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Cram it all in!

From Sean Price to Panther Moderns!
For underground hip-hop heads, it gets no bigger than SEAN PRICE (of Boot Camp Clik and Heltah Skeltah legend) hitting up Fête on THURSDAY (the 9th); only $12 at the door, call 401.383.1112 for ticket availability (don't sleep!).
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | February 08, 2012

Bowled over

From Ear-pummeling to winter bashing
Last call for Downcity action THURSDAY (the 2nd) with ERIC BLOOM performing at Sidebar Bistro (401.421.7200), while DJ DOX ELLIS spins upstairs at the Salon (pickle back shots! 401.865.6330).
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | January 31, 2012

Ben Blanc’s intriguing ‘The Exchange’ at AS220

Selling an idea
Two hundred black wood sculptures, resembling abstracted chunks of coal from some old video game, are lined up on a shelf running around the room in Ben Blanc's installation "The Exchange" at AS220's Project Space (93 Mathewson Street, Providence, through January 28).
By GREG COOK | January 17, 2012

Variety packed

Are you ready for the really, really big rock show kicking off a kickass weekend around Provy?
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | January 04, 2012

Party like it’s 2012!!

Wild weekend
Last call for TONY JONES & THE CRETIN 3 along with FALL & BOUNCE on THURSDAY (the 29th) at JR's Bourbon Street Rock House in Cranston (forever Mustang Sally's to some of us), call 401.463.3080.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | December 28, 2011

A perishing theatre gives way to a new one

The Stage
Living up to theoretician Gordon Craig's ideal of the "perishable" theatre as one nimble, flexible, and light on its feet, Providence's Perishable Theatre remained fresh for its 28-year shelf life; it shuttered this year because funding sources — not new ideas — had dried up.
By CHRISTINA BEVILACQUA | December 23, 2011

So much to do

No excuses — get out there!
On FRIDAY (the 9th), stop by the Armory in East Greenwich for a Toys for Tots bash led by TONY JONES & THE CRETIN 3 , THE REVEREND BASTIEN , and more; the all-ages shindig includes a "junk food buffet" with the $10 door donation.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | December 07, 2011

Need mead? Plus, Revival’s here and Lagunitas Sucks

Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
Pete Seeger sang, "We will pray just like the Druids/Drinking strange fermented fluids/Go dancing naked through the woods/They're good enough for me." Those "strange fermented fluids" were mead.
By LOU PAPINEAU | November 22, 2011

Rebecca Macri, Dan Talbot, and Betsey MacDonald at AS220

Contrasts and comparisons
Some time back, Rebecca Macri embroidered a pillow with the rainbow bars of the old terrorism alert chart ("severe" to "low").
By GREG COOK | November 15, 2011

Whole lotta everything

From DirtyDurdie to Duke Robillard
On THURSDAY (the 20th), it's last call for a pair of fun freebies from longtime local faves, as THE WIPPETS play Doherty's East Ave Irish Pub (401.725.1800), while ALLYSEN CALLERY travels to Perks Coffeehouse in Norwood, MA (781.762.5565).
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 18, 2011

The strike that changed America

Action Speaks!
Action Speaks!, the panel discussion series at AS220, wraps up its fall program with a look back at Ronald Reagan's firing of striking air traffic controllers in 1981 — a watershed moment for organized labor.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | October 19, 2011

Works by Andrew Moon Bain, Elisa D’Arrigo, Serena Perrone

Shape shifting and dreamy visions
In "Talking Leaves," Andrew Moon Bain's show at AS220's Project Space (93 Mathewson Street, Providence, through October 29), his painting and collage Triple Black depicts a red mermaid and black seahorses floating atop a tumultuous sea amidst old sailing ships.
By GREG COOK | October 11, 2011

Monstrous sounds

Zounds, Lolita Black, and more!
Last call for DEER TICK playing the second night of their Divine Providence release party on THURSDAY (the 13th) at the Met.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 11, 2011

Monstrous sounds

Looking back on An American Family

Action Speaks!
Action Speaks!, the panel discussion series at Providence art space AS220, continues its fall series with a look back at An American Family , a documentary that chronicled the lives of the Loud family of Santa Barbara, California.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | October 12, 2011

Our games, ourselves

Action Speaks!
Action Speaks!, the panel discussion series at Providence art space AS220, continues its fall program with a look at the rise of video games.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | October 05, 2011

Mixing it up(1)

The Ladies Rock Lab, and more!
On THURSDAY (the 6th), Ken Casey's Whiskey Republic delivers "Appalachian Celtic Punk" crew CUTTHROAT SHAMROCK from the mountains of east Tennessee.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 05, 2011

Pro-Fusion

Rice Cakes, Coma Coma, more in Warren
On THURSDAY (the 29th), the Spot Underground hosts PC alums and "waterslide rock" specialists LAST ONE OUT .
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 27, 2011

On the rise of militainment

Action Speaks!
Action Speaks!, the panel discussion series at Providence art space AS220, kicks off its fall program next week. The theme for the coming months — "Conflict and Amusement in America: How Can It Hurt If It's So Much Fun?"
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | September 28, 2011

From Joe to Jesse

Plus, quality time with Hank Sinatra Jr.
Hip-hop heads should get over to the Sunset Bar & Grille in North Provy on FRIDAY (the 23rd), when DIRTYDURDIE (look up their latest mixtape, Rhymanese Diner ) host a 21+ party with DJs Kellan and D-Napp spinning all night, call 401.726.8889.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 21, 2011

A British invasion and the local hall of fame

Autumn offerings
The art season follows the school year.
By GREG COOK | September 14, 2011

The artist who stayed behind

Olneyville Stories
I meet Peter Glantz in front of the faded Atlantic Mills complex in Olneyville and we walk around back.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | August 25, 2011

Roz Raskin and the Rice Cakes break out the Monster jams

You gotta stay positive
Roz Raskin returned to scene of the crime last weekend, all smiles on Empire Street prior to the Rice Cakes' outdoor set at Foo Fest.
By CHRIS CONTI | August 16, 2011

Sounds of the city

The Providence Music Fest, and more
Last call for THURSDAY (the 18th) for Brooklyn honky-tonkers THE SWEETBACK SISTERS playing the Towers in Narragansett ($15, 7 pm), leading into a busy stretch of great local shows.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | August 16, 2011

Foo Fest headliner Andrew W.K.

On creating a safe place to go crazy, translating the subconscious, and finding support and inspiration in providence
Andrew W.K. is a wild man who wails through songs that usually boast a blitzkrieg temperament.
By JIM MACNIE | August 10, 2011

Girls rockin'!

Plus, Zombified Vermin + Dwarves!
Start your weekend by supporting the 2ND ANNUAL GIRLS ROCK! CAMP SHOWCASE at the Hope Artiste Village Solarium (next to the Met) on FRIDAY (the 15th) at 6 pm, with six bands (all ages 11-18) debuting original songs.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | July 12, 2011

The lowdown on Sound Session 2011

Hot in the city
The seventh annual Sound Session festival jumps off all weekend long, and while this year's itinerary has been scaled down to three days rather than a full seven, you can expect another "multi-genre gumbo" at four locations.
By CHRIS CONTI | July 11, 2011

Review: ''Among the Breakage'' scratches the surface at Bell Gallery

An incomplete picture
Over the past dec-ade, Providence art has been known for its visionary printmaking and graphics, crafty constructions, and funhouse installations, but local painting has tended to operate out of the limelight.
By GREG COOK | June 28, 2011

July — already?!?

Catch these musical fireworks
Last call for THE DOWN & OUTS , THIS IS A MOVEMENT , and the return of COMA COMA to the Met on THURSDAY (the 30th).
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | June 29, 2011