Alt-Nation: November Happenings
The Upper Crust What better way to shake off the post-Halloween blues than a rock show where the band dresses up like 18th century aristocrats? That is what The Upper […]
Events:
A Christmas Carol
Everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, is back! The humbug’s wrenching, covetous, and cares more for money than all else. When the clock strikes midnight one fateful Christmas Eve, the ghost
November 23 - December 29A Christmas Carol
With a cast of five amazing actors playing all of the parts, this is the wonderful holiday story and tradition that you love with CTC flair. Full of fun, energy,
December 5 - December 22Polar Express
Late on Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a boy boards a mysterious train that traverses the uncanny valley to visit the North Pole. I’m ready whenever!
December 23 @ 4:30 pm - 7:30 pmJoe Potenza & Friends
Jazz from some of the best friends in RI.
December 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmIt’s a Wonderful Life
A classic holiday movie that will bring tears to your eyes.
December 23 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmAli Siddiq
In the Shadows tour for the Houston-based observational comic.
December 24 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSons of Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd experience… Whoa man.
December 28 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmSugar Ray and The Bluetones
There’s a halo hanging on the corner of my girlfriend’s four post bed.
December 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPitbull
There is so much I want to say. If you were in middle school from 2012 onward, you know the hold this man had on the world.
December 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmNeal & The Vipers
9th Annual New Years Eve party – see you in the new year with these blues-rock RI legends.
December 31 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pmAndrew Victor
Folk music for the new year.
January 1, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThree Stooges Festival
Annual Three Stooges Film Festival featuring Larry, Moe, and Curly at their comical best in classic episodes from the 1930s and 1940s. Nyek, nyek, nyek.
January 3, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmFunky White Honkies
Big party band.
January 3, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMarie Claude
Listen to some music and drink your coffee.
January 4, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pmSaints in the City
Bruce Springsteen tribute band.
January 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmPearly Baker
This band plays Grateful Dead music their way, with some Stones, Beatles, Allman Bros, and JJ Cale pearls thrown in for good measure.
January 4, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmRoger Ceresi’s All Starz
Paying tribute to the great music legends of the ‘50s & ‘60s.
January 8, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmMoxie
’90s & 2000s rock, with some old-fashioned attitude.
January 10, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm1964 The Tribute
Beatles tribute.
January 10, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDancing With The Stars
I didn’t even know this show was still happening.
January 10, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Alt-Nation: Shows that Will Prepare You for Halloween
The Callouts – Check Your Friends (75orLess Records) It has been a few years since the demise of local pop-punk stalwarts The Jesse Minute. From those ashes we now have […]
Alt-Nation: Three Shows, One Night, Good Luck
Low Fidelity – Ready to POP(s) One of my favorite new spots in the city is POP. POP is an “emporium of popular culture” that just has the feel of […]
Alt-Nation: Everything is New
D Generation – Nothing Is Anywhere (Bastard Basement Records) D Generation return after 17-year hiatus since their last album, Through The Darkness, with Nothing Is Anywhere to serve up another […]
Alt-Nation: Joe Moody, Electric Six and Handsome Pete
When local studio owner Joe Moody passed away earlier this year it left a gaping wound in the heart of the local music community. Through his Danger Studio, Joe recorded […]
Alt-Nation: Folk Fest Wrap-Up and the Latest from The Silks
Newport Folk Fest The book is closed on the 2016 Newport Folk Fest, which showcased a mix of rising stars, modern day heavyweights and bona fide legends. Friday’s highlights included […]
Alt-Nation: Festivals! Festivals! Festivals!
Newport Folk Festival The iconic Newport Folk Festival enters its 57th year, as much of a force both socially and within the music business as ever. In recent years the […]
Alt-Nation: Gimme Some of that Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll!
Belly Belly was the last (and possibly only) Rhode Island band to grace the cover of Rolling Stone magazine when their second record King came out in 2005. Belly mixed […]
Alt-Nation: The Low Anthem’s eyeland and Allysen Callery
In 2011 when The Low Anthem started work on their fourth album, the band was on a roll having garnered international acclaim while touring the world. Little did they know that […]
Alt Nation: Hot Times, Summer in the City!
WBRU Summer Concert Series 95.5 WBRU’s annual series of free concerts not only gives music lovers a chance to catch national headliners, but provides exposure to a new audience for […]