Music lovers flocked to neighborhoods on the East Side recently to hear some of Rhode Island’s best musical talent. And, unlike concerts that are becoming ever less affordable, Porchfest is always free. All the bands donated their considerable time and talent. The first Porchfest was the seed that has sprouted musical flowers. Back in 2023, […]
Music makes beer taste better? In 2016, Vrije University in Brussels, Belgium, conducted a study that showed scientific evidence that music has an impact on our taste of beer. This study concluded that lower audible frequencies, ie: electronic dance music, reggae, and hip-hop make one perceive bitter senses, while higher audible frequencies, ie: metal, pop, […]
Editor’s note: At the recent Spoken Awards, one performance had the entire club hooting and singing along. We asked the performer to send along the barn-burning lyrics. Lyricist’s note: Every word has been fact checked. We call him “Tronald” out of disrespect. Stream the demo at found.ee/tronald CHORUSTronald Dump’s a fraudA bully, A liar, A […]
Okee dokee folks… Well, summer is here and for me, summer is HELL! A few years back I wrote a song about my disdain of Summer for the Empire Revue’s “Cool” show. Here are a couple of the lines: “The summertime tests my will/ the sun is not my friend/ its rays reach out to […]
At Wilbury Theatre Group, Girl from the North Country settles in Depression-era Duluth, Minnesota, hauntingly restless and unexpectedly tender. It’s 1934. A group of wayward travelers’ gritty lives intersect in a rundown guesthouse filled with music, misery, life’s trials, and hope. Disparate transients gather here, each bearing the baggage of their own personal burdens. Financial […]
I pulled into the Swansea YMCA not knowing what to expect or where to go. The fields were full of youth sports and I didn’t see any signs advertising RiverStock. I walked aimlessly around the parking lot for a bit, and was heading towards the building entrance when I heard a guitar soundchecking. I navigated […]
Over the summer, the RI Philharmonic will perform a series of four free concerts. Motif spoke with Jamie Allen, RI Philharmonic interim director of artistic operations, about the upcoming concerts. What makes the concerts different from the Philharmonic’s regular season? “It’s outside. It’s free.” Allen said, and the repertoire is selected to create, “A great […]
Every time you listen to a song, there is always something more than the words or catchy melody. On Friday, May 1, right in the heart of downtown Providence, an extraordinary group of seniors from the Met High School performed live to spread awareness about the mainstream music stolen from Black artists and composers. Students […]
Okee dokee folks… Rising costs of everything is what’s on my mind this month. It really should be on everyone’s mind. The main things I will talk about here are gasoline and concert tickets. One of these is essential, but for some, both are. I usually drive a pickup truck, for many reasons, but mainly […]
Ravi Shavi, a band that has been around since 2011 and started as a moniker for Rafay Rashid’s music project, has evolved and become more rooted in its creative approach and performance, as evidenced by the band’s new record, Wild Rock Dove. Currently made up of Rafay Rashid (vocals, guitar, bass), Chuck Perry (guitar and […]