Alt-Nation: Fresh Biscuits
If one had to guess where in Rhode Island The Beach Boys Way was located, Pawtucket is probably not the first place that comes to mind. Nevertheless the City of […]
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The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Dinosaur Jr. to Shred The Met, Sep 27
Dinosaur Jr. have been putting out amazing music ever since the original trio of J Mascis, Murph and Lou Barlow got back together in 2005. Four albums have risen from […]
Album of the Week: Propagandhi – Victory Lap
A president who looks like the human equivalent of a cheesy puff has made the United States the most divided it has been in decades. On both social and political […]
Life’s a beach again at the Strand
Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel is a Rhode Island tradition, even though the physical location has moved a couple of times over the decades, it has always represented fun, but serious music. […]
Tigerman WOAH Aims To Rock The Copenhagen Beer Festival
The second edition of the Copenhagen Beer Festival is taking place at the Sowa Power Station in Boston on September 23 and 24. It’s a wild time featuring more than 50 craft […]
Album of the Week: Lina Tullgren – Won
Lina Tullgren is putting a different spin on the singer-songwriter style. The 23 year-old from southern Maine strums an electric guitar with a deep tone that forms a signature sound. […]
Is This Jazz?: Esperanza Exposes the Process
The brilliance of Esperanza Spalding has been on display for well over a decade. While keeping a firm footing in the jazz world, she stretches her arms out into […]
Alt-Nation: Sad News and Other News
Farewell to Aurora And the slow, depressing march toward progress continues… Motif has already reported on the upcoming closing of Aurora in downtown Providence to make room for redevelopment. And […]
Soft Kill at Dusk, Sep 17
Ever since the dawn of the 21st Century, the post-punk style has experienced a revival in two different decades. In the 2000s, bands affiliated with the genre had more of […]
Album of the Week: The Dream Syndicate – How Did I Find Myself Here?
Back in the early ‘80s, there was a unique music scene happening in Los Angeles. It wasn’t what was happening on the Sunset Strip and it had nothing to do […]