Mike D’s Top Five Can’t Miss Shows of June
1. June 1 – 4: PVD Fest; PVD; pvdfest.com for specific details. PVD Fest is back. Thursday starts with a conference, and leads to a dance party at The Steel Yard. Friday […]
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Album Of The Week: Land Of Talk’s Life After Youth
Montreal musician Elizabeth Powell has a captivating style. Her band Land Of Talk has a fuzzed-out rock sound that touches on both shoegaze and alternative. Her lyrics are poetic and […]
Last-Minute PVD Fest Music Round-Up
As you’ve probably heard, PVD Fest, the multi-cultural, multi-format behemoth, takes over downtown Providence this weekend. The fest strives to bring together artists from everywhere and throw you out of […]
Big Nazo Rockets into PVD Fest
“Oh look, there’s a human-fly wearing a tutu.” “Did you miss the bio-mech giraffe?” “How about the rat-faced comedian, Ratso, with a larger-than-life personality?” These characters aren’t a result of […]
Your Summer Guide to Classical Music 2017
The warmer days that arrived in late May are a just a taste of what promises to be a beautiful and well-deserved summer. For classical music lovers, there are some great […]
Alt-Nation: Here Comes the Summer!
The Fabulous Thunderbirds Still “Tuff Enuff” after all these years, you can bet that when The Fabulous Thunderbirds roll into town they’ll be ready to preach the blues. They may […]
Tammy Laforest: Mx. Bisexual RI 2017
[See Tammy Laforest as our pin-up: https://motifri.com/pin-up-tammy-laforest-mx-bisexual-2017/] “It’s a gender-neutral word: it could mean genderless, it could mean girl, it could mean boy,” explains Tammy Laforest who in April was […]
Riverdance Comes to PPAC
“Come and meet those dancing feet. On the avenue we’re taking you to.” – old Weybosset St. No, not THOSE feet. These feet are the thunderous, stage-vibrating, Irish step-dancing feet […]
An Interview with Lucy Dacus
When her debut album, No Burden, came out in February 2016, Lucy Dacus made her grand entrance into the music realm with authority. Her bluesy and soulful indie rock style […]
Album Of The Week: Wavves’ You’re Welcome
Naming a band after something you fear is strange, but at least there’s some honesty that comes with it. Regardless of his thalassophobia, San Diego musician Nathan Williams and his […]