Independent music has an endless variety of styles and tones. There also are acts that meld musical dimensions to create something truly unique. That can be said for No Joy, a duo of Jasamine White-Gluz and Laura Lloyd from Montreal that exude a shoegaze sound with hints of electronic notes. It makes for a captivating […]
Scars show trauma, growth and pain, and sometimes when it gets too hard to live with them, getting a tattoo over them can help people feel better. A tattoo artist can help a person reclaim their confidence. Breast cancer survivors with mastectomy surgery scars can cover their scars with a lovely tattoo. People dealing with […]
To play along with the fun of the Motif Tattoo Issue, we asked local beer professionals to tell us about their [mostly] brew-related ink. Let’s roll up some sleeves… At Newport Storm, co-founder/brewmaster Derek Luke has the Hurricane symbol from the brewery’s logo on his arm. Theresa Malafronte, the Storm PR/events coordinator, says, “He got […]
Doctors have been regarded as superheroes and omnipotent beings, as trusted saviors and givers of life. The doctor has also been reviled as a blood-sucking pill pusher with a luxury lifestyle financed on the back of inflated fees. The truth is that physicians are as varied as the patients they treat … and today, the […]
Displaying his own collection of spider, skull and deep sea creature tattoos, musician and promoter Justin Marcotte gears up for his next big event: The Providence Tattoo & Music Fest 3! “This event is a big game changer for me,” said Marcotte. “I got the idea from when my band Joint Damage played the Rock […]
In December, Providence was introduced to Brooklyn-based composer/saxophonist Angela Morris and her group Rallidae. After watching their inspiring performance, I had the chance to speak with her briefly and found her thoughts on music to be as interesting as her performance. So we arranged to have a longer interview in which we could discuss her journey, […]
On February 25, The Naked Magicians come to The Vets in Providence, bringing with them the only R-rated magic show in the world, which is a sexy combination of comedy, mind blowing magic and of course, some nudity. I was lucky enough to have a one-on-one with the charismatic duo Christopher Wayne and Mike Tyler […]
After a long and heated debate, the US Senate voted to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) to be our next attorney general. As our nation’s highest law enforcement officer, Sessions will be in charge of determining federal enforcement priorities, meaning he will at some point have to grapple with state versus federal medical and […]
Just moments after my quest for caffeine was realized, I was preparing myself for another late night homework session at my alma mater. My tattoos were the last thing on my frazzled mid-finals mind while pouring sugar into my coffee, but evidently not the last thing on the mind of the guy standing next to […]
At the risk of making a commercial jingle break out, who else out there could use a break? 2016 seemed to be the year nothing could go right, and 2017 is looking to be the direct-to-video sequel. We all just had quite a bit of snow dumped on us, and in general the weather is […]