On the Cover
Jeff Wheeler
For the cannabis cover, East Providence skateboard artist Jeff Wheeler used bright, neon colors. “I wanted a black light poster, something people look at when they’re stoned,” he says. Taking […]
Events:
CELEBRATE SPRING
March 15 - April 27The Honk
A RI quintet who perform original instrumental and lyric music. Honk honk.
April 12 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmBlack Violin
Full Circle tour.
April 12 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAlmost Queen
A tribute To Queen by Steve Leonard. We’re almost doing the fandango already.
April 12 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmViolin River
Music of The Grateful Dead. Played only in Violin.
April 13 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmSweet Mercy
Band specializing in rocking Americana originals and classic covers from folk, blues, old-timey jazz and rock and roll.
April 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGuys and Dolls
Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Based on characters created by journalist/short story writer Damon Runyon,
April 17 - April 27Dalton & The Sheriffs
Who shot the sheriff? Not Dalton! Country, of course.
April 17 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmAllysen Callery
A favorite on the RI folk scene, her music has found its way overseas and has been embraced by listeners in the UK and Europe.
April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDavid Wax Museum
The band’s sound blends the ancient and ever-relevant rhythms of traditional Mexican music with amber pop hues and unabashed rock riffs, all tethered together by seductive harmonies.
April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBobby Christina’s Caravan
Tribute to Matt “Guitar” Murphy.
April 18 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmGet The Led Out
Zeppelin tribute. Really, get it out- lead poisoning is no joke.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmOne Night of Queen
Aaaaaahaaaaah.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBruce Mattson Band
Swampy New Orleans funk and blues.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmBadfish
Now this Sublime tribute band really puts on a show.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGimme Gimme Disco
A DJ based dance party playing all your favorite ABBA hits, plus plenty of other disco hits from the 70s & 80’s.
April 18 @ 9:00 pm - April 19 @ 2:00 amSession Americana
A Boston-based folk/rock band/collective.
April 19 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe Simon & Garfunkel Story
The internationally acclaimed concert style theatre show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
High energy rhythm & blues, rock, soul, and funk.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmOne Night of Queen
Aaaaaahaaaaah.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
On the Cover
Chill Cocktails, Cool Jazz, and Eclectic Books
RiffRaff celebrates new featured artist Adèle Saint-Pierre
“I’m not trying to say something specific with my artwork,” said Adèle Saint-Pierre at the March 14 launch of her exhibit at Riffraff Bookstore and Bar in the West End […]
A Conversation Through Poetry
Lebanese American poet writes of family, and culture, and of hope
Poet and illustrator Jess Rizkallah of Boston begins her poem, “in another dimension i am a good daughter” with: i wake up early / i sweep the floor / i […]
On The Cover
Grechel Rosado
A few months ago, cover artist Grechel Rosado of Providence felt like she was burning out. Creating a piece of art every month, while juggling a full-time job, was becoming […]
On the Cover
Amelia Rozear
In creating the cover for this issue, Amelia Rozear of Providence says she wanted to depict “the glow of warmth after a cold, cold winter. It’s the grandeur of spring […]
On The Cover
Afilandra Goncalves
“I want my art to give a feeling of mysteriousness, that you’ve peeked into a moment that maybe you weren’t supposed to see,” says Afilandra Goncalves of Providence, who created […]
The Lost City
Fiction
After three days of rain from oppressively low clouds, the sun came out. I decided to fly for the pure joy of it. The sky was a brilliant teal. I […]