Slipping into Spring Okee dokee, folks …”Now is the winter of our discontent.” Shakespeare, Richard III, 1594. This winter it is more like MY discontent. Or, as Anna Nalick put it in her song “Breathe (2am),” 2005, “Wwinter just wasn’t my season.” Why am I quoting Shakespeare and Anna Nalick in the same breath? Seems […]
Venues that deliver At a live performance, many elements contribute to the overall mood of the evening. The ambiance of the venue, the staff, the sound system and lighting, and even your fellow patrons will alter the experience. It falls on venues’ shoulders to deliver a show that leaves fans with a positive experience, and […]
Shows you do not want to miss 1. Friday, March 21: The Mallett Brothers, Jay Berndt & The Orphans, Cactus Attack; $10; 8pm doors / 9pm show; all ages; The Met, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket, RI. This is a showcase of some of the brightest New England talent around right now. The Mallett Brothers, alt-country standouts from Portland, Maine, […]
McCauley talks to Clarkin about Negativity album Deer Tick has been high rolling big time these past few months, buoyed by the positive reviews of their lasted release, Negativity (Partisan Records). In the past few months the boys have had another appearance on national television on “The Conan O’Brian Show,” recently completed a successful European […]
“A more groove orientated T. Rex kind of Electric Warrior feel.” –Swan Point’s upcoming album Salt Whelp, the polar vortex has metamorphosed into a balmy-January-by-New-England-standards vortex. So let’s continue with a heat wave and talk about a new band that’s ready to catch some waves in Swan Point. I caught Swan Point a number of […]