1. Saturday, November 15: Deerhoof, Lightning Bolt, Priests; $10 advance / $12 day of; 8pm doors / 9pm show; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket. Great month for indie rock. Deerhoof return to Providence supporting their new album La Isla Bonita. The band crossed noise with indie pop for a result that leads to all songs […]
The Viennagram – Learn To Tame The Patterns Over the years I’ve probably described The Viennagram as anything from carnival blues to haunted cabaret to murder mystery rock ‘n’ roll. They were always the local band big on visuals, whether it was blurring the line between rock ‘n’ roll and theater with over 20 people […]
There’s something beautiful about how a great band can progress with each album they put out. You can tell the good ones from the horrible ones that give you headaches by the material they have and how they’ve grown. They stick to what made them good in the first place and build off it, they […]
With a sound as big as the extinct animal they’re named after, Atlanta, Ga., metal band Mastodon has risen to be one of the best acts to see live. On October 30 they will be headlining a hell of a bill at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, including French metal monsters Gojira and Norwegian hardcore punks Kvelertak, […]
When I was a youngster I used to get so excited when the mailman would show up with whatever useless gadget I had ordered from the back of last month’s Star Wars comic book. The anticipation of receiving that bauble was often more fun than actually getting it (and by the way, those damn X-ray […]
See our video interview with Daryl Sherman Join jazz vocalist/pianist Daryl Sherman at Chan’s in Woonsocket on Saturday, October 25, to celebrate the life of her late father, the jazz trombonist Sammy Sherman. The performance will mark what would have been Sammy’s 100th birthday, and it will be a musical showcase not to be missed. […]
When it comes to the Providence music scene, few bands can rival the originality, genuity and overall sense of fun that’s abundant in the music of indie-pop act Roz & The Rice Cakes. If you’ve been checking out the band’s Facebook page recently, frontwoman Roz Raskin is on a never-ending quest to find the littlest […]
Chicago’s music scene has recently gotten cooler. You have old stalwarts like Wilco, Dwarves, The Lawrence Arms and even Earth, Wind & Fire going strong, but the interesting thing about what’s happening in Chicago is the rock ‘n’ roll that’s been coming out of there recently. Bands like self-proclaimed “Flower Punks” The Orwells, “Heavy Pop” […]
One Providence Experience The race for Mayor of Providence is all the rage. It’s transcended state boundaries becoming a national point of interest. Just last weekend my brother had a conversation about the race with Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen (he’s anti-Buddy in case you were wondering) and Dave Grohl. Local musicians are also doing their […]
The California indie pop duo Foxygen, made up of multi-instrumentalist Jonatathan Rado and singer Sam France, are back on the scene. Cancelled tour dates and alleged internal dysfunction made Foxygen’s future uncertain, but the band pulled out of it and came up with the year’s most extravagent album, …And Star Power. Foxygen’s third album, We […]