FRI 14 Olivia Newton-John: That girl from Grease performs – come and get physical. 8pm, Twin River, 100 Twin River Rd, Lincoln. twinriver.com SAT 15 Unscene: Zombie Peeps: This easter-themed fetish night and dance party is sure to put you in the holiday mood of celebrating the resurrection of Christ. 10pm, Aurora, 276 Westminster […]
1. BUCKET BREWERY 545 Pawtucket Avenue, Pawtucket www.bucketbrewery.com 2. CODDINGTON BREWPUB 210 Coddington Highway, Middletown www.coddbrew.com 3. CROOKED CURRENT 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, Pawtucket www.crookedcurrentbrewery.com 4. FOOLPROOF BREWING COMPANY 241 Grotto Avenue, Pawtucket www.foolproofbrewing.com 5. GREY SAIL BREWING OF RHODE ISLAND 63 Canal Street, Westerly www.greysailbrewing.com 6. Narragansett Brewing / Isle Brewers Guild 461 […]
From the ‘80s onward, there have always been a few bands that not a lot of people knew about but which had a cult impact on American pop culture. One of those bands is Miracle Legion. Started in New Haven in 1983, they always maintained a strong underground following. The band reached a wider audience […]
Top 5 for April 6-12 FRIDAY 7 Ann Wilson of Heart: Rock & roll hall of fame of legend notorious for force of nature vocals. 8pm, Park Theatre, 848 Park Ave, Cranston. parktheatreri.com STORY & INTERVIEW RI Philharmonic: Conductor Larry Rachleff and pianist Joyce Yang perform Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 and Shostakovich Symphony No. […]
It was all shades of red as far as the eye could see across the 5th floor ballroom of the Rhode Island Convention Center in February, as women – and men – gathered for this year’s Go Red for Women luncheon. You probably have heard about Go Red for Women, which the American Heart Association […]
Pretty Faces Perception is reality, as the old political saying goes. So what do you think people from elsewhere perceive when they look at the face of government in Little Rhody now that “Rubbers” Ruggerio has been chosen Senate president by his peers at Halitosis Hall? No, not necessarily a police line-up, but don’t discard […]
South By Southwest (SxSW) is a music showcase for industry folks trying to find the next big trends and acts. It used to be that new bands and unsigned acts would flock to Austin to try to get record deals and seek out their rock and roll dreams. Over the years, as record labels have […]
Vote Now Last year’s Food Truck Awards were a great time, so we’re back for the second annual. This year we’re excited to have our event at the newly opened Guild in Pawtucket, where Narragansett Brewing has begun to turn out authentically RI brews, and where other breweries are now micro-co-brewing. The event is family […]
Okee dokee folks … I spoke with comedian Kathy Griffin last week about her upcoming show at Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Providence on Sunday, April 9. This is how it all went down. Kathy Griffin: How are you doing? John Fuzek: Exhausted. We had a snow storm and it froze into black ice. I’m trying […]
The Downtown Design Review Committee (DDRC) meets monthly to approve all renovation and construction in Providence’s D-1 zoning district. The Downtown Design Review Committee Review (DDRCR) relays the meeting’s highlights and introduces the public to the movers and shakers of Providence real estate development. The March 13 meeting of the DDRC was the first since […]