Rhode Island’s longest-running premiere sketch-comedy showcase, the Empire Revue, is a curation of original sketches and songs, with the music of the Empire Revue House Band featuring special guest comedians, musicians, and other performing artists. Summer is a great time to escape, and August 11, allowed us to do just that! The show is billed […]
Okee dokee folks … Music venues seem to be an ever changing landscape in Rhode Island. They come and they go. Some open with big promises of support and shows, but just crash and burn on the runway. Others surprisingly flourish like a weed through the cracks of a sidewalk. Around here, it’s very hard […]
It’s sad news that Wes’ Rib House and The Boiler Room will be closing after only seven months of operations. I’ve heard some say, as they always do when a venue closes, the Providence music scene is dead. This seems a tad melodramatic. Certainly, it’s sad to lose another venue but what was iconic about […]
Music festivals are all about freedom, fun, and unforgettable experiences. They’re the perfect setting to meet like-minded people, including confident, mature women looking for a good time. Thanks to modern online platforms like MilfsMap, finding a milf near you for casual connections at a festival has never been easier. With geolocation technology and a community […]
Say hello to a new edition of Stop, Rock n Roll! Here are five fire tunes to match the late summer weather: THE BITTER JOY – “WALLOWS” Joyously crunchy guitars kick off the newest single from The Bitter Joy. The verses strut while the choruses burst open like a sunbeam through the clouds. No matter […]
Okee dokee folks… I am a Boomer. When I was young, I was taught the proper response to “thank you,” was “you’re welcome.” I always try to be as polite as possible. I seem to be constantly saying thank you, especially for gigs. Lately, there has been an odd shift in the response to the […]
At the Motif headquarters there is a corner full of white boxes. Their sides are emblazoned with dates, months, years, scribbled in different shades of marker. Some are crossed out and hastily re-written, some boxes lay coverless, or bound in a thick plastic tape. This hodgepodge corner is the Motif archives, and was my home […]
Okee dokee folks… It’s Only Life After All. I may be a little late to the game with this one, but the documentary It’s Only Life After All has just arrived on Netflix. It’s Only Life After All is a documentary about Indigo Girls. In the late ’80s, their music popped onto the radio, and […]
It doesn’t feel real that the Motif is turning 20. Sometimes, it feels like I’ve been writing for Motif for a hundred years. Other times, it seems like I started last month. When I started, about 19 years ago, I was writing for another “alternative” paper called The Agenda. It was around for a couple […]
What can be said about Neil Gaiman that hasn’t already been said? A beloved, award-winning author who has seemingly conquered the worlds of literature and film, Gaiman has become an institution for lovers of all things fantasy. From his groundbreaking work in comics and graphic novels to his actual novels, Gaiman has captured the imagination […]