Sometimes you gotta break the law to change the law. How much do you about these people who broke the law for their beliefs? 1) The Dorr Rebellion, which took place in RI in 1841, was an attempt by middle class RIers to change the rule that you had to own land in order to […]
Opened Nick’s on Westminster: The original foodie haven is opening a second location! This time it’s migrating eastward towards downtown. (That’s Downcity for you out-of-state Brown Uni students.) 100 Westminster St, PVD (where Au Bon Pan used to be). Rhode Island Spirits: Our gin and vodka distilling neighbors had their grand opening on June 7. […]
On June 20, Iran shot down a United States spy drone over the Sea of Hormuz. Iran claims it violated their airspace, and the US claims it was in international airspace. President Donald J Trump tweeted that the Iranians made a big mistake and geared up for a retaliatory strike; however, he retracted the order […]
Naomi Chomsky is a Rhode Island-based activist and performer who recently found themselves in the regional and national media spotlight at the center of what became a “controversial” Drag Queen Story Hour event booked in Fall River, Mass. Drag Queen Story Hour is exactly what it sounds like: queens in full garb reading children’s books […]
Divide and KKKonquer For liberals, anti-populists and anyone out there with a shred of compassion, there is only one objective in 2020; to oust the current administration and see what can be resurrected from the ashes. But if last week’s capricious Democrat debates are anything to go on, there is one objective in the leftist […]
James Montgomery is a busy guy. The blues legend is constantly touring. “I’m one of these guys who’s never gone off the road. I’m probably performing about 100 gigs a year right now,” he tells us. We caught Montgomery somewhere between performances in Texas and in Ireland, where he also coordinates a blues festival. Ireland? […]
THU 4 REVIVAL FEST V: 19 local bands, and even more local booze and food in the fifth iteration of an independence day music banger. 2pm. Dusk, 301 Harris Ave. PVD. duskprovidence.com WHEM Living Radio Show:The Horse-Eyed Men/ Downhill Strugglers/ The Vox Hunters: Rock music performed on an olde tyme radio show. 7pm. Columbus Theater, 270 […]
WED 26 PVD PechaKucha: Japanese for “chit-chat,” a show-and-tell for adults: usually eight presentations, each 20 slides x 20 seconds. Each night has a theme, but presenters can be funny or serious, interpreting the theme as they see fit. Witness Mel Rainsberger go for the record number of consecutive presentations! This month’s theme is Outside […]
Hearing shots ring out on Saturday night at the crowded downtown PVDFest was pretty rattling for a lot of people present. The person who fired into the air was identified from higher resolution security camera footage as Michael Robertson, 24, from Riverside. He was considered armed, dangerous and at large for almost two weeks after […]
Jack Reich is one of the people behind the music in Rhode Island. There aren’t many major bookers here; if you’ve been to a national act that visited our little state, often on their way from New York to Boston, the odds are good that you have Jack Reich to thank. He’s the primary booker […]