Alt-Nation: The Week and Then Some
Gymshorts Gymshorts return from a cross country trek drumming up mayhem and preaching the gospel of sleazy rock ‘n’ roll. Things tend get a little wild at a Gymshorts show. […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
The Hummel Report: Should RI Have a Constitutional Convention Again?
Editor’s Note: Voters face a crowded ballot when they go to the polls on November 4 from federal races and Rhode Island general officers, down to their local offices. There […]
Gracie’s Continues its Star Chef’s Dinner
Gracie’s in Providence will host a Star Chef’s Dinner Monday, October 20, featuring Chef Taylor Knapp. Gracie’s Star Chef Series began in 2007 and has been a great success, inviting chefs […]
Island Moving Company’s A Thousand Reflections
Fresh off a road trip from Richmond, Va., where they were invited to perform with Amaranth Arts as part of their Great Friends Touring Project, Island Moving Company had one […]
Stop Kiss: Deadly Dull
Epic Theatre Company has been on a roll lately, with superior productions of Angels in America and Compleat Female Stage Beauty. Unfortunately, Stop Kiss, which examines the close friendship between […]
Enron: Gods and Kings of Wall Street
2nd Story Theatre is presenting Enron, a wickedly funny satire of corporate greed and deception. It is also one of the year’s best shows. In late 2001, Houston energy company […]
Providence Phoenix Folds Its Wings
The Phoenix Media/Communications Group (PMCG) announced today that, after 36 years, it will stop publishing the venerated alt-weekly The Providence Phoenix. This news comes a little over a year after […]
My Fair Lady impresses at Ocean State Theatre
Ocean State Theatre Company’s new production of the classic Broadway musical, My Fair Lady, is a triumph. My Fair Lady, adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s 1912 play Pygmalion, and with […]
Album Of The Week: Flying Lotus’ You’re Dead!
An artist known to dabble in experimentation, Flying Lotus manages to take it to a higher level with each release. His new album, You’re Dead! takes you on a multi-dimensional […]