What if a debate took the time to delve past the requisite sound bytes into the meat of an issue facing our state? You couldn’t do it all at once – it would take too long. And you couldn’t expect people to watch it all – that also would take too long. But they might […]
The weather was nearly perfect. And it was a Tuesday night. Two things that should each result in people not piling into a crowded music venue for the evening. Yet that’s what they did on May 8 to witness and take part in the annual Motif Music Awards. It is a rare and wonderful thing, […]
Motif received a record number of votes this year – 6,363! – proving your passion for local music. Thanks to everyone who attended the Music Awards (Tuesday, May 8), and watch for Motif’s next issue for more information about all the winners. Overall Americana: Ian Fitzgerald and Something Else Best Alt Act: The Copacetics Hip-Hop […]
THU 10 Stranger Stories PVD: It’s the first meeting of this new group that features local writers reading from work that relates to the month’s theme. This month’s theme, appropriately, is “Firsts,” and will feature readings by a half dozen local writers (see if you can spot the Motif contributors!). Ada Books, 717 Westminster St, […]
OPENED Options: The temporarily defunct Providence queer culture magazine has reinvigorated and busted back onto the scene with a new board and mostly new staff. optionsri.org The Lotus Garden Noodle & Sushi House: True to its name, this Cambodian-style dining experience joins the culinary cluster on Federal Hill. 223 Atwells Ave, PVD. fb.com/LotusGardenPVD White […]
March for Science on April 14 This didn’t happen, yet we still hope people went, because science is a cause and effect worth marching for. And it was cancelled for lack of funding, which has us confused — we thought marches were volunteer efforts. True, for the big ones, beyond the cost of a permit, […]
Welcome to Motif’s new complaint department. We are past the age when letters to the editor were numerous and needed sorting and selection. Motif gets four or five “letters to the editor” a year. What we get instead is the modern version – phone calls (some of those belong on “SNL”), texts, Facebook messages and […]
Opened Askew: No, they probably won’t be serving squirrel, but they will be taking over the former Fatt Squirrel space under the ArtProv Gallery and across from the Art Bar. Run by local music scene veterans Psycho and Windsong, most recently of Firehouse 13 and Alchemy, this venue will feature live music and will […]
What do you never leave home without? I never leave the house with an iced coffee (yes I am a Rhode Islander to the core), a bottle of water and a smile. What’s your biggest pet peeve? People who cannot follow through with their word and commitments What’s your favorite book? I will let you […]
BARTENDER PROFILES 1. Audrey King Troop PVD a. How did you get into bartending? I began bartending at Foxwoods, of all places. While it was a crazy and fun environment, it wasn’t exactly the type of bartending I wanted to be doing. It involved making a lot of appletinis and chocolate martinis with chocolate syrup […]