Welcome back to Stop, Rock, & Roll! As autumn falls, here are five new local songs to listen to in the cooling weather. Leatherrax – “K9” Wailing feedback opens the debut single from garage rock two-piece Leatherrax. Booming drums enter the picture as a lethal combo of bass and guitar grinds forward. The tempo eventually […]
Photo: Erin X. Smithers Wilbury Theatre Group proudly presents the first show of its 2023/24 season, the world premiere of 22|6: THE REM|X OF A GLOBAL EXPER|MENT, written and directed by JaMario Stills. 22|6 is being billed as an immersive and thought-provoking theatrical experience that weaves together personal narratives, historical truths, and futuristic possibilities while […]
When you’re a kid, candy is currency. It is the life-force-giving stuff of dreams, none too sweet nor too gimmicky. A dropper of sour goo? Sounds good. A hollow ball of tempered chocolate with a surprise inside? Choking hazards be damned. As folks grow up, they typically lose their devotion to the sweet stuff, either […]
If you type “poisoned candy” into snopes.com you’ll get a big FALSE message. Most of the scarelore you’ve heard about the dangers lurking in Halloween candy is total hype. According to Snopes, to qualify as a Halloween poisoning, the poisoned candy must be handed out on a random basis to children as part of the […]
The Outsider Collective (OC), an arts community that encourages belonging and creativity for artists of all abilities, has spent a good portion of their summer collaborating with Industrial Design Professors and students of RISD, as well as independent artists to present “The Art Car Derby” on Sunday, October 15 at The Met. The event will […]
Certain music has a creepy vibe, whether the lyrics outright discuss what goes bump in the night or the melody more subtly imbues spookiness. We reached out to our Motif staff to put together the ultimate Halloween playlist for your next costume party. What they generated was an eclectic mix of genres across decades that […]
Paranormal stories have always fascinated me. I like to believe there is some sort of afterlife and a way for spirits to connect with the living from the great beyond, but I doubt I’ll ever know for certain; however, there’s a beauty to the mystery and to the people trying to unlock the secrets of […]
Halloween is that time of the year when you can dress up in any costume you want and drink craft beer. Hold the candy corn and Tootsie rolls, let’s scare up some grown-up treats. Seasonal beers aren’t around for long, so come taste some pumpkin beer with me! First up in my treat bag is […]
The orange October sky darkens to twilight, flirting with the silhouette of the Providence skyline. The lights above the streets in the highline apartments flicker on, while the storefronts on the sidewalks flip their signs and go dark. A fall breeze hushes through the tight streets. The bell of a shop door closing jingles distantly, […]
Fear is one formidable foe. We can think of an antonym for anxiety: calm. For cowardice: courage. But fear? Boldness? Fearlessness? No. There isn’t a direct opposition, no singular word for something you can summon within yourself, and perhaps that’s why conquering fear can be so damn tough. It’s the All Hallows’ Eve season, and […]