Alt-Facts: Far-I-Ners
A foreign country, far, far away, full of far-i-ners, seems to want our help. At least that’s what about half of Americans seem to believe – possibly including our President, […]
Mistaken identities, gender bending, and twins lost at sea! Love unrequited and love triumphant! Populated with some of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters and clowns, Twelfth Night’s buoyant comedy has something
March 21 - April 14Through Friday, April 26 City Personnel, in partnership with Dorcas International, are accepting new clothes donations as part of their commitment to give back to the community. They are looking
March 28 @ 8:00 am - April 26 @ 5:00 pmStand-up comedian recently voted comedian of the year by the Boston Comedy Choice Awards on his first full national tour of 2024.
March 28 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmHe’s been touring the country performing at comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, and cult meetings for over a decade and has been seen on MTV, ABC, VH1, and Comedy Central
March 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pmSka, soul, old country, folk, and blues.
March 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmRecord Release Party for the album “Live and Learn”.
March 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmReggae, hip-hop, and electronic dance music.
March 30 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pmDead tribute.
March 30 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmHe’s been touring the country performing at comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, and cult meetings for over a decade and has been seen on MTV, ABC, VH1, and Comedy Central
March 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pmMusic director and conductor Toshiyuki Shimada presents Mahler & Brahms.
March 30 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmDavid Bowie tribute band.
March 30 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmHip-hop, jazz, funk with a violin and viola.
March 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAn immersive pop-culture experience that’ll bring you back to the Decade of Awesome.
March 30 @ 8:30 pm - March 31 @ 12:30 amPunk, rock, reggae, hip-hop, pop.
March 30 @ 9:00 pm - March 31 @ 12:00 amHe’s been touring the country performing at comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, and cult meetings for over a decade and has been seen on MTV, ABC, VH1, and Comedy Central
March 30 @ 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmPop, Broadway, and world music.
April 3 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSka band.
April 4 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pmA foreign country, far, far away, full of far-i-ners, seems to want our help. At least that’s what about half of Americans seem to believe – possibly including our President, […]
Christopher Columbus has become a controversial figure: He is simultaneously honored by the Italian-American community as their foremost symbolic personage and reviled by Native Americans as the bringer of near-genocide. […]
Benny’s – Sign of the Apocalypse It is easy to talk about the impact on local businesses of Walmart, Home Depot and online shopping, but then comes the announcement that […]
Tragic events in Georgia shortly before press time have added an element of gritty reality to the topic of campus shootings. Scout Schultz of Georgia Tech was shot and killed […]
Every year a bill is introduced at the RI General Assembly to legalize recreational use of cannabis, regulating and taxing it similarly to alcohol. The state legalized medical marijuana in […]
I think we are all saddened and upset about what is happening in Houston. The worst rainstorm in US history. Houston will be years in recovery and we […]
Music fans from throughout the state recently turned on their cars to find Christian rock exuding from their speakers unexpectedly. Even for the conscientious listeners of WBRU, who’d known for […]
RIP, BRU There is sadness at Casa Diablo over the demise of the legendary WBRU. And it is indeed the end of the line for one of Little Rhody’s signature […]
(Originally published December 23, 2008; this is re-published here as a sidebar to my review of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht performed by Burbage Theatre: motifri.com/galileo-burbage-2017 ) Pope Benedict XVI in […]
At 11:59pm on August 31, 2017, Providence’s media landscape will change forever: 95.5 WBRU, Brown University’s radio station that was for over 40 years a haven for alternative rock and […]