1. Saturday, November 14: Providence Garage Fest featuring Eric And The Nothing, Neutrinos, Future Spa, Black Beach, Nebulas, The Worried, Gavage, The Midriffs, Party Pigs, St. James and the Apostles; 6pm start; $13; All ages; AS220, 15 Empire St., Providence. Ever since I was a kid, Providence has had a great garage punk scene. I […]
Monday, October 5: Wavves, Twin Peaks, Steep Leans; 7pm; $20 advance; 18+ only; Paradise, 967 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. If you are a regular to this column, then you might be aware already of my love for Wavves. This tour celebrates the soon-to-be-released fifth record, oddly titled V. It took a couple plays for their previous record Afraid of […]
1. September 6 and 7: End of Summer ExtravaGansett; Two stages; Outdoors from 2 to 7pm and inside 7pm til close each night; $8 suggested donation / $5 with a non-perishable food item for the RI Community food bank; Check age restrictions; The Parlour, 1119 North Main St, Providence. Narragansett Beer (can I get […]
1. Fri, Aug 7: Revival Brewing Co. presents The Rhode Island Road House Review featuring Road House The Musical with special musical guests Smith & Weeden, Jay Bernt and the Orphans; 8pm doors / 830pm show; $10; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. This show is the best idea The Met has had possibly ever. […]
1. Sat, Jul 11: B Dolan (Kill The Wolf Album Release), Dropdead, Ask The Dead, with special guests Sage Francis, Roz Raskin and more; 8pm doors / 8:30pm show; $13 advance / $15 day of; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket. 2015 has been a big year for RI’s B Dolan. He recently toured the country […]
1. Sat, May 9: Power Of Love (Huey Lewis & The News Cover Band), Hippy Johnny (The Modern Lovers Cover Band), Pretendica (Pretenders / Elastica Cover Band); 8pm doors / 9pm show; All ages; $10 advance / $12 day of; The Met, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket. Boston’s Power of Love is bringing what Rhode Island has always needed: […]
1. Sat, April 4: WBRU Rock Hunt Finals with Forest Fires, The Most Dangerous Men Alive, Public Alley, We Were Astronauts; 7pm doors / 8pm show; $5; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. Death, taxes, 95.5 WBRU Rock Hunt. Here we are again, and as I did last year, here are each participant’s as-of-press-date official Vegas odds to […]
1. Fri, March 13: Sage Francis, Ceschi (CD release), Metermaids, Storm Davis; 8pm doors / 9pm show; $13 advance / $15 day of; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. The hardest working man in hip-hop returns to The Met. The last year has seen Sage relentlessly touring (over 100 shows last year alone) and the release of his […]
1. Fri, Feb 13: Kool Keith, Party Bois, Medusah Black, Balam, and music by DJ Nook and Dan Tanner; 8pm doors / 9pm show; $13 advance / $15 day of; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. My favorite rapper of all time. Greatest rapper of all time? No, but he is the most eccentric […]
And out comes the first blast of summer music festivals. Who’s playing? The answer is college dropouts. Who’s going? The answer is college kids. Which fest best suits your needs? Have no fear. I have done all the research and let my tried and true barometer of how many bands I would leave Rhode Island […]