The Roots Report: Woodstock Tripping: Heading back to the scene
Okee dokee folks… “We are stardust, we are golden” and we are coming up on the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. To celebrate, my girlfriend and I took a trip to […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Roots Report: Pinball Wizard Hits the Big Screen: Can’t-miss music events from stage to screen
Okee dokee folks… The other night I went to see the film Rocketman, a pseudo-biopic about Elton John — I think it’s being advertised as a “rock ‘n’ roll fantasy.” […]
The Roots Report: Strummin’ Summer: All you need is a guitar and a little sun to make it a memorable season
Okee dokee folks… As the temperatures rise so will my annual annoyance with the heat. By the way, climate change is a real thing. We are screwed, but enjoy this […]
The Roots Report: Don’t Let the Rain Fool Ya: Summer is coming in hot
Okee dokee folks… ‘Tis the season when things start wrapping up indoors and begin to crawl out into the sun and squint their light-deprived eyes. Our next issue will be […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Max Weinberg
Okee dokee folks… Max Weinberg, drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien fame will be bring his Jukebox Show to the Greenwich Odeum […]
The Roots Report: Happy Birthday, Pete! Folk icon Pete Seeger turns 100 this month and RI is gonna celebrate
Okee dokee folks… May 3 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of folk icon and social activist, Pete Seeger. Although Seeger passed away in 2014 at the age of […]
The Roots Report: Expensive Dues: Making it in music is about more than talent
Okee dokee folks… For some reason, the saying “you’ve got to pay your dues” has been bouncing around in my head. The late Richard Walton of Stone Soup Coffeehouse used […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Keith Howland
Okee dokee folks…I have watched the rockumentary Chicago: Now More Than Ever many times over. Chicago’s greatest hits was one of my early favorite albums. I remember getting it for […]
The Roots Report: E-nnoying!: Those highway signs should hit the road
Okee dokee folks… Have you noticed the illuminated message signs along our major highways and the annoyingly punny sayings on them? Personally, I think that these signs should be used for […]
Roots Report: An Interview with Loudon Wainwright
Okee dokee folks…On Thursday, March 28, Loudon Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche and Suzzy Roche will bring their All In A Family show to the Greenwich Odeum in East Greenwich. It […]