Got Beer? American Craft Beer Week
Okay ladies and gents, it’s American Craft Beer Week, and as such, it’s basically the week that every beer nerd needs to get out and attempt to have a social […]
Stuff to Do
Into The Woods
November 1 - November 20Wine, Women & Jewelry
November 14 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmDavy Knowles
November 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMinibeast
November 15 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmCountry DnA
November 16 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Alt-Nation: Malyssa & The Liberators Release a New EP
Malyssa & The Liberators – Self-Titled EP Malyssa BellaRosa wasn’t interested in wasting light after resigning from lead vocals duties in Fall & Bounce. In just two months, BellaRosa formed […]
Alt-Nation: Revving Up for the Weekend!
Vudu Sister – Household Items (Columbus Recording Company) Last year Vudu Sister’s debut, Bastard Children, garnered considerable praise as a mostly folk/ Americana release. I remember seeing them at one […]
The King and I: Charming Springtime Theater from the Ocean State Theatre Company
It is anyone’s guess how much of The King and I is based on a truthful or, at least, objective account. Anna Leonowens, the real life English governess, was accused […]
Head South and Give an Ear to God’s Ear
This is an interesting time for Rhode Island theater, as the seemingly isolated and disparate companies proliferating the Ocean State are beginning to form some interesting collaborative partnerships. Aside from […]
Rock & Reel Combines Artistic Mediums
On Saturday night, April 27, the Rock & Reel music video competition came to a conclusion with a screening and awards ceremony. In its inaugural year, the grassroots Providence-based project pairs local […]
CD Review: Eric Barao
If you travel in certain circles of bitter musicians who nightly lose a piece of their soul toiling at dives and bars for what often amounts to little more than […]
Take Two: Beyond the Pines
Motif’s very own Nick and Iandolo and Rosemary Pacheco duke it out monthly over a movie in theaters. This month’s feature film: Beyond the Pines
Pin Up of the Month: Alison Blackwell aka Rhoda Perdition
Occupation: Freelance illustrator/designer Favorite Book: I don’t have a favorite book, but Jeff Loeb & Tim Sale’s Batman in the ’90s was pretty formative. Favorite Movie: It’s a tie between Sense […]
Milkshakes and Anchors
I thought it would be apropos to write a dare on tattoos for this issue. Seeing as I wanted to do a dare that didn’t involve spending money, I emailed […]