Show Near Me, Weather Tomorrow
Providence’s music scene can be described as a series of overlapping and interlocking domains: a dynamic Venn diagram in which no circle holds its shape for long, and the areas […]
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The Court: Art in Play
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September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Roots Report
Okee dokee folks…Well, spring is officially here. This doesn’t mean that winter is finished with us. A friend already pulled up his snow stakes which all but guarantees another storm! […]
Subterranean Jungle
Iggy Pop — Every Loser (album) So when a 75 year old releases an album where the first lyrics are “I’ve got a dick and two balls” – it’s a […]
2024 Motif RI Music Award Winners
Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the 2024 Motif Music Awards! Held at Fête Music Hall the evening included food and (plenty of) drink, live performances from Jake Hunsinger and the Rock […]
Subterranean Jungle: March alt-rock shows
Coming Attractions: The Nervous Eaters I just saw The Nervous Eaters in Boston and they were great. I’ve read about how they were an old-school Boston punk band that got […]
Roots Report: March 2023
Okee dokee folks… I can’t believe that it’s already been a year that I have been hosting the Motif Roots Report Podcast. In that time, I have produced almost 60 […]
Where Are They Now?: Tracking down past music award winners
With the 2023 music awards approaching this month, we are instituting a new guideline – starting this year, any band or performer that wins 5 times in the same category […]
Musicians and Mental Health: Exploring the importance of safe spaces
One of the positives that came out of the COVID pandemic was a collective comfort with admitting that there is a national mental health crisis. The stigma associated with mental […]
Stop, Rock and Roll: Chronicling recent local releases
Welcome to the fourth installment of Stop, Rock, and Roll! Although February is the shortest month of the year, that didn’t stop it from being stuffed to the gills with […]
Being Alive: A night with Mandy Patinkin
Okee dokee folks… I was fortunate to be on the press list for last night’s Mandy Patinkin show at the Zeiterion in New Bedford and my plus one was mom! […]