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Hotter than ever

A rich lineup at the Hot Club Waterfront Festival
The Hot Club Waterfront Festival returns this weekend with a lineup as diverse as the melting pot of 21-plus partygoers who will fill South Water Street throughout the weekend.

By CHRIS CONTI | September 03, 2008

Unplugged

Arcadia Landing call it quits
Four friends, two bands, and nine years laer, Arcadia Landing is closed for business, according to a statement posted on their MySpace page on July 25.

By CHRIS CONTI | August 27, 2008

Pushing his buttons

Joe Beats heads back to the lab
“My number one priority is getting more of my music out there.”

By CHRIS CONTI | August 05, 2008

A team effort

Everyone’s gonna find out about Hello Mahalo
Yes, the name sounds familiar and no, they don’t play Hawaiian music.

By CHRIS CONTI | July 23, 2008

Fresh tracks

New discs by Someday Providence and Suicide Bill
It’s a big deal when Someday Providence gets new music out. Their new EP extends the band’s dedication to breezy pop, but also adds depth, dimension, and a wee bit of heaviness.

By BOB GULLA | July 16, 2008

Keep a knockin’

Mike Dinallo helps Eddie Floyd get back in action
Mike Dinallo has been in and around R&B, roots, blues, and rock since I started writing this column, most notably with the Radio Kings a while back.

By BOB GULLA | July 09, 2008

LA confidential

Sweet Eve get lucky
Sweet Eve, a local band, had been trying to make things happen since forming in 2005.

By BOB GULLA | July 02, 2008

Real life rock ’n’ roll

Pistol Shot Gypsy: ‘For the people, by the people’
Pistol Shot Gypsy, formerly Soma City, has been in the midst of a complete overhaul, nominally, artistically, and personally.

By BOB GULLA | June 24, 2008

The Fab Three?

The Complaints’ new disc; plus, the Neutral Nation film
The Complaints have been one of Providence’s true stalwart bands, and one of the city’s most underappreciated acts.

By BOB GULLA | June 17, 2008

Johnny Carlevale and the Rollin’ Pins live it up

Gettin' real gone
Over the years, Providence’s Johnny Carlevale has served as a kind of musical archivist.

By BOB GULLA | June 10, 2008

Greatest hits

RISD shows off its new and renovated galleries
The RISD Museum continues its top to bottom renovation and expansion.

By GREG COOK | June 04, 2008

Striving for magic

Scarce are taking it slow; plus, Killing Pablo
Do you remember Scarce?

By BOB GULLA | June 04, 2008

Text messages

CTS Dance Company’s reverent movements
Cross-pollination in the arts shows up in many media, but it is perhaps most evident in dance.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | June 04, 2008

Walking the line

Duke Robillard comes out Swingin’
Duke Robillard comes out Swingin’.

By BOB GULLA | May 28, 2008

Starting over

Johnny Maguire is back on track
The news that one of our homegrown talents, guitar hero Johnny Maguire, is jumping back into the music business should warm the hearts of many on the local scene.

By BOB GULLA | May 20, 2008

Pop-powered

Neo Nouveau’s crafty Courtyard
Big chord changes and bigger melodies mark Neo Nouveau’s second stellar album, Courtyard , released a few weeks back.

By BOB GULLA | May 13, 2008

Telling the Truth

Prolyphic and Reanimator bring it
Providence hip-hop ain’t what you think it is.

By BOB GULLA | May 07, 2008

The kids are alright

Old hands help Far Off Place take off
Here was a band with three high school-aged kids working with outright music biz legends. Pretty damn cool.

By BOB GULLA | April 30, 2008

Old Dogs, new tricks

The mighty Indestructibles
After the Jungle Dogs went down in 1998, bandleader Tom Kutcher was keen on lightening things up.

By BOB GULLA | April 23, 2008

Roaring back

The return of Rash of Stabbings
Rumors of a Rash of Stabbings reunion are not, in fact, greatly exaggerated.

By BOB GULLA | April 15, 2008

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