13th Annual Daniel Pearl Music Day

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm UTC-04:00

The Burren | Somerville

Dee Zaster & The Designated Drivers
Publisher/HostDee Zaster & The Designated Drivers
13th Annual Daniel Pearl Music Day
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Hosted by Dino Cattaneo - Featuring Members of the Baker Thomas Band!
This Boston music scene October tradition returns to the Burren for the fourth year with a twist. Hosted by beloved Boston music community member Dino Cattaneo (aka Dee Zaster)the Daniel Pearl Music Day celebrates the idea that music is a universal language that encourages fellowship with a unique event that brings musicians together in a collaborative fashion. A killer house band backs some of Boston’s best singers, playing their interpretation of great covers.
And this year, the show comes with a twist: since moving to the Burren, the show has featured Tom Bianchi as a guest vocalist. To celebrate the role that Tom has played in building our music community, this year the house band will include him and a number of members of the Baker Thomas Band.
Over the past 12 years, over 70 vocalists sang their favorite songs. What makes the shows memorable and full of surprises is that it’s an opportunity for the artists to venture into genres that they cannot play in their regular shows Folk singers rocking to AC/DC or dancing Lady Marmalade? YES PLEASE! Running Up That Hill with two drummers? We did it 5 years before it went on Stranger Things!
Other artists covered in the past include: Peter Gabriel, Chaka Khan, Heart, Ghost, Portishead, Iggy Pop, The Beatles, Bob Dylan. Edith Piath, LaBelle, Linda Rondstadt, Free, Loretta Lynn, Labelle, George Michael, Credence Clearwater Revival, Prince, Judy Collins, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Talking Heads, Van Halen, Thelonius Monk – many of them on the same night!
House Band (and Vocalists):

Chris Anzalone, Tom Bianchi, Jake Bush, Jeff Gaynor, Matt Pezone and Dee Zaster.
Featured vocalists:

Ruth Anzalone, Susan Cattaneo, Scott Daamgard

Daniel Pearl World Music Days
Daniel Pearl World Music Days is an international network of concerts that use the power of music to reaffirm our commitment to tolerance and humanity.
Daniel Pearl World Music Days was created in response to the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl at the hands of extremists in Karachi, Pakistan. Danny's family and friends came together to work towards a more humane world, forming the Daniel Pearl Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is to promote cross-cultural understanding through journalism, music, and innovative communications.
Danny was a talented musician who joined musical groups in every community in which he lived, leaving behind a long trail of musician-friends spanning the entire world. Commemorating Danny's October 10th birthday, World Music Days uses the universal language of music to encourage fellowship across cultures and build a platform for "Harmony for Humanity."
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The Burren, 247 Elm St,Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

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