Make Way for the Highway
Thanks to Interstate 95, travelers can drive all the way from Miami to New Brunswick without ever needing to leave the highway. Artists from Jimmy Buffet to the Front Bottoms […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Take Three Shots, Gigi!: The gov screwed up again
Gigi’s Catering Service It seems every time Governor Gigi Raimondo is involved in an enormous deal by the state that involves big corporations, she, to put it politely, soils the […]
Rhythm & Roots: A Cajun exposition
Summer is here, the sun is hot and our Vitamin D is at near-lethal levels, causing an incessant urge to attend festivals, dance like crazy and let go of inhibitions […]
“Do You Not Perceive the Jest?” Oh, but I Do!
The sun was soft and low in the sky, enveloping the Contemporary Theater Company (CTC)’s outdoor performance space in a dreamy midsummer glow; it’s the perfect setting to kick off […]
All Hail Queen Margaret
It’s not uncommon for RI’s theater scene to be taken over by Shakespeare in the summer months. This season, we’ve already seen TRIST present The Merry Wives of Windsor, and […]
Got Beer?: More Beer Is Better! A new beer bill hits the gov’s desk
Two issues ago, we celebrated the third anniversary of the bettering of Rhode Island’s beer laws while bemoaning the fact that our 401 indie brewers have the lowest beer-to-go ounce […]
Don’t Blink: Art happens before your eyes
Almost two months ago, on my commute to work, I spotted a ladder, a freshly primed wall and a very chill artist on Cypress Street directly below Billy Taylor Park […]
Five Fun Things To Do: July 10 – 16
WED 10 The Great American Hemp & Blues Festival: Musical performances include a Grateful Dead tribute, folk rock, country and reggae. Headliner is James Montgomery Blues Band. Vendors, artisans and […]
Keep On Moving: Exile at The Razor – Rolling Stones at Gillette Stadium, Foxboro on July 7
I first saw the Rolling Stones in fall 1989 on their Steel Wheels tour. At the time, being an adolescent punk rocker, I didn’t give a shit about “corporate rock” […]