Alt-Nation: Spring Biscuits
Outlaw In Peru – OIP (75orLess Records) This record has been kicking around for awhile but I popped it into my CD player the other day and it floored me. […]
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: Bastards & More
2016 is still only in its infancy but it seems like we’ve lost a lot of people. I want to send this out to the memory of Joe Moody, the […]
Alt-Nation: WBRU Rock Hunt
It’s that time again — the finals of this year’s WBRU Rock Hunt take over The Met Café this Saturday night. The great thing about the WBRU Rock Hunt is […]
Alt-Nation: Shows to Put a Spring in Your Step
Sage Francis This is a gem of a show that is flying under the radar with acclaimed hip-hop artist Sage Francis coming to The Knickerbocker in Westerly. Sage Francis has […]
Alt-Nation: Pixels’ Latest and Weekend Shows
Pixels – Hello (P.O.P. Records) With their new EP, Hello, the Pixels have created a throwback pop gem. Hello starts out with “Memory Boy” that tells the tale of moving […]
Alt-Nation: Suck and Wastelands. And Music, too
Brrr! Winter is finally here. I miss the old days when it would begin in December and then that one warm day in February came like a beacon of hope […]
Alt-Nation: HBD Johnny Rotten!
We’re going to start off this one paying homage to John (Johnny Rotten) Lydon on his 60th birthday. Outside of Joey Ramone, he’s the single most influential figure in how […]
Alt-Nation: In Mourning
I had planned to start with a brief tribute to Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t include a few words about David Bowie, whose passing […]
Alt-Nation: Welcoming 2016 with Music
Atlantic Thrills – Vices (Almost Ready Records) The Atlantic Thrills serve up another plate of surf-smoked garage rock on their sophomore LP, Vices. “Hold It Down” is a catchy tune, […]
Alt-Nation: Music to Stuff in Your Stocking
Blackletter – Digital Vinyl Nobody is ever going to accuse Blackletter’s vocalist/keyboardist/songwriter Dave Laros of lacking ambition. The band’s debut release, Digital Vinyl, is a concept EP about a gunslinger’s […]