The Music and Mental Health Series started back in January without much direction beyond encouraging musicians having a mental health struggle to reach out for help. Examples were given and resources were discussed; all hoping to give those musicians the courage to seek help to improve their mental health. Making the decision to reach out […]
Okee dokee folks… I wish advertisers would go back to a more passive form of advertising. I do understand that advertisers fund the programming that we watch [and the news we read – ed.], but still. They are ruining everything with their in-your-face ad campaigns. Whenever I want to watch a video on YouTube I […]
Dusk is one of the best breeding grounds for creativity in Providence. I’ve seen so many incredible shows there over the years. Rick and Danielle have provided an incredible stage for all types of music, DJs, burlesque, and more. It is so disheartening to hear that Dusk has been broken into three times over the […]
God only knows how many puns Mike Love can conjure to describe his 60+ year reign fronting the Beach Boys, but wouldn’t it be nice to see him try? Fresh off his morning transcendental meditation session and ready to travel to another stop on the tour, as the band’s annual 150-show blitz nears an end, […]
Halloween will never be the same for me. What better way to celebrate an otherworldly weekend than at the gilded, 100 year old, Providence Performing Arts Center with one of the world’s great funk bands, Tower of Power backed by the Rhode Island Philharmonic? To say this show took my breath away would be an […]
Okee dokee folks… I JUST came home from Providence Performing Arts Center where Book of Mormon opened in the capital city. I am not exaggerating when I say that my sides hurt from laughing almost non-stop for two hours. OMG!!! Book Of Mormon is the most outrageously funny production of just about anything I have […]
For over 55 years, TOWER OF POWER has delivered the best in funk and soul music. Their signature “Oakland soul” sound and raucous party spirit have netted them the hits “You’re Still A Young Man,” “Down to the Nightclub,” “So Very Hard to Go” and “What is Hip?”. They have also backed legendary artists including […]
Thomas Fantasia speaks articulately, then cuts himself off. Modest, respectful, cautious. He interrupts himself to emphasize: he’s still learning. “There’s so much more I have to learn about our traditional dances and songs,” says Fantasia. “I’m only speaking on my experience. I don’t speak for other communities that may have other understandings… I share from […]
Tune In & Tune Up, an organization that provides mental health assistance to local musicians and music workers in need, held a successful fundraising concert last month at Ocean Mist. The concert featured The Troublemakers playing The Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East in its entirety followed by a second set featuring multiple guest […]
Okee dokee folks… Today I saw lots of folks raving about and posting photos from the Queen concert over the weekend. Let me first say this, “THAT IS NOT QUEEN!!!” What they saw was a lame attempt to keep the Queen band name alive and make more money. Queen IS Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger […]