Almost from its inception into mainstream America with Elvis wiggling his hips on “The Milton Berle Show,” rock music has had an awkward and sometimes downright tumultuous relationship with Christianity. In its earliest years, Baptist preachers across the nation chastened their primarily Caucasian congregations that the very rhythms of this nascent genre would drive their […]
This Friday, August 26, marks the release of Mangy Love by Cass McCombs, a fascinating singer-songwriter based out of California. The album is McCombs’ eighth full-length, produced by Elliot Smith alum Rob Schnapf and Dan Horne, featuring appearances by California guitar wiz-kid Blake Mills and NC-based singer Angel Olsen. Known for being a quiet drifter-type, he’s […]
Everyone likes to talk up the music coming out of New York City, and you can’t really blame them — The Big Apple has been a haven for musical excellence for over 50 years and that won’t be changing anytime soon. But what about upstate New York? Once in a while a band will come […]
There have always been a few artists who seem to have played with everyone and also have some solo success. Bruce Hornsby is an excellent example of this with his ability to play any style of music with any artist, and his creativity has gained him legendary status among numerous generations of music fans. Hornsby will […]
Brooklyn post-hardcore act Husbandry have a chip on their shoulder. With a sound that resonates angst and fury, this quartet can’t go overlooked. They have their debut full-length, Fera, due out on August 25 and it’s an absolute scorcher of an album. Carina Zachary gets ferocious on the mic while guitarist Jordan Usatch’s riffs meld perfectly […]
For the past few summers the Electric Six have come to Providence like The Rapture to liberate souls from the sweltering heat and summer repeats. Electric Six don’t make many promises, but if you’re looking for a band to tell you about a dance epidemic, or better yet, bring you a dance epidemic, you’ll need […]
It’s always sad when a great band breaks up, and you can say that about Moga, a rock ‘n’ roll band that has the swampiness reminiscent of Creedence Clearwater Revival and is as soulfully genuine as The Band. It’s been a few years since they were playing venues within The Creative Capital and they’re getting back […]
Society tends to explore music at a surface-level, focusing on the listenability and melodic components of the art rather than the artistic expression and genuine craft behind each bar of music. In Pawtucket, an exploration of sound will come alive on Saturday, August 20, when the DOT AIR experimental music festival lands with a roster of […]
This weekend I got the opportunity to catch up with two of my favorite artists coming out of RI. I met these guys not too long ago and it is awesome to see how much they have grown as artists over the past year. Although a lot of people directly associate drugs and violence with hip-hop […]
Being the daughter of a famous musician can make you live in one hell of a shadow, especially when you’re born to a member of a band as big as the Eurythmics. Fortunately for Kaya Stewart, her radiance and charisma shine through, and she is an amazing performer and artist in her own right. Motif had […]