Stop, Rock and Roll
Although the weather is inconsistent this time of year, the number of great new Rhode Island releases is always reliable. Here are five songs you should listen to! The Keegan […]
Events:
A Changing Reflection
This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023Social Fabric: Textiles and Contemporary Issues
Featured artists include: Jim Arendt, Elizabeth Duffy, Brooke Erin Goldstein, Sabrina Gschwandtner, Letitia Huckaby, Tamara Kostianovsky, Dinh Q. Lê, Aubrey Longley-Cook, Veronica Mays, Alison Saar, Emma Welty, Nafis M. White,
December 3, 2022 @ 8:00 am - June 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pmPaintings by Gregory Ricci
December 9, 2022 - April 13, 2023Superimposed
January 25 - June 4Outsider Art: Harnessing Color
This exhibition joins six art spaces from the East Coast that support artists with disabilities: Artists’ Exchange, Center for Creative Works, Downtown Designs Gallery, Spindleworks, Out of the Box Studio
January 27 - April 1Grateful Dead
The Vintage Posters, 1966-1995.
January 27 - March 31Whodunit? An Improvised Murder Mystery
This time, it’s the French Revolution and the nobility are stabbing each other in the back…literally. Every week is different, so you – and the cast – never know what
February 4 - April 1Elisabeth Subrin’s The Listening Takes
February 9 - June 4Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I will not bend an inch
February 17 - August 4Red Series
by Jade Sisti
March 1 - March 31Annual Open Show
March 31Anvil/ Midnite Hellion
Heavy metal music
March 31 @ 7:00 pm - April 1 @ 12:30 amPaul Virzi
New York-born comedian is a Comedy Central regular with not one but two podcasts of his own.
March 31 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmForeigners Journey
Foreigner & Journey tribute
March 31 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAndrew Spatz
Acoustic
March 31 @ 9:00 pm - April 1 @ 12:00 amPaul Virzi
New York-born comedian is a Comedy Central regular with not one but two podcasts of his own.
March 31 @ 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmPaul Virzi
New York-born comedian is a Comedy Central regular with not one but two podcasts of his own.
April 1 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe English Beat
2-tone, ska, reggae and new wave
April 1 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPopa Chubby
The king of NYC blues
April 1 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJohn Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
An American rock band from RI
April 1 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Stop, Rock and Roll: Chronicling recent local releases
Welcome to the fourth installment of Stop, Rock, and Roll! Although February is the shortest month of the year, that didn’t stop it from being stuffed to the gills with […]
Stop, Rock and Roll: Recent local music releases
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Stop, Rock, and Roll! Congratulations, you made it through the first month of the year! Hopefully some local music was the soundtrack to the […]
Stop, Rock and Roll: What’s dropping in the New Year
The Holiday season has come and gone, and with it goes all that Holiday cheer. New England winters can be brutal, so what better way to heat things up than […]
Stop, Rock and Roll: Chronicling recent local releases
Hello, Motif readers! My name is Jack Downey, and I’m a student at Providence College, a musician, and a former Motif intern. Since I was in high school, I have […]
Fashion is Such a Drag: Three RI drag queens discuss what drag fashion is and what it means to them
While it has gained some more notoriety in recent decades, the culture of drag is still a mystery to many. Despite what some might think, drag is far more than […]
A Night of Good Spirits: The 2022 Motif Bartender’s Ball celebrated unsung heroes of happy hour*
The 2022 Motif Bartender’s Ball was truly an event to behold. Taking place at R1 Indoor Karting on August 1, the ceremony was a lively and colorful affair that highlighted […]
On the Cover: July 2022
Gracing the midsummer edition of our magazine is a cover designed by our very own creative director, Francie Eannarino. Due to this being our annual music issue, the cover portrays […]
Motif’s 2022 Music Awards Nominees: Who will take home the trophy?
With local music beginning to blossom once more following two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Motif is pleased to present our annual Music Awards! These awards compile nominees put forward […]
