This is part two of our interview with AV Vienna from The Viennagram (read part one) where we go more into their Halloween party called Freaqshow: A Fashion and Art Spooktacular!; how their new visual effects will bring audiences to the pyramids of Magic, Death, and Destiny; Vienna’s upcoming indie movie debut; and the album/film […]
Okee dokee folks… The other night I had the opportunity to see Styx again for the first time in about 35 years. A lot has transpired with the band over those years and I was curious to hear how they sounded after all that time. The capacity crowd greeted the band with rousing applause when they […]
Dublin-born musician Dave O’Grady brings a soulful approach to folk music. His music is adorned with steel guitar twangs and acoustic guitar strums. There’s also a faint psychedelic aura that’s encompassed within his sound to provide a unique flair. O’Grady’s artistry is shown through his band Seafoam Green, who’ll be putting out their highly anticipated […]
Acoustic music at times can be redundant and boring. Hearing the same sound just in different chords can make someone lose interest unless it’s a song that’s absolutely brilliant. Now what if you add different dimensions to it? What if a song has an acoustic base but there are electrifying solos and feedback that pumps […]
Unanimous winner of NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk Contest,” Gaelynn Lea brings her unique style all the way from her home town of Duluth, Minnesota, to Providence, Rhode Island, on Friday, October 21 at AS220. Gaelynn’s music can be described as “experimental traditional folk” with instrumental and vocal influences in Celtic and Irish music combined with […]
On October 29, RISD will host Queen Boudicca: A Metal Opera, an epic performance that tells the story of an ancient Celtic queen. Don’t think you’ll have to sit through a bunch of high-pitched Italian singing and all those ridiculous wigs. It’s an opera in the sense that it uses music and lyrics to tell […]
All zombie-d up with somewhere to haunt this Halloween? Fear not, creative and brave readers! Among other great (albeit, non-EDM) spooky spectacles happening this month, one that’s certain to bring you all the right tricks is Luigi’s Haunted Mansion. This 6pm – 1am dance party is hosted by Tight Crew, the event throwers who’ve brought us […]
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 The Callouts with Missa Hills on vocals and guitarists Drew Safs and Mike Grillo from The Jesse Minute joining forces with local master beat master Dan […]
Okee dokee folks… You may already know that I am a HUGE animal person. A couple of years ago I wrote about the fledgling that I found and had to babysit through the night to keep it alive. The happy ending of that story is it survived the night and in the morning I turned that […]
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Kevin Devine is never afraid to speak his mind through his music. Whether it’s something personal, political or even from social observation, he has a knack for getting a point across with a song. His ninth studio album, Instigator, is due out on October 21 and it examines the world in 2016 on […]