Rhythm & Roots: 26 years and still one of the best fests
Despite RI being the smallest state in the nation, do not be fooled. When it comes to a down-home Labor Day party, Rhode Islanders definitely know how to party. With […]
Events:
CELEBRATE SPRING
March 15 - April 27Into The Woods
This classic musical follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would
March 21 - April 6TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds
From the Dave Matthews Band. Plays hit single “Crash” the whole time.
March 27 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJoanne Shaw Taylor
The bluesy singer’s spring tour features songs from her latest album, Heavy Soul.
March 28The TeleDynes
Influenced by surf rock and rockabilly while also drawing heavily from blues, country and swing to create their sound.
March 28 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmMarc Cohn
Singer/songwriter.
March 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBig Bad Voodoo Daddy
Contemporary swing revival band from Southern California.
March 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmHey Nineteen
Tribute to Steely Dan. These guys don’t mess around.
March 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmEastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Music director & conductor Toshiyuki Shimada.
March 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmJohnny Hoy and the Bluefish
Island dance party. Just what we need right now.
March 29 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmWalter Trout
Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
March 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAudiofields
House music.
March 29 @ 10:00 pm - March 30 @ 2:00 amChazz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale
The prolific actor (The Usual Suspects, Analyze This) wrote the well known film, and this one-man play version.
March 30Peter Frampton
An English-American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who rose to prominence as a member of the rock bands the Herd and Humble Pie.
March 30 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMatt Borrello Band
Folk artist from Boston. Boston goes folk?
April 4 @ 9:30 pm - April 5 @ 12:00 amNarrow River Band
A southern RI-based acoustic rock band.
April 5 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pmRock Hearts
Musicians from Southern New England who love to sing and pick bluegrass, old country tunes, and seek out newer tunes from other genres to “bluegrass-ify.”
April 5 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Vox Hunters
Folk group that’s going hunting.
April 6 @ 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Lager Season Lust
Summertime is near. Almost time for the smell of cut grass and steak on the grill. I don’t have a grill, but I have neighbors who do. I am tempted […]
Two Feet, Two Bucks*: Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium
Suppose your world shrank to only places you could walk to with the assistance of public transit. After despairing over this newfound limitation, you would eventually explore this contained world […]
Reading Revival: Bringing back the lost art of book talk
Pre-COVID, I found that a lot of people in my generation and younger weren’t big readers. At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, between the never-ending stream of content […]
Motif’s 2024 RI Spoken Awards Recap
At the 2024 Spoken Word Awards, hosts Chip Doug and Anjel Newmann ushered in a night of storytelling, poetry, comedy, and more by welcoming nominees and spectators alike. Doug is […]
Scrumptious Chow at Scurvy Dog: Rebel’s Rations takes pride in serving good food for great people
Rebel’s Rations is the brainchild of chef Daniel Brown and best friend Alec Labine. It came about as a way to build community and provide kick-ass, late-night dining experiences. Brown’s […]
Motif’s 2024 RI Spoken Awards: And the winners are…
A poet, a comedian, and a storyteller walk into a bar… it sounds like the beginning of a joke, but on Tuesday, April 9, it was a beautiful reality manifested […]
[SPONSORED CONTENT] Hank’s for the Herbs: Local cultivator winning awards
Hank’s Herbs is a licensed cannabis cultivator in Rhode Island that has been providing premium cannabis products since its establishment in 2017. Similar to a micro-brewery, Hank’s values attention to […]
Woony Wonders: April 2024
“Welcome back to Woony Wonders! I’m Brookie, your Woonasquatucket River Watershed trout ambassador…” Comic by Lermworm.
BECAUSE HOLLYWOOD WOULDN’T: Why it’s important to support the 7th Annual Rhode Island Black Film Festival
If you’re tired of the same old cookie-cutter award shows filled with red carpet paparazzi, mindless interview banter, tacky glamor, and celebrity smiles that look as though they were created […]
