Roots Report
Okee dokee folks…Well, spring is officially here. This doesn’t mean that winter is finished with us. A friend already pulled up his snow stakes which all but guarantees another storm! […]
A charismatic New Yorker with an unfiltered sense of humor, a camera, and a knack for storytelling.
September 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmEndless summer gold.
September 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmEagles tribute.
September 27 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPlaying original and classic rock/country/blues!
September 27 @ 9:00 pm - September 28 @ 12:00 amBass music.
September 28 @ 10:00 am - September 29 @ 2:00 amPerforming rock & roll all over New England and beyond.
September 28 @ 3:00 pm - 7:30 pmSongwriter, vocalist, guitarist.
September 28 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm“Better” record release show.
September 28 @ 7:00 pm - 11:30 pmClassic and folk rock songwriter, musician, and performing artist.
September 28 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmA Led Zeppelin tribute that seems better suited to the I-195 part of the state.
September 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAn independent rock and roll/ Americana/ country band from Maine.
September 28 @ 9:00 pm - September 29 @ 12:00 amAmerican Rush Tribute
September 28 @ 9:00 pm - September 29 @ 12:00 amJazz music
September 30 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSpoken word open mic and featured performer.
October 2 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pmBlues pianist and singer.
October 2 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmCountry singer-songwriter.
October 3 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmA PVDbased band specializing in ska, rocksteady, and reggae that loves to play authentic Jamaican music.
October 4 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmIconic comedian known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend.
October 4 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSoar with this comprehensive tribute.
October 5 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmDon’t underestimate this Grateful Dead tribute.
October 6 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmOkee dokee folks…Well, spring is officially here. This doesn’t mean that winter is finished with us. A friend already pulled up his snow stakes which all but guarantees another storm! […]
Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the 2024 Motif Music Awards! Held at Fête Music Hall the evening included food and (plenty of) drink, live performances from Jake Hunsinger and the Rock […]
It’s 1973. A 22-year-old Steve Smith hops out of the ocean in the haze of a Matunuck Beach summer. He shags his hair, throws his longboard up over his head, […]
Temperatures may be falling, but things are heating up in the theater community with the start of a new season. Between musicals, straight plays and new works, there is something […]
It was early in the evening, right around suppertime, when I arrived at the Harmony Café in Manville to see Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) tribute band Kelly and the Poor […]
Each year as July edges closer to August, I feel my ears prickle at the prospect of enjoying yet another edition of the historic Newport Jazz Festival. Now that I […]
Footloose is loosely based on events that took place in the small, rural and fanatically religious farming town of Elmore City, OK in 1978. Dances had been banned by an […]
With a mix of unusual beats, improvisational sounds and engaging lyrics such as, “I was beaming about you, I’ve been healing without you” and “devoted to makin’ mental health my […]
With local music beginning to blossom once more following two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Motif is pleased to present our annual Music Awards! These awards compile nominees put forward […]
As I entered The Parlour one Monday night, on the stage against the far wall, I saw a man in a chair seated across from four other men in chairs, […]