Maestro MARK CUTLER & THE TINY STRING BAND provide free sounds THURSDAY (the 27th) at Nick-a-Nee's on South Street, call 401.861.7290 for details. Or, cross the bridge and catch THE LOW ANTHEM open for Surprise Me Mr. Davis (the Slip's side project) at the Narrows in Fall River, call 508.324.1926 or hit ncfta.org for tickets. A busy FRIDAY (the 28th) includes an early-bird show downstairs at Club Hell with THE DEAR HUNTER along with special-guest locals IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, KISS KISS, and THE DANGER ROOM (reportedly playing their final show). Then head upstairs to Jerky's (401.621.2244) for headliners MASTAMINDZ, with horrorcore Provy rapper Q-STRANGE, JON CONNOR, and ILLSON of Delaware. GAMBLIN' HANDS continue to hone their sound through their live show, and are well worth the trip to EG to catch the trio at the Greenwich Hotel (no cover, 401.884.4200). Get your $7 worth at AS220 on SATURDAY (the 29th) when Chicago's ARMA brings the prog-rock with locals INFINITE CHILDREN, GLOWKID, and the mighty brother-sister duo VULGARRITY (401.831.9327). And the Blackstone hosts an end-of-summer cookout jam with ska legends THE AGENTS and THE STRESS (401.726.2181). The dynamic, month-long EVERYTHING PARTY at Firehouse 13 wraps up on SUNDAY (the 30th) with live sets from THE [VIENNAGRAM:], THE BOSTON TYPEWRITER ORCHESTRA, and the video-infused madness of SENSITIVE HEARTS (formerly Awesome Brothers) and more. Art installations, a costume contest, a fashion show, ice cream, you name it — FH13 is the place to be (401.270.1801). An all-ages/all-local indie rock bill shakes up AS220 on MONDAY (the 31st), with ROUNDING OFF NUMBERS, SCARLET, LAST ONE STANDING, and North Smithfield collective BIG TALL BUILDINGS, touring behind their excellent debut release Abandon Me Now. Admission is $6 at the door.
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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).
- Into the darkness
The new release from Route .44, This is My America (Blue Radio Records), provides further insight into lead singer Ian "Lefty" Lacombe's affinity for the dark side, as the enigmatic southpaw guitarist delves even deeper than on the acclaimed 2'07 debut, Worthless Lessons .
- Sugar-coated pop, anyone?
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.
- Rude awakening
Coma Coma singer/bassist Eric Sampson brushes off the notion that Rhode Island's music community currently lacks quality acts.
- Stop the presses
Meg Turner steals the show in 5 Traverse gallery's new exhibit with her installation Santa's Worst Nightmare . Climb up a few stairs, step into a closet-sized box wallpapered with etchings of bricks, and close the old weathered door behind you.
- Funhouse
AS220’s exhibit “New Obstructions” is one of those right-on ideas that seem to come so naturally to the institution.
- Magnificent machines
A machine that can make everything. It's been the stuff of science fiction for decades. But now, it's a reality. In fact, there's one in Providence.
- The Empire strikes back
The Empire Revue is a monthly event at AS220, happening every first Sunday at 8 pm, as predictably as political malfeasance and as reliably funny, only without the urge to strangle the perpetrators. It's only eight bucks, which is still cheaper than a movie, they like to remind us, and way cheaper than a trip to the Borscht Belt, they might add.
- Are progressives winning on the Web?
Action Speaks!, the panel discussion series at Providence art space AS220, continues its fall run with a chat about the state of community organizing.
- Hootenanny!!
It's not quite right to call "Do It! Show It! Sing It! Work It!" the AS220 biennial.
- Can we fix our broken suburbs?
Action Speaks!, the panel discussion series at Providence art space AS220, wraps up its fall run with a look at the American adventure in suburbia.
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