After a gap of nearly five years between releases, 2015 has been a whirlwind for Jesse Malin. In March, the D Generation singer released the soul stirring New York Before The War (One Little Indian / Velvet Elk Records), in April he put out a both a solo EP and comeback single with his old […]
What’s the perfect way for a film to ring in its glorious transition to DVD? With live music, of course! That’s what was on tap at The Parlour on North Main in Providence last Saturday. Local musician and comedy whiz Adam Theroux (who you might know as Hank Sinatra Jr. ) recently directed a thrilling […]
While the television plagues America with an onslaught of social injustices carried throughout the nation, we here in Rhode Island seem to have been spared viral police videos, save one, and adding names to the litany of unarmed victims struck down by law enforcement. Why are we so different? What are we doing that can possibly […]
Hope & Main, a culinary incubator program that gives food industry start-ups access to kitchen space and industry tools and resources, will be hosting a dual birthday party from 2 to 6pm on October 11. They will be celebrating the first anniversary of their business as well as the centennial of its location, the Main […]
About one week ago on a Sunday, I drove myself down to the west wall at East Matunuck beach in South Kingstown. I know that striped bass are destined to make their fall run past us soon. Like birds flying south for the winter, the stripers make their way south below the surface. I haven’t […]
I think that everyone has an important story to tell. Some may be better told than others, but all would be intriguing from an outside perspective. Ned Handy’s story is part of probably one of the most defining moments of world history: World War II. A flight engineer in the Air Force, Handy takes readers on a fantastic […]
Greenvale Vineyards is located in Portsmouth along the beautiful Sakonnet River. On what used to a be an award-winning dairy farm now is an award-winning vineyard. Greenvale Farm and Vineyards, built in 1863 by John Barstow, the present owners’ great-great-great grandfather, is on the state and national registers of historic places and is poised for the […]
Just in time for Halloween comes a musical production featuring America’s spookiest family. Katie Clark stars as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family: The Musical, which opened at Ocean State Theatre Company on September 30 and runs through October 25. Clark is having a good time bringing Morticia to life. “She’s fun to play because she […]
The Chicago garage rock scene just got a jolt of soul and bravado. The heart of rock ‘n’ roll has always kept it cool, but it just skipped a beat with Yoko & The Oh No’s and their stellar self-titled debut. Due out on October 30 off of Los Angeles label Autumn Tone, there’s something really special […]
Even in his own restaurant, Chef Cullen would never be described as the center of attention. He does, however, manage all aspects of his restaurant from running solo on the line to hiring staff and sourcing food, beer and curating his bottled beer list, while making just about everything in-house. During a lull in orders […]