Sometimes you gotta break the law to change the law. How much do you about these people who broke the law for their beliefs? 1) The Dorr Rebellion, which took place in RI in 1841, was an attempt by middle class RIers to change the rule that you had to own land in order to […]
James Montgomery is a busy guy. The blues legend is constantly touring. “I’m one of these guys who’s never gone off the road. I’m probably performing about 100 gigs a year right now,” he tells us. We caught Montgomery somewhere between performances in Texas and in Ireland, where he also coordinates a blues festival. Ireland? […]
VOTE NOW!! We are happy to announce that a hero has stepped forward to rescue our homeless awards show, and we now have a confirmed venue, thanks to The Columbus Theatre, and an after party planned at Barnaby Castle! Actually, the number of offers we received was overwhelmingly generous, and absolutely renewed our faith in […]
Hearing shots ring out on Saturday night at the crowded downtown PVDFest was pretty rattling for a lot of people present. The person who fired into the air was identified from higher resolution security camera footage as Michael Robertson, 24, from Riverside. He was considered armed, dangerous and at large for almost two weeks after […]
Jack Reich is one of the people behind the music in Rhode Island. There aren’t many major bookers here; if you’ve been to a national act that visited our little state, often on their way from New York to Boston, the odds are good that you have Jack Reich to thank. He’s the primary booker […]
Can whoever started this mural come back and finish it?! because it already looks so good!!! Win CRAVE RI tickets by telling us online (@MotifMagRI or fb.com/motifri where you think this mural is.
We’ve created a few questions leading you to people you definitely shouldn’t know, if for no other reason than to avoid them and their ilk. Try to answer our questions … if you dare. 1) This serial killer abducted and killed a 10-year-old girl in 1928, then wrote a letter to her parents describing how […]