Exposing the New Security State
In Security Through Absurdity, Book One: Little Yellow Stickies, author Rachael McIntosh presents a fictionalized account of her harrowing experience working for a defense contractor from 1997 until 2004. The […]
Events:
CELEBRATE SPRING
March 15 - April 27Violin River
Music of The Grateful Dead. Played only in Violin.
April 13 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmSweet Mercy
Band specializing in rocking Americana originals and classic covers from folk, blues, old-timey jazz and rock and roll.
April 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGuys and Dolls
Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Based on characters created by journalist/short story writer Damon Runyon,
April 17 - April 27Dalton & The Sheriffs
Who shot the sheriff? Not Dalton! Country, of course.
April 17 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmAllysen Callery
A favorite on the RI folk scene, her music has found its way overseas and has been embraced by listeners in the UK and Europe.
April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDavid Wax Museum
The band’s sound blends the ancient and ever-relevant rhythms of traditional Mexican music with amber pop hues and unabashed rock riffs, all tethered together by seductive harmonies.
April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBobby Christina’s Caravan
Tribute to Matt “Guitar” Murphy.
April 18 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmGet The Led Out
Zeppelin tribute. Really, get it out- lead poisoning is no joke.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmOne Night of Queen
Aaaaaahaaaaah.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBruce Mattson Band
Swampy New Orleans funk and blues.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmBadfish
Now this Sublime tribute band really puts on a show.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGimme Gimme Disco
A DJ based dance party playing all your favorite ABBA hits, plus plenty of other disco hits from the 70s & 80’s.
April 18 @ 9:00 pm - April 19 @ 2:00 amSession Americana
A Boston-based folk/rock band/collective.
April 19 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe Simon & Garfunkel Story
The internationally acclaimed concert style theatre show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
High energy rhythm & blues, rock, soul, and funk.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmOne Night of Queen
Aaaaaahaaaaah.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmChris Cain
A blues guitar master with the maturity of Bobby Bland and BB King.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmDraw the Line
Aerosmith tribute.
April 19 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pmMichael W. Smith
Beyond The Far Horizon tour:
April 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Book Review
Heather Rigney’s Waking the Merrow
Native Rhode Islander Heather Rigney puts a fantasy twist on Rhode Island in her debut novel Waking the Merrow There have been surges of popular, old-school monsters lately. Vampires were […]
Local Beach Reads — Read ‘Em With Us!
Books to get you through the summer I’m not sure if I’m more amazed that time seems to pass so quickly or if everyone else says the same thing. Maybe […]
Book Review
Sylvia Weber’s A Guide for Compassion in Political Power
I read A Guide for Compassion in Political Power in search of inspiration. I’m not the most political person in the world, but I wasn’t expecting to gain any political knowledge […]
Book Review
Condemned
Teenagers have always had a sense of invincibility, going on adventures that would make their adult selves squirm. This premise is explored in Scott LeFebvre’s Condemned. In the story, Jason, […]
Horror and Beauty Contrasted in Beautiful Darkness
Graphic novel released in English Beautiful Darkness, a 2009 graphic novel released in English for the first time this year by Drawn & Quarterly, is a study in contrasts. The […]
Graphic Novel Review
On Loving Women
On Loving Women is a collection of 10 lesbian coming out stories from artist and animator Diane Obomsawin. Each story is simply titled as in, “Mathilde’s Story” or “Charlotte’s Story,” […]
Book Review
Mad Tales
Mazzenga creeps readers out with twisted townies, eerie sea creatures, aliens and more in his short story collection, Mad Tales HP Lovecraft has had more of an impact on Rhode […]
Pippi Appears in Comics!
Pippi Longstocking is a children’s book character every bit as compelling and important as the classic big three girl heroines Dorothy, Wendy and Alice. Though she came almost half a […]
Wrap Up These Books For Little Ones On Your List
Christmas shopping tends to be a stressful hassle – playing Santa Claus and trying to find just the right gift for a seemingly never-ending list while dealing with the everyday […]