, and contemporary Klezmer. A powerful socio-political storyteller, he pairs virtuosic clawhammer banjo and acoustic guitar with sharp-witted social commentary. Rubin is also an accomplished educator and speaker dedicated to exploring the intersections of heritage, identity, and regional music.

Born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Rubin grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, where he was raised in a Jewishly observant household. His father served as the director of the Hillel Foundation at the University of Oklahoma. His first forays in music found him as a bassist in the local reggae band and a roadie for OKC's Flaming Lips. But Rubin’s early career took root in Texas. In 1987, he arrived in Dallas, where he became a founding member of Killbilly (1987–89), a band that famously blended the speed and energy of punk rock with traditional bluegrass. At the encouragement of banjoist Danny Barnes, Rubin moved to Austin. Together, they co-founded the legendary proto-Americana band the Bad Livers in 1990. As the band's bassist and tuba player, Rubin helped pioneer a genre-bending acoustic sound that heavily influenced a generation of alternative bluegrass and roots artists. (Bad Livers tunes feature regularly in Billy Strings setlists.)

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