Vudu Sister have never been afraid to conjure spirits to spur creativity. Over the course of three albums they have dabbled in dark styles of goth, ghost folk, and indie grunge. Heck, they even have an EP, Burnt Offerings, that is entirely in Latin. Recently Vudu Sister’s singer-songwriter Keith McCurdy took the plunge of quitting […]
Okee dokee folks… We at Motif are going to start printing two issues per month again and I am excited! So much so, I cannot wait, so I am going to warm up to the two issue quota by writing a few extra online columns, starting with this one. Last week I attended two great […]
When it comes to love, local musician Chance Emerson gets real on his latest album Ginkgo, released on May 5. Ginkgo, chronicles the cyclical nature of young love. The album’s release coincided with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Emerson was excited to share his labor of love while celebrating his heritage. On the […]
It seems crazy that it has been twenty-two years since the Midnight Creeps first came out from the punk rock gutters, influenced by the likes of The Cramps, The Plasmatics, and The Stooges, to put on some of the most electric shows seen here or anywhere. The Creeps toured the country multiple times, performed at […]
Christina Dedora, Cheryl Pynn, Kendra Doe-Mode, and Grace Feisthamel are Rhode Island-based farmers working at Blue Skys Farm, Sanctuary Herbs, Southside Community Land Trust, and Weatherlow Farm, respectively; all recently had their music video debut. Jeff Toste of the Providence-based Detroit Rebellion pitched them the video concept for the band’s song “Hedge Your Bets,” a […]
Rock & Roll Hall of Famers and seminal R&B legends the Four Tops will perform on Friday, May 19 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence, to celebrate seven decades together. They will be joined by fellow Motown labelmates and lifelong friends The Temptations. Duke Fakir is the last remaining founding member of the world-renowned […]
Okee dokee folks… Lately, I have been thinking a lot about concerts. I was VERY fortunate to have grown up in the ’60s and ’70s when the price of tickets was reasonable, maybe even cheap. I used to go, on average, to about one show a week. Yes, it drove my parents crazy to have […]
Welcome back! April saw a shower of new local tunes – here are five to check out! Balloon Thief – “Sodium City” The mad men in Balloon Thief have raised the stakes on their newest single. Not only is it the first of their songs to be available on all streaming services, but it is […]
Okee dokee folks… Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived. That lists the fates of each of King Henry VIII’s wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard, and Catherine Parr. Take those wives, a very clever concept and writing, add a lot of Spice Girls, Tudor history, flashy costumes and […]
Okee dokee folks… I have said this before and I will say it again, there are times when you wish that a show was happening more than one night so you can tell other folks to go see it. On Your Feet, The Gloria and Emilio Story is one of those. Occasionally I like to […]