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). On FRIDAY (the 3rd), the double bill of the weekend goes down at the Spot Underground featuring THE AGENTS and ROUTE .44. Provy-based post-punk quintet SLEEP CITY joins TRANSIT, CASSELA, and LOOK NORTH at the Met (401.729.1005). And it's an ear-pummeling party at AS220 courtesy of WHITE LOAD (Load Records) headlining their CD release with guests VILE REIGN, RAMPANT DECAY, and HOAX; $5 at the door, call 401.831.9327. A busy SATURDAY (the 4th) at Fête and plenty of fun to be had with DARLINGSIDE, GILL MOSS, and TALLAHASSEE in the lounge, while the Providence Preservation Society presents its Winter Bash in the ballroom ($30 in advance) with music by the FINE POINT LOOKOUT BRASS BAND; call 401.383.1112 for all the details. Also on Saturday, the Met (401.729.1005) has a full slate led by PC alums LAST ONE OUT, and Stone Soup Coffeehouse hosts veteran folk duo THE NIELDS ($18, 401.921.5115). Here's what you do for Super Bowl SUNDAY (the 5th) — take the Giants with the points and cry into your beer because the Pats' secondary can't stop Cruz, Nicks, and Manningham (signed, Seahawks fan). Sorry. But keep the party going on MONDAY (the 6th) with DJ NOOK at Local 121's Tap Room (21+, no cover, 401.274.2121). On TUESDAY (the 7th), the weekly General Assembly series continues at Fête with HA HA TONKA, TRISTAN ORMOND, and locals THE FAMOUS WINTERS (their 2011 debut EP is worth looking up). And next THURSDAY (the 9th), stop by the Salon for DJ SAVE1 spinning ol-skool rap and funk, with no cover. And support some local musicmakers via the ever-popular Kickstarter site —local crew BOO CITY are headed to Austin for SXSW this year, and local icon MARK CUTLER seeks help to record his next album; visit kickstarter.com and pledge a few bucks right now.
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- From Sleep City to Sky Jelly
The holidaze are history, so divest your disposable income into some good shows this weekend.
- Genre-jumping
WBRU’s free summer concert series at Waterplace Park is in full swing, and expert blues outfit SIT DOWN BABY get the call on FRIDAY (the 25th) at 7:30 pm.
- Soundsessioning; plus, Lighting Bolt and Allysen Callery
Last call for a good one going down at AS220 (401.831.9327) on THURSDAY (the 22nd) with makeupbreakup headlining (debuting new stuff from the forthcoming Scents LP) with THE BROTHER KITE , THE PRESS , and CELLAR DOVES ($6).
- Making the rounds
Plus, Key Soldiers and Tallahassee
- Scarlett is the new Black
Olneyville's finest post-punk/goth/sludge metal outfit went missing for the better part of 2010, but we're ecstatic to report that Lolita Black has returned with a new lead singer in Ms. Scarlett Delgado.
- Sound advice: Girl Howdy, Girls Rock!, and more
Flee the cubicle and head to the RISD Museum on FRIDAY for the next Music Friday show featuring GIRL HOWDY .
- Review: Umberto Crenca's introspective retrospective at AS220
If you've been around the Providence art scene very long, you've surely heard the story. In the early 1980s, Umberto Crenca exhibited at the Antonio Dattorro Studio Gallery and the Providence Journal panned his art as shallow and simplistic.
- Roz Raskin and the Rice Cakes break out the Monster jams
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.
- The artist who stayed behind
I meet Peter Glantz in front of the faded Atlantic Mills complex in Olneyville and we walk around back.
- Foo Fest headliner Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. is a wild man who wails through songs that usually boast a blitzkrieg temperament.
- From Joe to Jesse
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.
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