Alt-Nation: The Guide to the Best of The Best
Guitar Wolf Japanese super fuzz troopers Guitar Wolf return to town for the first time in over a decade to blast out some primal rock ‘n’ roll. This may be […]
Events:
A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Alt-Nation: An Interview with Dick Valentine of Electric Six
For the past few summers the Electric Six have come to Providence like The Rapture to liberate souls from the sweltering heat and summer repeats. Electric Six don’t make many […]
Alt-Nation: Joe Moody, Electric Six and Handsome Pete
When local studio owner Joe Moody passed away earlier this year it left a gaping wound in the heart of the local music community. Through his Danger Studio, Joe recorded […]
Alt-Nation: Folk Fest Wrap-Up and the Latest from The Silks
Newport Folk Fest The book is closed on the 2016 Newport Folk Fest, which showcased a mix of rising stars, modern day heavyweights and bona fide legends. Friday’s highlights included […]
Alt-Nation: Festivals! Festivals! Festivals!
Newport Folk Festival The iconic Newport Folk Festival enters its 57th year, as much of a force both socially and within the music business as ever. In recent years the […]
Alt-Nation: Belly @ The Café at The Parlor in Newport
To kick off their first performances in 20 years, Belly returned to where it all started in Newport performing a few doors down from where their first ever show was […]
Alt-Nation: Gimme Some of that Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll!
Belly Belly was the last (and possibly only) Rhode Island band to grace the cover of Rolling Stone magazine when their second record King came out in 2005. Belly mixed […]
Alt-Nation: The Low Anthem’s eyeland and Allysen Callery
In 2011 when The Low Anthem started work on their fourth album, the band was on a roll having garnered international acclaim while touring the world. Little did they know that […]
Alt Nation: Hot Times, Summer in the City!
WBRU Summer Concert Series 95.5 WBRU’s annual series of free concerts not only gives music lovers a chance to catch national headliners, but provides exposure to a new audience for […]
Alt-Nation: Vudu Sister’s Latest and Spring Shows
Vudu Sister – Mortis Nervosa The word “chameleon” is thrown around in music terms by critics who can’t think of anything better to say about musicians. The truth is, music is […]