I Know Why the Dungeon Shook
My Beautiful Amazing Loving Daughter, I cannot tell you enough that you were conceived in love, no mistake, no “heat of the moment” indiscretion. Nothing reckless in your creation. Under […]
Events:
Kyle Rathbun
Indie rock show filled with twinkling electric guitars.
May 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe John Allmark Orchestra
Local jazz music of the legendary and long-standing variety.
May 19 @ 8:00 pm - May 20 @ 12:30 amA Night of Punk
The frenzy of tongs, big hair sluts, scotty saints. Sounds like a normal night.
May 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSteve Smith and the Nakeds
These guy put on a hell of a show, and they’re not clothed. Kidding!
May 24 @ 9:30 pm - May 25 @ 12:30 amViolin River
Grateful Dead tribute.
May 25 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmSaddle Up the Chicken
The feathery music of Bob Dylan.
May 25 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pmWill Evans
Kind folk music.
May 25 @ 9:00 pm - 11:30 pmTab Benoit
Roots veteran performs from his new I Hear Thunder album.
May 26 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmAuction for the Arts
A Stadium Theatre Fundraiser. 22nd annual online silent “Auction for the Arts.”
May 29 @ 9:00 am - June 14 @ 5:00 pmDancecapades
Presented by Krylo Dance Studios.
May 29 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmJoan Osborne
Dylanology live. A tribute by, yes… Zimmerman!
May 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmTheresa Caputo Live, The Experience
Through personal stories about her life, and explaining her gift to communicate with those who have passed on, the television personality and best-selling author delivers healing messages to her audience
May 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmJake Wasson
Folk-punk.
May 30 @ 9:00 pm - May 31 @ 12:00 amMarcia Ball
Blues music artist.
May 31 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMatt Borrello Band
Country music with a band
May 31 @ 9:30 pm - June 1 @ 12:00 am
All Lives Matter
All Livesdon’t get foundhungon four different occasionsfrom treesin 2020 Americaand ruled a suicide All Livesdon’t utter the wordsI can’t breatheover their last breathwhile in police custody All Livesare not handcuffedby […]
#Juneteenth
When it happenedthere was no Negroatop of blazing saddlepreceded by smoking dust cloudsfrom burnt trail.The wind carried no screams of the decree. The war had been over three years.I was […]
#LovedOnes
They say If it’s not on FacebookIt didn’t happenEven though I am not seeing itI’m pretty sure it’s happening We keep sayingNever againUntil the next hash tagDigitally memorializesThe next Black […]
Letter from the Editor
For the record, I am not a fan of Black History Month. There’s inequality in the way we talk about the contributions of black people and white people in American […]
What Is Patriotism?
I honestly don’t know What patriotism Is But I know What patriotism is not 1 I know that patriotism Is not Wilmer Josue Ramirez Vasquez Apprehended At 2 and a […]
Why Are We Still Debating Blackface?
It’s 2019, and we are discussing Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s alleged yearbook photo in blackface. It wasn’t too long ago we Rhode Islanders were divided on the topic of twin brothers […]
Why Roseanne Had To Go
Yes, Rosanne’s show had to go. “It is the ultimate presumption of #WhitePrivilege when you think you can call a black woman an ape… When it’s a black woman that signs your […]
An Interview with State Poet Laureate Tina Cane
Christopher Johnson (Motif): How long you have been in Rhode Island and what are some of your past projects you have worked on? Tina Cane: I moved to Rhode Island 13 years […]
FUNDA Fest 2018
Always looking to widen the breadth of Rhode Islanders’ experience, FUNDA Fest returns for the 20th year, promising an exciting marriage between local and not-so-local artists. I spoke with Valerie Tutson, Rhode Island […]