Protest Art: Music is more than simply entertainment
Okee dokee folks… Last week Neil Young posted an open letter calling Drumpf “a disgrace to my country.” He also called out Captain Bone Spurs for continuing to use the […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Community Hoot at Common Fence Music
Okee dokee folks… Last Saturday night Common Fence Music held their first Community Hoot. This show was in the feel of the old Fiddlers and Fishermen show that was an […]
He’s No Good: But Ms. Ronstadt sure is
Okee dokee folks… I don’t know what to say right now. The Republican Senate is now an accomplice to every crime Trump has committed and surely will commit. Come November, […]
An Interview with Squeeze’s Chris Difford
Okee dokee folks… Have you ever been “Tempted”?, felt like “Pulling Muscles From A Shell”?, had “Black Coffee In Bed”?, or thought that you were too “Cool For Cats”? If […]
The Time Is Now: Music fuels the revolution
Okee dokee folks… Welcome to the ’20s, the year of the next presidential election when we have the opportunity to return this country to a state of normalcy and move […]
The Roots Report: Holiday Ranting: Skip the greed and check out the music
Okee dokee folks… This is one of those times where I type the intro to my column and then delete the whole thing a few times. It seems that I […]
Roots Report: More than a Column: Gifts, shows and a hint of nostalgia
Okee dokee folks… Every time that I drive by the old location where my local Benny’s store was, my heart breaks. Over the past month or so construction crews have […]
Roots Report: An Interview with Jimmy Webb
Okee dokee folks…One of the biggest legends in the songwriting world is coming to the Greenwich Odeum on October 25. Most “civilians” may not know the name Jimmy Webb, but […]
The Roots Report: Margaritaville
Okee dokee folks… “Wastin’ away AGAIN in (the audience of, Escape to) Margaritaville.” That is a phrase that I hope to never utter. Unfortunately I cannot say that I did […]
The Roots Report: Indigo Girls
Okee dokee folks… Thursday night the enduring duo Indigo Girls performed a show, accompanied by Francisco Noya and the RI Philharmonic, to an enthusiastic audience of about 2,300 at Providence […]