Six at PPAC: A musical to lose your head over
Okee dokee folks… Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived. That lists the fates of each of King Henry VIII’s wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard, and Catherine Parr. Take those wives, a very clever concept and writing, add a lot of Spice Girls, Tudor history, flashy costumes and […]
On Your Feet: Estefans dancing
Okee dokee folks… I have said this before and I will say it again, there are times when you wish that a show was happening more than one night so you can tell other folks to go see it. On Your Feet, The Gloria and Emilio Story is one of those. Occasionally I like to […]
Subterranean Jungle: Unshellfish lyrics
Seems crazy, but it has been 7 years since The Quahogs have released an album. In the interim, the world went crazy, a few times. The band suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of drummer Nick Iddon from cancer last year. The good news is new tunes are coming, with a new album in the works for […]
Subterranean Jungle: Music Video Premier
I’ve talked a lot about the Detroit Rebellion in recent months. It is up on the interwebs, if you care. About how much I think they suck… just kidding, they are one of my favorite bands! They write great songs about underdogs that keep punching, which is in my wheelhouse. The new album is great, […]
Motif Music Awards 2023 – A Rhody After Dark Special
Welcome to Motif Magazine’s Music Awards! This year Scout Lyons brings you backstage with award winners at the 2023 Motif Music Awards show, a night of fun and entertainment with some of Rhode Island’s most talented musicians. Special Thanks to Fete Music Hall for hosting & sponsoring, and to our other sponsors: R1 Indoor Karting […]
Motif Music Awards Recap
There is a helmeted man in a reflective aluminum suit juggling bowling balls in the corner. A gang of mustachioed cowboys coagulate off on the side of a winding staircase, a tall, thin-heeled woman whisks by in a dramatically long fur coat, underneath a man unwrapping aux cords from a blue-lit stage. Bass music alternating […]
Finding Your Higher Self: Yoga studio incorporates edibles with meditation in special class
Four2Five Wellness on Taunton Ave. in East Providence is a place of resilience, strength, and healing where everyone has the opportunity to explore and create their higher self. It’s more than just a yoga studio on the suburbs of the city, it’s a community of individuals who strive to help each other in personal growth […]
Trump Arraignment: Smoke but no fire?
Former President Donald J. Trump was finally arraigned yesterday in New York state court on felony charges with a bare-bones 16-page indictment alleging 34 separate counts of “falsifying business records in the first degree… with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a […]
SIX is Coming to Town: Sponsored Content
SIX is coming to PPAC for two weeks only, April 11 – 23, 2023. Tickets are on sale now at ppacri.org/six (The North American Tour Boleyn Company of SIX. Photo: Joan Marcus) From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak […]