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Okee dokee folks… This issue is the Motif Gift Guide. If you have read this column for any of the past twenty years, you surely know that I don’t do […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
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Okee dokee folks… So, I am EXTREMELY angry. This disastrous regime has been assaulting immigrants as well as US citizens and making some disappear. That in itself is disgusting and […]
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Okee dokee folks… Parking. That is what is on my mind today. In my opinion, if a venue – or any business for that matter – does not take easy […]
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Okee dokee folks… Oftentimes I receive press releases about an artist/band that I have never heard of. I click the links that lead me to websites and social media pages. […]
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Okee dokee folks… I want to thank everyone who attended, performed, volunteered and donated to this year’s Rhode Island Folk Festival; it was an amazing day! If you missed it […]
Neil Young on Tour
Okee dokee folks… Legendary folk-rocker, Neil Young, brought his new band, The Chrome Hearts, and his Love Earth Tour to the Bank New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford on Thursday, August […]
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Okee dokee folks… WBRU used to be my favorite radio station. I would always hear an eclectic mix of music played and I was introduced to many new artists this […]
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Okee dokee folks… In 1994 I produced the first Hear In Rhode Island music festival. Though I had worked other fests before, this was my first time producing one on […]
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Okee dokee folks… AS220 is celebrating 40 years, and 40 years ago I played my first real gig at AS220 in Providence. Up until then, I had only performed in […]
Seeing Graham Nash: A review
Okee dokee folks… Legendary musician, Graham Nash, of Hollies and CSN/CSNY fame performed a memorable, sold out concert last Friday night at Plymouth Memorial Hall in Plymouth, MA.Nash hobbled to […]