Let’s face it, 2016 was a hard year to be a music fan with so many of our heroes passing on. David Bowie, Sir George Martin, Phife Dawg, Merle Haggard, Prince, Bernie Worrell, Leonard Cohen, Sharon Jones and George Michael along with many others passed away and left their immense legacies behind. It was almost […]
The Providence music scene evolved a whole lot in 2016 and experienced immense growth. A couple new venues opened and a few spots started having original live music with both local and touring acts making their presence felt. There also were plenty of new faces making waves while established artists continually progressed and honed their […]
THU 29 Free Movie Night – Frozen: General Admission. No tickets needed. Free. Show at 7pm. Stadium Theatre, 28 Monument Sq. Woonsocket. stadiumtheatre.com Beyond Wrestling Presents Party Animals: Get up close and personal at this wrestling show. Bell at 7pm. Aurora, 276 Westminster St, PVD. auroraprovidence.com FRI 30 Prince Tribute: By The Purple Xperience, Hailing […]
Most of us who are making resolutions this year have already made the same promise at least once, possibly many times. So why do we keep falling back into the same rut over and over again? Because personal change is really freakin’ hard, and navigating that particular mine field it is not a subject we […]
I’ve exhausted all my desire to write about music for one year, so figured I’d move the conversation along to the next most rocking thing going down in the Providence this week: wrestling. I’ve always been a casual fan of wrestling. I caught one of Beyond Wrestling’s event a few months ago at Aurora and […]
WED 21 Mills & Mysteries: Paranormal investigation with the renowned Carl Johnson for an after dark investigation of the 1793 Old Slater Mill, Wilkinson Mill and more. 7:30 – 10pm. Slater Mill, 67 Roosevelt Ave, Pawtucket. slatermill.org. FRI 23 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: The classic film of Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) trying to have the […]
While most of us are full of cheer and good tidings during the holiday season, the less fortunate often are left behind. It’s a time of year where the ones in need could use the most help, whether it’s a home-cooked meal or even a new winter coat to assist in braving the elements. […]
The day before the election, I was walking with my daughter on our way to dinner and she asked me if I thought she would live to see 20. My daughter is 13. Why would a 13-year-old, healthy American girl ask such a question? As a father, can you imagine? I stayed silent too long, […]
Dear C; The holidays are in full swing and a friend of mine dropped dead just yesterday. It was a bit of a jolt, mostly because I was about to text him to see if he was playing at a local club this Thursday. I sometimes sat in and sang with his band. Then a […]
