There’s a new breed of local music that’s been taking over Providence in 2016. It doesn’t conform to one style, genre or artistic trend. It’s as diverse as the city itself with influences coming from all different directions. One of those bands that made their presence felt this year is The Funk Underground, a hip-hop collaborative […]
Ringing in their 17th Anniversary as one of the top record and vintage stores in Providence, What Cheer Records + Vintage has a few things special planned for December 18. Not many independent small businesses can say they have been around as long as What Cheer has, and it’s a wonderful opportunity for shoppers to […]
Music sometimes echoes the changing of the seasons. Spring and summer bring with them an upbeat feeling, and some bands’ styles go perfectly with it. Some bands, like The Beach Boys, built a career on it. Fall and winter bring a vibe that goes well with dark tones and driving rhythms as the temperatures get […]
On Sunday, December 4, at Firehouse 13, beer will be swilled and a whole lot of rock ‘n’ roll will grace the room. The Supersuckers are coming through as part of a stacked show with Jesse Dayton, Gallows Bound, The Living Deads and locals The Quahogs for what has the makings to be one crazy night […]
Experimental music is on a very broad spectrum; it can’t be pinned down and the listener never really knows what to expect when they press play for the first time. It also can be mind-numbingly boring or blissfully innovative. Toronto’s New Fries definitely bring the latter with their brand new album More. It combines straight-up […]
Whenever there’s a resurgence of a genre, few acknowledge the resurgence’s forerunners — the musicians who were playing a particular style before it became part of a so-called “revival.” You can say that folk and Americana have made a big comeback in the 2010s, and there are a lot of facts to back it up. […]
Since the dawn of social media, bands have been spelling their names in all capital letters. Some even use witty abbreviations or a different spelling of a word to make a striking impression. New Jersey punks NGHTCRWLRS follow that trend, and it would be a tad comical if their latest album, Raging Hot, wasn’t so fantastic. […]
So far this decade, metal has found itself in an identity crisis. All sorts of influences are coming into play with progressive, doom, black, thrash and stoner metal still present in the metal realm while other acts are trying to resurrect the glam days of the ‘80s. There are also metal bands forging their own […]
It’s been a while since Providence native Jon Dwyer and San Francisco garage noise punks Thee Oh Sees have been in The Creative Capital. I’m pretty sure the last time they played in town they were ripping apart an Olneyville DIY spot roughly seven years ago. On November 15, the setting was a bit more refined […]
In the hip-hop genre, A Tribe Called Quest’s musical abilities can’t be matched. With an Afrocentric vibe straight from the streets of New York City, the act became a central part of the genre’s “Golden Age” during the late ’80s and early ’90s. After their initial breakup in 1998, fans were bummed and when they […]