Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel

You can slosh around a bit if a rock attitude is called for. You can act a bit more proper if the artist is a bit more venerable. The place has a rather perfect sense of pliability, really — a small theater that gives mid-sized acts and their audiences plenty of elbow room to enjoy whatever comes along. Yep, it can get crowded, but those are the nights when the cramped quarters tweak the excitement level.

79 Washington St, Providence | 401.331.5876 | lupos.com