When you were a kid, chances are you looked up to the good guys: Luke Skywalker, Superman, that guy from those wizard movies, etc. But have you ever thought about being the bad guy? Since 1997, The 501st Legion, a.k.a “Vader’s Fist,” have been dressing up as the villains from Star Wars and showing up […]
Wealthy and Influential We’re sure that no one was surprised to see that Phillipe & Jorge were not cited by GoLocalProv (in their annual listing of the “50 most wealthy and influential Vo Dilanduhs”) as being among that august company. What’s the matter? Doesn’t Casa Diablo’s burgeoning 4-figure bank account merit respect? However, we are […]
Okee dokee folks … This is my last column of 2015. This year really did fly by. Has anyone ever noticed that the older you get the faster time flies? Remember how summers seemed endless when you were a kid? Now, you blink and it’s over. I found that time passed much differently before I […]
My journey through the cosmos – by way of the Frosty Drew Observatory – began this past summer. I had attempted to go one Friday night in June. Unfortunately I neglected to notice the thick fog reminiscent of Stephen King’s The Mist during my hour long, 42-mile drive to Charlestown (Yes, I am a Rhode […]
Atlantic Thrills – Vices (Almost Ready Records) The Atlantic Thrills serve up another plate of surf-smoked garage rock on their sophomore LP, Vices. “Hold It Down” is a catchy tune, but it’s hard not to view it as beach bonfire re-writing of Deer Tick’s “The Bump.” Better is “Bible in a Bowl” that in my […]
Star Wars is the perfect bonding vehicle for parents and their kids. Pretty much everybody at least likes Star Wars (except the few weird assholes who refuse to watch it — get over yourselves you closed-minded freaks), but if you try to bond with your kid watching Star Trek, you might be sentencing them to […]
The Nutcracker by Festival Ballet is one of those seasonal treats that make Providence extra magical for the holidays. This year promises to be no exception. There will be a couple of special elements. For the first time, two students from Festival’s adaptive dance classes – a program aimed at helping children with Down Syndrome […]
Don’t be fooled into thinking this hit Broadway musical show is at all creak with no crackle and pop! Despite its lineage going all the way back to the 1954 Bing Crosby & Danny Kaye-led film, this touring production is bursting at the seams with youthful energy and show stopper numbers that took my breath away. Full disclosure? I’ll stand […]
A new and original work of prodigious audacity, Planet Christmas by Contemporary Theater Company playwright-in-residence Andy Hoover, is unlike any holiday-themed stage production you’ve ever seen. It draws from a diverse variety of sources ranging from H.G. Wells to Leonard Cohen, sometimes planting allusions so obscure that, like James Joyce, Hoover seems to be playing […]