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Sound advice: Girl Howdy, Girls Rock!, and more

Off the Couch
Flee the cubicle and head to the RISD Museum on FRIDAY for the next Music Friday show featuring GIRL HOWDY .
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | November 11, 2010

Summer times

Off the Couch
First off, a huge THANK YOU goes out to all the bands and fans who attended our inaugural Best Music Poll Awards Show last week, and congrats to all the winners.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | June 15, 2010

Music for the love of it

From the Schemers to the Men of Great Courage, Mark Cutler’s songs have always gotten to ‘that special kind of place’
Whether driving his Men of Great Courage on a tune about a spooky midnight stroll, or gently declaring a deep camaraderie with “We Shall Always Remain Friends,” Cutler’s concocting a soundtrack to the feelings in the room.
By JIM MACNIE | May 05, 2010

Do the math

Off the Couch
Three blistering nights at the 201
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | March 03, 2010

Shaking through

Off the Couch
High-powered indie-punk at AS220
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | February 24, 2010

Candles + caring

Bob Marley’s b-day + downcity benefits
Former Best Music Poll nominee Mike Gendron and uncle Pete Gendron team up and unplug at the Greenwich Hotel on THURSDAY (the 4th), rocking the lounge free of charge til 12:30 am.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | February 03, 2010

Rockin’ all over

Off the Couch
Greenville to Westerly to the capital city
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | January 12, 2010

Shake some action

Off the Couch
Psych + sludge + metal + more
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | January 05, 2010

Ho, ho, ho!

Off the Couch
Get out of the house, house, house!
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | December 15, 2009

What to do?

Off the Couch
An embarrassment of riches
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | November 18, 2009

Mixing it up

B. + Sage + Roz + Chelsy + Stefan + more
B. DOLAN and SAGE FRANCIS provided memorable highlights at this year’s Rock the Bells in Mansfield; watch the Strange Famous reps slay Jerky’s Bar (401.621.2244) with special guest SLEEP on THURSDAY (the 12th).
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | November 11, 2009

Ghoulish grooves

Off the Couch
Misfits and Sasquatch rock Day of the Dead
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 27, 2009

Old school

Off the Couch
More top shelf hip-hop at Jerky’s
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | October 07, 2009

October already!

Folk + blues + noise + alt-pop + Mr. Young
Only 11 weeks and counting of Christmas shopping remain, so head out to some budget-friendly shows in the meantime.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | September 30, 2009

For the benefit of vegan awareness and a princess

Off the Couch
Kick off the weekend THURSDAY (the 17th) with a recession-friendly evening with local legend MARK CUTLER & FRIENDS at the Greenwich Hotel (401.884.4200), 21+ and no cover.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | September 15, 2009

Common-ers

Off the Couch
Six Star and friends get raucous in Bristol
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | September 08, 2009

It's still summer

Off the Couch
From the Low Anthem to Mastamindz
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | August 25, 2009

Hoolies + Howlies + Dusty Rhodes

Dig the roots
On THURSDAY (the 20th), Westerly's finest blues-roots crew THE HOOLIOS play a hometown gig at the revamped and renowned Knickerbocker, and have locked up the third Thursday of every month through '09 (401.596.4225).
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | August 18, 2009

Making waves

Six Star General invade Newport
A packed weekend begins THURSDAY (the 30th) when the ladies take over at the Hi-Hat, with MELISSA FERRICK and locals Seriously Fierce (aka Heather Rose and Keturah) opening, call 401.453.6500.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | July 29, 2009

Psalms For The Deaf

Jared Paul Unleashes Prayers For Atheists
Sage Francis addressed the densely-populated crowd at Rock the Bells at Comcast Center last weekend: "This song helped get a friend of mine out of jail. Thank you to all who donated. This song is called 'Conspiracy to Riot.' Strange Famous fucking Records, Providence."
By CHRIS CONTI | July 21, 2009

IndieArts mania!

So much to do, all at once
Head down to the Greenwich Hotel THURSDAY (the 16th) and lounge with local acoustic troubadour DANIEL CHASE and Boston's SARAH BORRELLO (her piano-driven cover of "White Rabbit" is insane); never a cover and always 21+, call 401.884.4200 for more.
By PROVIDENCE ARTS STAFF | July 15, 2009

Back in action

Multitasking with Senior Discount
Veteran punk rock quartet Senior Discount returns to the live circuit this weekend, starting with the big Lupo's/WBRU Block Party on Friday and an early-bird slot at Club Hell on Saturday. And national retailer Hot Topic has invited the band to play a string of acoustic shows around New England throughout the summer (check myspace.com/seniordiscount for the full schedule).
By CHRIS CONTI | July 08, 2009

Hard-wired fuzz

The Inclined are finding a balance
The Inclined's December '08 debut, The First Day of Many, continues to captivate my attention with big hooks, spacey synths, and manipulated guitar riffs and squalls, at times encapsulated in fuzz and exploding with unabashedly catchy gems.
By CHRIS CONTI | June 24, 2009

Passion players

Rap-rock vets Mastamindz stay the course
"If music is your passion, then promote it. Get people to your shows. I honestly think people don't push themselves enough."
By CHRIS CONTI | May 27, 2009

Back on the surf-rock sonar

Hanging 30 with the Fathoms
'Tis the season for veteran surf-rock trio the Fathoms to usher in the warm weather when they play a free gig at Nick-a-Nee's on Saturday.
By CHRIS CONTI | May 20, 2009

Write. Record. Gig. Repeat.

The Propellers stay the course on The Propellers: 2
The Warren-based Propellers are yet another notable band putting in work for the Warren-based label 75OrLess Rec-ords, and their sophomore release, The Propellers: 2 , offers a gradual growth from their self-titled debut.
By CHRIS CONTI | May 13, 2009

Sugar-coated pop, anyone?

Jonas Dream's merry melodies
With lines such as "chock-full of sunny melodies and intimate, introspective lyrics with bright, polished production," I clearly didn't stumble onto the next Jesus Lizard here.
By CHRIS CONTI | April 28, 2009

Rude awakening

The rousing sounds of Coma Coma
Coma Coma singer/bassist Eric Sampson brushes off the notion that Rhode Island's music community currently lacks quality acts.
By CHRIS CONTI | April 22, 2009

Magic man

Theo Martins kills 'em with kindness
If the first quarter of '09 is an indicator of things to come for Theo Martins the Providence-based lyricist had better buckle up for what should be the biggest year in his budding hip-hop career.
By CHRIS CONTI | April 15, 2009

One shining moment

Fairhaven grab the brass ring at the 'BRU rock hunt
Fairhaven won a tight race at the 2009 WBRU Rock Hunt Finals at Lupo's on April 4.
By CHRIS CONTI | April 07, 2009