Aurora Grand Opening: This Stage Is Yours!
Spring has sprung! The birds are chirping, the air is filled with the woefully and distinctly semen-ish scent of the blossoming native Callery Pear trees, and new businesses are opening […]
Stuff to Do
Tight Crew: Dance Dance New Year’s Rave-O-Lution!
December 31, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - January 1, 2025 @ 2:00 amNeal & The Vipers
December 31 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pmAndrew Victor
January 1, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThree Stooges Festival
January 3, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmFunky White Honkies
January 3, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Performances Shine, but Becky’s New Car Is A Clunker
How many of us would take the opportunity to escape our humdrum lives for something more exciting? That’s the situation faced by Becky (Margaret Melozzi) in Becky’s New Car, which […]
Locale Profile: Faust Hofbrauhaus
No one can deny that Providence has some of the best restaurants in the Northeast, but as far as ethnic food, Italian and Mexican seem to dominate the spectrum. Opened […]
Alison Blackwell: May Cover
Thanks Alison Blackwell for doing an AMAZING job on the cover of our May Issue Check out here portfolio here: http://blackwellportfolio.blogspot.com/
Interview with Potty Mouth
Believe it or not, Western Massachusetts has quite the music history when it comes to kick-ass alternative rock. You have Dinosaur Jr. hailing from Amherst along with ex-Sonic Youth punk […]
Album of the Week: Gord Downie, The Sadies and The Conquering Sun
When two musical entities get together to make an album, you never really know what to expect. It could be like that load of crap Metallica & Lou Reed put […]
MotifTV Top 5 RI events May 8 – 13: Mother’s Day Edition
CORRECTION! The URI East Farm Spring Fest is on SATURDAY!! Not Tuesday
Not So Great Gatsby Addresses Providence
Hello Motif Readers, Yes, this letter is addressed to you, not my dear friend Nick Carraway. I realize that almost every missive addressed to him is usurped and perused by […]
Plant a Tree and It’ll Bear Fruit
Why do artists lose steam? Most musicians want to continually develop their skills and have their music appreciated, but how do they keep things going? It’s like the moment you […]
Alt-Mother’s Day: How are you celebrating?
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