Music

Mercury Dropping, Music Rising: Jump into this pile of shows

Darklands are a Providence/Boston based group just out with Find Peace In The Next Life, their latest LP/EP (do those labels even matter these days?). It’s a charged live set recorded at Distorted Forest Audio recording studio.  Find Peace opens with a bang with “The Hill I Choose To Die On,” where the two chunky, […]

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Of and For the Community: NaBSCO plans an ambitious season

It has been a tough couple of years for orchestras. The COVID pandemic disrupted the entire industry, leaving organizations nationwide struggling to survive. Here in Providence, however, resilience and perseverance is seemingly built in to our beloved ensembles, and the music plays on.   Founded in 2006 as the Rhode Island Philharmonic Community Orchestra, The […]

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Jazz Insights: William “Billy” Osborne

William “Billy” Osborne came from a Providence family of highly gifted and talented musicians. Rhode Island long enjoyed the voice and piano of his oldest brother Clay “Clarence” Osborn, who passed away several years ago, and today,  Billy is always first to claim being the brother of the younger and very successful Jeffrey Osborne. Billy was […]

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The Biggest Festival in the Smallest Town: The Collaborative Presents the 5th annual Warren Folks Festival

When The Collaborative’s executive director Uriah Donnelly talks about the upcoming Warren Folks Festival happening August 28, his excitement and love of all things art shines through. He, along with a small but mighty team, have put together a festival that is counting down the days to burst onto the streets of Warren. If you’re […]

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