Roots Report: The Sun Is Melting My Brain!
Okee dokee folks … Some days I am brain dead. Maybe most days. Today I definitely am. The sun has already started melting what little amount of brain cells I have functioning in my head. Last weekend I was out working on a garden. What was I thinking? I don’t like sun. I honestly feel like […]
Alt-Nation: Liberty Fest, The Spot Celebrates, BridgeFest and Under My Skin
Last week Providence Liberty Fest unveiled a staggering listing of 40 bands for their 16th anniversary show this 4th of July at Dusk. Confirmed bands for the show include Atlantic Thrills, Baylies Band, Beta Motel, Big Huge, Blackletter, Cross-Armed Calculator, Eric and the Nothing, Feedback Psychosis, The Frenzy of Tongs, Gavage, Gymshorts, Happiness, Headless […]
Motif Interviews Scott Lucas from Local H
On Jun 18, Local H, one of the most underrated alternative rock acts from the ‘90s, will grace the stage at The Met in Pawtucket. The duo, lead by Scott Lucas and best known for their alt-rock radio hit “Bound For The Floor,” is still going strong. They released their eighth album, Hey, Killer, last April […]
Doing the Dirty Work: Golden Soul Comrade is DirtyDurdie’s Best Album Yet
It’s here, Providence — the hip-hop summer anthem of 2015. Gremlyn and Dirty Ice from Providence’s dynamic hip-hop duo DirtyDurdie have once again teamed up with emcee/producer Sky King to bring you Golden Soul Comrade. DirtyDurdie has been bringing the real hip-hop to RI since 2008, and with all the success from their last album […]
Rob’s Album Of The Week: Christopher Paul Stelling’s Labor Against Waste
Ever since the revival of folk-based acts in the early part of the 2010s, there’s been a dividing line between the innovators and the imitators. Some musicians in the genre have written beautifully original tunes while others seem that they’re just borrowing from the past to create a hash of bland garbage. A singer-songwriter, a […]
Motif Interviews Benjamin Booker
With an incredible mix of punk, Motown-era soul and down-and-dirty delta blues, Benjamin Booker has been blazing a trail of rock ‘n’ roll ever since the release of his self-titled debut last year. Leaving quite the impression at last year’s Newport Folk Festival and touring with Jack White, Booker’s reputation grows each time he starts […]
Interview with Justin Sane from Anti-Flag
A band that has been punk in its truest form since the early ’90s, Pittsburgh act Anti-Flag always has something to say with a fistful of rage when it comes to the government, what you see on TV and society as a whole. Anti-Flag released their ninth studio album American Spring last month to make their voices […]
Summer Hip-Hop Watch List for 2015
If your head is still nodding from the great spread of hip-hop shows this past winter, then it’s time to spread the cardboard boxes out for all the b-boys and b-girls to get moving. RI is bumping from Woonsocket to Westerly with great local hip-hop, bringing more rhymes in the summer than musty under-arms (credit […]
Album Of The Week: Zerobot’s Space Age Senior Prom
With a sound that continuously pushes boundaries, Boston’s Zerobot has evolved from a cool alternative rock band to a high-octane act full of energy and vigor with their upcoming release, Space Age Senior Prom. Elements of groovy and poppy surf are all over the album while touches of fuzz and noise keep it raw; you have to love […]