Providence activist, artist, poet and musician Jared Paul has never been a stranger to radical political thought. He also has been a huge advocate for the rights of all, including animals. On Tuesday, April 19, at Ada Books on Westminster Street in Providence, Paul will be putting on a celebration ringing in his 19th year of […]
“I wasn’t expecting a college battle of the bands to be this good,” is a statement I heard from no fewer than eight concert-goers at The Spot Underground during the first night of 90.7 FM’s annual Rock Hunt. One of these individuals, Tom Bogart, a student from the URI Providence campus, popped into The Spot after […]
Okee dokee folks … I had a double-header weekend and was able to catch two shows. Actually it was three in two days, but I don’t have to review my friend’s band. The first show was Roger McGuinn on Saturday night at the Odeum in East Greenwich. The second was Roseanne Cash at Veterans Auditorium […]
The beauty of folk music shows in the stories being told through poetic lyrics and the strums from an acoustic six string. A singer-songwriter from Manchester, New Hampshire who will invade your soul with an infectious croon, Tristan Omand is one of the best solo artists in New England. It shows with his brand new […]
Wearing a sparkly mini with lace-up boots, Caitlin Strokosch shot a knowing glance to her two bandmates and gave an alto roar into her mic. Performing as local act Me Jane, the buzzed-haired beauty played out during the PJ Harvey Cover show, an event held the night of Easter Sunday. A total of eight bands […]
In advance of next weekend’s much-anticipated Tight Crew event, Toy Story 3, I want to take a stab at peer pressuring you into marking your calendars, buying your tickets and bedazzling your things in advance of this dope-ass event. The party will go down at Fête, where the Crew has held many of their wildly […]
2016 is still only in its infancy but it seems like we’ve lost a lot of people. I want to send this out to the memory of Joe Moody, the owner/operator of Danger Studios who passed a couple of weeks ago. I did not have the pleasure of knowing Joe personally, but I know his […]
Think of a seed. Just a tiny brown sphere that’s seemingly lifeless, yet with the right conditions becomes a full grown life form. With the proper amount of light, water, nutrients and TLC it sprouts roots and pushes its limits, adopting its own unique intricacies. Its transformation is the perfect analogy for friendships, music and […]
As someone not from Rhode Island, I can appreciate the crop of artists sprouting from the country’s smallest state – a longtime perennial being Laney Lynx. The locally grown singer/songwriter has a budding new project, entwined with a longtime knack for competition. Lynx is no newbie to the national stage, with roots in “American Idol” […]
1 Sunday, April 10: The Freeze, Nervous Eaters, Neutral Nation, Bad Motherfucker, The Scrapes; 2pm doors; $10; All ages; Firehouse 13, 41 Central St., Providence. I grew up on punk rock matinees back in the ‘90s. Learning what downtown looks like during the daytime at 14 years old, waiting for shows to open at Club […]