The time is here once again for the midterm elections, and wee doggy, what a quagmire we find ourselves in. When I sat down to write this piece, I told myself I wasn’t going to make it about Donald Trump, but, in the current political climate, it’s difficult to find anything politically that doesn’t have […]
Evening Sky is a band that is living proof that instrumental jazz in all its forms is not a dead genre. I have been fortunate enough to see them play live on several occasions, and their enthusiasm for the music always shines through. It is very apparent when you listen to them, that this group […]
It’s that time of year again, when normal people try to be spooky, weird people get weirder, and the truly spooky folks roll their eyes a whole bunch. On the heels of “NecronomiCon” making their Providence appearance, the Dark Arts Festival is making their presence known. The festival will take place on October 11 at […]
Everyone likes to go out and listen to live music, and they should. There are a multitude of bands that are extraordinary in our local music scene alone. However, as good as these bands are, none of them would be able to do what they do best without a quality soundperson in their corner. Soundpeople […]
People are hurting, and that’s a fact. From the national level where we are led by an orange buffoon who is more concerned with enriching himself and constructing monuments to his dubious glory, to the local level where the two parties continuously fight to see who will lead us next with their ineptitude and lack […]
H.P. Lovecraft, (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author who specialized in the bizarre, fantastical, and macabre. He was the natural successor to Edgar Allan Poe, yet he took his stories to a darker, more sinister place. Unfortunately, while he was alive, his work was mostly presented in magazines of the […]
Connie Stowers, also known as “The Realeskater,” has always loved connecting with people. Born and raised on the South Shore of Massachusetts, she earned her degree in communications with a minor in psychology from Merrimack College. She built her career in retail leadership before transitioning to real estate and eventually combining her new vocation with […]
The hood was unceremoniously torn from over the young man’s head. A tall, gaunt man in antiquated clothing peered at him, his face mere inches away. “And who do we have here?” hissed the man. The young man gasped and his mouth dropped open as he stared into the eyes of the person before him […]
The NecronomiCon is a biennial celebration of the works of HP Lovecraft and beyond, and throughout the genre of “weird fiction.” Centered in downtown Providence, it boasts four days of literary panels, readings from various authors, tabletop gaming, vendor halls, and guided walking tours which showcase locations described in Lovecraft’s stories. It is a four-day […]
At this point, what more can be said about the orange stain on our country that is Donald J. Trump? From his blatant racism and misogyny, to his constant grifting and obvious lies, it’s become all too clear that he has absolutely no intention of putting any American first except for his billionaire cronies. This […]