URI student, Studying english, Likes food, punk music and cats. Summer intern 2014
Festival season is upon us. As soon as the weekend of the 4th passes there are shows all weekend, every weekend for the rest of the month. If you have time to get out to shows between the PVD Fringe Fest and the 48 Hour Film Festival, making it out to see Dropdead and […]
With summer finally breaking through, bands have come out of hibernation and between now and August you can catch some of your favorites around PVD. The trending tours of old school punk bands is continuing this month, with the English street punk band GBH taking over The Met on June 17. With 30 years of […]
If you were one of the lucky ones to see Full of Hell and The Body last month in PVD, then you can agree that each time these guys make it to town they use every ounce of energy and passion they have. Full of Hell is a self-proclaimed grindcore powerviolence band with hardcore and […]
As220 is holding a screening of the brand new DIY documentary Salad Days on April 10. The punk hardcore community holds Minor Threat, Fugazi, Bad Brains and many more in high regard and name them as influences in their music. Punk and DIY has always gone hand in hand, and these aforementioned bands put a stamp […]
The locals are taking over Providence this month; venues are set up with the best local punk and hardcore bands the city has to offer. Firehouse and the guys from Brass N Ammo are pulling together a killer lineup for a nice Wed night show on March 11 with the locals in Barber Cop and […]
Providence locals Weak Teeth are back with the follow-up to their 2012 EP What A Plague You Are. Sticking to their punk sound and self-proclaimed emo vocals, So You’ve Ruined Your Life applies the same formula that the band has always delivered. The frantic guitar patterns and harsh vocals grab you by the neck and scream in […]
The hardcore punk scene hit Providence hard in 2014 and continues to defy the norm in 2015. New punk band Angel Du$t (members from Trapped Under Ice) recently tore up The Black Box at As220 and kicked off what will be a killer year for the Providence scene. The Funky Jungle and Riotous Outburst Records […]
If you’re a fan of punk and hardcore, then Madball and Agnostic Front are two bands you have definitely heard about. And both bands are bringing an early Christmas present to Providence this December. Madball is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album Set It Off. This album is one of the most influential for […]
The Providence hardcore scene is back and in full swing in November when the guys from The Funky Jungle, Firehouse 13 and AS220 get together with Riotous Outburst Records to host their 3rd annual Fall-fest. This four-day fest, taking place November 12 through 15, is bringing bands from Boston, Philly, Japan and even Spain to […]
The streets of Providence will run red with Midwest Blood as Expire take over Firehouse 13 on Sunday, October 5. The last time they played Providence was over two years ago, so this is long overdue. With the release of their second full-length studio album, Pretty Low, in June, the band has been touring nonstop. […]