This Saturday, August 18, Tight Crew will be back with another block party! The aptly titled Block Rockin Beats party is happening from 3pm to 1am at The Met (both indoors and outside in the courtyard) in Pawtucket. After dabbling in indoor/outdoor events last summer for the Crew’s tenth anniversary party at Fete, they’re back […]
Rhythm and Roots, Rhode Island’s annual extravaganza of blues, soul and all things Mardi Gras, returns to Ninigret Park in Charlestown this Labor Day weekend, August 31 through September 2. Expect eclectic entertainment from across the spectrum, with Friday’s line-up including Cape Verdean traditional storyteller Len Cabral, local Cajun band Magnolia, and New Orleans’ grooviest […]
Okee dokee folks… The summer is coming to close (thank goodness, I can’t take much more of it) and some of Rhode Island’s best festivals, produced by Rhode Islanders, are coming up! I am a proud Rhode Islander and unlike the gov, I tend to like it when things are done in Rhode Island by […]
If you’re a supporter of the Rhode Island/southeastern Massachusetts punk rock scene and haven’t yet heard of veterans Sweet Babylon, you’ll want to familiarize yourself — and get to know the guys personally, for that matter. Kyle Platt, Izzy Star and Lenny Batista, collectively known as Sweet Babylon, first came together in 2011, and have […]
Okee dokee folks… I honestly was not aware of Cindy Lee Berryhill before my friend Ken Shane mentioned that she was coming to the Odeum in East Greenwich and asked me if I would be interested in talking to her. We were at the Autumn Defense show at Pop a couple of weeks ago and […]
Rhode Island has become known internationally for its Folk Fest, Jazz Fest, Rhythm and Roots and Classical Music Fest – that’s a lot of music for a little state. The Rhode Island Blues Fest is a new entry that hopes to shine a similar spotlight on the blues. Blues music seems to be rising in […]
Standing in a field under full sun is the last thing anyone wants to do; unless, of course, said standing is accompanied by a jazzy soundtrack. It’s time to head back to Fort Adams for another incredible year at the historic Newport Jazz Festival, taking place August 3 – 5. To keep you moving and grooving […]
Okee dokee folks… “I’ve got a golden ticket!” That is the way I used to feel when I bought a concert ticket. A ticket was special. It wasn’t just a piece of paper, it was a thing of beauty that we would save as mementos. I have hundreds of them and some of them were […]
The Horse Eyed Men’s Uncanny Valley – More Human than Human The Horse-Eyed Men, Providence’s pioneering alt-folk duo consisting of brothers Dylan and Noah Harley, are back with The Uncanny Valley, their first full-length in four years. The group is known for their stripped-down live act featuring plenty of witty brotherly banter, which may seem […]
This weekend, I’ll be wandering Randall Park Island for New York City’s third annual Panorama Music Festival. The festival’s past has seen the likes of Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, A$AP Rocky, SZA, Frank Ocean, Vince Staples and 6LACK attending. This year, Panorama returns with another impressive lineup over the three-day festival. Panorama kicks […]