Dysfunctional Family Makes for Dark Comedy in The Lyons
” This is a show that deals with life, death and everything in between–” The Lyons at 2nd Story The lives of a dysfunctional family take center stage in the black comedy The […]
Events:
Rich Vos
Funny guy. Find out why his wife hates him.
May 2 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmKane Brown
Singer and songwriter.
May 2 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmPearly Baker
A Grateful Dead tribute, 40th anniversary show. Keep on truckin’.
May 2 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMichael Brennan
Acoustic rock from the 1970s thru the 2020s. That’s a long time, you think he’s got it?
May 3 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmRich Vos
Funny guy. Find out why his wife hates him.
May 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmKane Brown
Singer and songwriter.
May 3 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmRoger McGuinn
Folk rock.
May 3 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmConfounded Bridge
Led Zeppelin’s greatest hits, from “Stairway to Heaven,” to “Whole Lotta Love.”
May 3 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmGarrison Keillor Tonight
An evening of stand-up, storytelling, audience song, and poetry. Sounds like they got it all in Lake Wobegone.
May 3 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPlaying Dead
Music of the Grateful Dead. Playing dead can be fun, I do it all the time!
May 3 @ 9:00 pm - May 4 @ 12:00 amRich Vos
Funny guy. Find out why his wife hates him.
May 3 @ 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmPaul Colombino
Acoustic guitarist.
May 4 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pmKevin Doyle’s Roscommon Soles
A Sunday matinee performance of sole music, including traditional Irish music, step dance, and American tap dance.
May 4 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmComedy Showcase
Host: Liz Moniz. Headliner: Matt Barry. John Harrington, Mike Dupont, Michael Luppino, Andrew Pujalte, Mark Branson, David Beausoleil.
May 4 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSouth Kingstown String Orchestra
A night of classical music.
May 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmBrian Regan
Clean comedy marked by excessive facial expressions and body language. Clean comedy?! What’s that…
May 6 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmMatt Andersen
Just a voice and a guitar.
May 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
One of the biggest voices in rock music. Lots of dirty birds flying around everywhere.
May 8 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pmBrian Beaudoin
RI’s grand-pappy of stoner comics.
May 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmCantrip
Swirling border pipes, raging fiddle, thunderous guitar, and three rich voices blend to create a sound energetic enough to tear the roof off. Whoa.
May 9 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Mark Cutler Dreams, Junior Varsity Arson Burns It Up
The best in local albums of 2013 and the best in January 2014 concerts 2013 was a strong year for local releases. People like these “Best of 2013” lists, […]
Mike D’s Top 5 — Can’t Miss Shows of November
Top November Alt Shows in the greater RI area 1. Friday, November 8: Tim Kasher (of Cursive/The Good Life), Laura Stevenson, Littlefoot. $12 advance / $14 day of. 8 pm doors […]
CD Review
The Silks – Last American Band
In contrast to the hard-driving numbers, The Silks reach down deep for the acoustic folk-blues dirge I’ve been accused of taking rock & roll a tad too seriously. You see, […]
Roots Report
Graham Nash Review and Music From the World
Okee dokee folks … I can’t believe that I have been writing this column for nine years now. OK, not this very column, though sometimes it seems like it takes […]
Mike D’s Top Five
Can’t Miss Shows of August
#1 Saturday, August 10: Foo Fest 2013 featuring SSION, 14Foot1, Atlantic Thrills, Black Pus, Dylan Sevey & The Gentlemen, Littlefoot, Lolita Black, Neutral Nation, Saint Jude, Vudu Sister, Vulgarrity, Whore […]
Alt-Nation
Stay Cool with Ice Balloons, Hockey, and Outdoor Beer
Ice Balloons Ice Balloons is a collaboration between Sean Kennerly of Samiam and Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio born in Brooklyn. The band will make their Providence debut […]
Bring Your Personality
By Erin Kayata While waiting for Bring Your Own Improv to start, the girl who was taking tickets at the door approached and handed me a slip of paper. “Write […]
You Look into Fuddy Meers, and Fuddy Meers Look Back into You
The Contemporary Theater Company (CTC) lives up to its name with 2013 summer-season opener Fuddy Meers, written in 1999 as a first professional work by playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. Unlike his […]
95.5 WBRU Summer Concert Series
Torn Shorts
By Jeffrey Folker June nights: not too hot for a stroll in the park, not too cold for an Awful Awful from Newport Creamery. Growing up in New Jersey, three […]