Local one-man band Able Thought brings a dose of tranquility to the Providence music scene with his latest album, serene In Limbo. People like Andrew Bird and Kishi Bashi have made looping an art form and removed the need for a backing band to produce a full sound. Able Thought uses a loop pedal — […]
It’s a new year and 2015 already has a bunch of exciting new releases due out, including the debut full-length from Los Angeles fuzz pop act Cotillon. The moniker of singer-songwriter Jordan Corso, the new album has a cool mix of garage rock and Beatles-style pop with hints of different dimensions on each track. Overall, Cotillon’s debut […]
On Dec 5, heavy metal titans Slipknot brought their “Prepare for Hell” tour to Uncasville, Conn., at the Mohegan Sun Arena with nu-metal veterans Korn. Slipknot has been around for 19 years (actively touring for 15) and Korn for 21 years. Two bands with that sort of longevity drew a packed arena full of a few different generations of fans. Korn had just about a 50-minute […]
Every year in Providence, there are plenty of unforgettable shows that’ll leave you in a state of astonishment and bliss. Nights of excitement and energy that seem to never leave you. With legends, diamonds in the rough and local up-and-comers gracing the many stages in The Creative Capital, it’s safe to say that 2014 was […]
2014, you just wanted to get weird from the get go. Weird in a very good way with surprise releases and collaborations that had strokes of genius. And locally, you saw a lot of bands in Providence really make their mark all over New England. As with every year, you also had a few albums […]
Don’t you hate when you see someone on TV, or even worse, on the street, and can’t quite place from where you know them? We start running through the alphabet in our head, hoping to hit upon their name. We flip through our cerebral Rolodex. Maybe we went to school with them? Maybe they work […]
Let’s do this! I’m excited and proud to write alongside DJ OSHEEN. First, the introductions. I happen to be a proud member of the one-and-only Tight Crew. I was there before they threw their seminal Mario Party back in 2008. Seriously, the Crew is responsible for numerous friendships I’ve forged over the last seven years, […]
I’ve been around the world and experienced a lot of clubs and types of nightlife, and I must say we have an amazing nightlife and beautiful people in our own little state. With more than a decade of experience in EDM mayhem, RI holds one of the most legendary EDM clubs in New England: Club […]
Recently in Travel & Leisure Magazine, Providence was named “America’s Favorite City” because of its spectacular arts and music culture and its top dining establishments. To celebrate much-deserved recognition, Ravi Shavi and The ‘Mericans will perform at The Veterans Memorial Auditorium on Dec 17 at a gala adorned with food trucks, pop-up shops and so […]
Okee dokee folks … Here we are again, zipping along to the finish of another year. I know that this is cliché, but time really does fly. And the older you get, the velocity starts to approach light speed. It seemed like it took forever to reach the age of 30. But after 30, well, […]