One of the best things about the holiday season is friends coming home from afar. What’s even better is when they come back home and play a show with their old band and put on a party. Current Nashville resident and Rhode Island native Josh Cournoyer will perform with his high octane rock act Northern […]
Sometimes band members change but the name and vibe stays the same. That’s what you can say about long time Providence funk act Fungus Amungus. Being around for over a decade (which is a long time for a local act), the band’s lineup has changed throughout the years, but they’re always an awesome time. With […]
In Fake Smiles and Lasagna, author Christine Jenkins, a math teacher at Moses Brown School, describes mentoring sibling refugees from Rwanda and helping them get accustomed to the United States. This is Jenkins’ coming-of-age story — a middle-aged high school teacher who embarks on an incredible three-year journey. The idea to become a refugee mentor […]
It was, fittingly, early December when I began to contemplate my own mortality. There was always a vague awareness that nothing lasts forever, but I am descended from a family of hardy stock, a number crossing the century mark. Bad luck can fell anyone, but in my relative youth I had no expectation that I […]
Wednesday we can’t wait to escape the hum-drum daily routine, especially when Gemini Moon squares off with the dreamy escape artist Neptune. It’s easy to deceive ourselves under this aspect. The deception won’t last long as reality comes crashing down in the afternoon when that same Moon opposes Saturn. Responsibilities and tasks close in and […]
Are you excited for Star Wars? Of course! Who’s your favorite Star Wars character? Chewie. What’s not to love? Which is your favorite episode? Episode 4 still feels like the beginning to me. If you had the opportunity to go into space, would you? Sure. I can’t imagine turning down the chance. Tell us your […]
It’s tough starting a small business no matter where you are. You have to deal with rent, cost of goods, paying employees, taxes and all sorts of other things. Sometimes just one hiccup can put your whole establishment in jeopardy. What if there have been multiple ones? It can definitely disrupt the steady flow of […]
1. Bad Bad Hats “Midway” I was turned on to Minneapolis’ Bad Bad Hats thankfully by my friend Will Noon (from the band fun. / Straylight Run). What separates Bad Bad Hats from the other indie bands in the scene is Kerry Alexander’s larger-than-the-room vocals. This track, off their debut LP Psychic Reader, will be […]
Rebirth Brass Band has taken the streets of New Orleans, screen time on HBO’s “Treme” and a Grammy. On Wednesday, December 2, they took the stage at Fête Ballroom. When the crowd was asked by the band how many were hearing Rebirth for the first time, around a quarter of the room cheered. It seemed […]
Thursday, December 17, the Moon floats through Pisces. With Moon in Pisces, folks are impressionable and sensitive. There’s a need to escape the harsh realities of life. Some folks do this through prayer and meditation, others through alcohol and other substances. It is difficult to remain on the straight and narrow as Moon travels through […]