Mike D’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Shows of September
1. Sunday, September 10: Roky Erickson’s Psychedelic Ice Cream Social; 4 to 7pm; $15; All ages; POP, 219 W Park St, PVD. If you were like me, you were cursing […]
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The Court: Art in Play
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Descendents Take Over Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Sep 10
There’s a case to be made that the most important decade for punk rock was the ‘80s. Yes, the ‘70s gave birth to the style and in the ‘90s it […]
Opinion: Sale of the WBRU FM Signal is Change We Have to Accept
At 11:59pm on August 31, 2017, Providence’s media landscape will change forever: 95.5 WBRU, Brown University’s radio station that was for over 40 years a haven for alternative rock and […]
Album of the Week: The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
Bands that ride a sonic wave always provide a blissful listening experience. Sometimes they sound atmospheric and perhaps even a bit spaced out. Other times they create stellar progressions while […]
Scott H. Biram to Play Dusk PVD, Aug 25
The art of the one-man band is captivating. Seeing a musician perform numerous instruments at once is a unique experience. The music is inventive and a tad different than what […]
Album of the Week: Queens of the Stone Age – Villains
Josh Homme has been feeling the urge to dance. The prime member of Queens of the Stone Age turned up the rhythms and changed things up a bit to give […]
Documentary Finding Joseph I: H.R. of Bad Brains Struggles with Mental Illness
[See later Dec 2017 interview: motifri.com/hr-bad-brains-pop] Documentary subject Paul “H.R.” Hudson, the frontman for Washington, DC, punk legends Bad Brains, and director James Lathos were both in attendance for a […]
Album of the Week: Gogol Bordello – Seekers and Finders
It doesn’t happen as often as it should, but it’s enjoyable to see a band constantly progressing and adding to their sound with each album. Their discography becomes a time […]
Alt-Nation: Vampires, Sayonara WBRU, and Fresh Biscuits
The past few days have been a blur, and it isn’t even alcohol-related this time. There is uneasiness in the air as questions have poured in from all over. Questions […]
The Roots Report: Treat ’em Right
Okee dokee folks… Warning, I am going to rant again. The other night I read a Facebook post about a venue owner who basically told musicians mid-set to stop playing […]