Local Christmas Tunes
Ho Ho Ho! Here is the link to a Spotify playlist with all the local holiday tunes. Local Christmas Tunes – playlist by motif_magazine | Spotify The tunes mentioned in […]
Events:
EcoRI’s 16th Zero-Trash Birthday Bash
Have a blast without the trash — while raising funds for ecoRI News’ environmental reporting and watchdog journalism.
September 18 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pmBelly
Celebrating King at 30. Alt-rock.
September 18 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMax Gomez/ Shannon McNally/ Haunt The House
Early country blues that’ll haunt your home.
September 18 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmFuming Mouth/ Bodybox/ Internal Bleeding/ Two Piece/ Infernal Occult
Death metal music.
September 18 @ 7:00 pm - September 19 @ 12:00 amHinder
Multi-platinum hard rockers who still wear mohawks.
September 18 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmTori Fleming
Indie-pop music.
September 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Australian Pink Floyd Show
Wish You Were Here 50th anniversary. Grab some weed, your old record player, and get to celebrating.
September 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmWhyessiah & Friends
Hip-hop and rap tunes.
September 18 @ 8:00 pm - September 19 @ 12:00 amRichard Lloyd Group/ Mark Cutler
Roots rock music.
September 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPunks For Pets
Sourpunch, Soapbox Saints, Dawn Cabral, The Underwires, Jake Hunsinger and The Rock Bottom Band, Stone Nobles, and Musclecah.
September 19 @ 12:00 pm - 7:00 pmMyrtle 2-Year Anniversary Party
Two years of music, cocktails, and vintage treasures — and they’re throwing the party our community deserves! Whether you’re a day-one Myrtleistor just vintage-curious, they can’t wait to celebrate with
September 19 @ 4:00 pm - September 20 @ 12:00 amProfessor Roots/ Funky Reggae Dance Party
An all-ages event for those who want to get down to this ska, rock steady, and reggae band.
September 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmYesterday Once More
A tribute to The Carpenters.
September 19 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmDirty Deeds
AC/DC experience.
September 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Schemers
‘70s rock & roll.
September 19 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmBob Mould Solo Electric/ J. Robbins
Going crazy rock music.
September 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSongwriters Night
Walt Wilkins, Grace Morrison, Marc Douglas Berardo, and Sarah Mac.
September 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAquanett
Eighties hair band tribute, tributing all the hair!
September 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDouble Vision
The Foreigner experience.
September 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGrateful at 60 with Mystic Dead
Grateful Dead tribute band.
September 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Events:
Bobby Anspach: Everything is Change
June 21 - September 28Howard Gardiner Cushing: A Harmony of Line and Color
July 12 - December 31Liz Collins
Motherlode.
July 19, 2025 - January 1, 2026You Are Here
July 26 - September 20Rhode Island College 2-D Faculty Exhibition.
Reception: Thu, Aug 31, 4 – 6pm.
August 28 - September 19David Clarke Featured Exhibit
Reception Sep 6.
August 28 - October 5Cold War Choir Practice
It’s twilight in Ronald Reagan’s America, and the specter of nuclear war hangs over the country – but rent is still due on the first. When a prominent Black conservative
September 1 - October 5ERIC-PAUL RIEGE
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September 3 - December 7Susan Graseck and Holly Grosvenor
Opening Reception: Sun, Sep 14, 2 – 4pm.
September 4 - October 2Wooley Dutton, Jessica Hamilton Humphrey, and Bridget Jourgensen
Opening Reception: Sun, Sep 14, 2 – 4pm.
September 4 - October 2Arts Professional Showcase
Opening Reception: Sun, Sep 14, 2 – 4pm.
September 4 - October 2Cold War Choir Practice
It’s twilight in Ronald Reagan’s America, and the specter of nuclear war hangs over the country – but rent is still due on the first. When a prominent Black conservative
September 4 - October 5Emergence
Reception: Sat, Sep 6, 6 – 8pm.
September 6 - October 3Fall Into Place
September Unjuried Open Show.
September 6 - September 28Every Brilliant Thing
You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s
September 11 - September 26The Odd Couple (Female Version)
Neil Simon, the Pulitzer, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning master of theatre, revisits his beloved 1965 hit with a gender swap. Personalities clash between two utterly different women, leading to both
September 12 - September 21Dinner with Friends
What happens when the foundation of friendship begins to crack? In Dinner with Friends, two couples — lifelong friends — find their lives upended when one marriage falls apart, forcing
September 12 - September 21Mill Town Art
September 13 - November 29A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026Emergence
September 14 - October 3
Roots Report
Okee dokee folks… If it wasn’t for music, I wouldn’t know most of the people I know. I decided to follow up on one of my recent columns where I […]
Stop, Rock & Roll
Stop, Rock n Roll is back! While we’re still a few days away from Thanksgiving, it doesn’t mean we can’t be thankful for five new tunes from local Rhode Island […]
The Anachronistic Whelks
Craigslist, Whimsy, and Reverse Mermaids
Peri DeLorenzo (fiddle), Mark Dobbyn (guitar), and Erin Lobb Mason (upright bass) are Rhode Island based acoustic trio “The Whelks”, whose three-part singing is inspired by classic American harmony groups […]
Roots Report
Okee dokee folks… I usually don’t see or hear a lot of commercials because I try to stay away from platforms that present them. Unfortunately, I do get exposed to […]
Subterranean Jungle
November’s Diesel & Dust
Gamma Rage – Self-Titled On their self-titled debut, Gamma Rage serves a platter of punk with stoner rock seasoning. There are tunes about going down the wrong way on the […]
Stop, Rock & Roll
Welcome to another edition of Stop, Rock n Roll! While Fall’s chill might be setting in, local music is staying hot. Here are five local releases to spice up your […]
Roots Report
Okee dokee folks … “Happy Farm Aid!” is a phrase that was exclaimed by performers and fans many times over the day at the sold out, 39th annual Farm Aid […]
Roots Report
Okee dokee folks … Some of my favorite lines from a song are “Can you help me remember how to smile? Make it somehow all seem worthwhile. How on Earth […]
Five for Fighting interview
John Ondrasik
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this piece are those of the artist and not necessarily those of Motif, other writers or staff. Grammy Award Nominee and platinum-selling artist Five for […]