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FOTOBOM: YO LA TENGO @ THE COLUMBUS THEATRE

Written by TIM BUGBEE Posted September 21, 2021 Filed Under: Concerts, Fotobom, MUSIC

Someone online recently made a pretty astute observation about Yo La Tengo; while they have been playing for over three decades now, their fan base has a pretty youthful average age, especially compared to their peers. I guess that underscores in a very meaningful way that they continue to ...  read more

Filed Under: Concerts, Fotobom, MUSIC Tagged With: Fotobom, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Matador Records, providence, There's Riot Going On, Yo La Tengo

LEWIS MORRIS: MULTITALENTED MUSICIAN RAPS ON BEATMAKING, LIFE IN BOSTON

Written by ROB DUGUAY Posted September 3, 2020 Filed Under: MUSIC

“The process of collaboration and having other voices on there so that it’s not just my voice and not regurgitating things that I want them to say was very important.”

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: Don't Be Nice, hip hop, Lewis Morris, Music, providence

DAUGHTERS: GUITARIST NICK SADLER ON TOURING, MATURING, AND LINKING WITH MIKE PATTON

Written by ROB DUGUAY Posted December 19, 2019 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Reviews

"There are many moments on the record that are inspired by people who either play in the city or have come through on tour that I discovered. It comes from a lot of local stuff, believe it or not."

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: Alexis S. F. Marshall, Daughters, Jon Syverson, Mike Patton, providence, Samuel Walker

EPIC BEARD MEN: B. DOLAN AND SAGE FRANCIS WANT YOU TO STOP BEING ASSHOLES TO PEOPLE, EVEN VANILLA ICE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted March 30, 2019 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

“[Dolan] got a lot of attention because he is very anti-authority. We didn’t gel. That was not the time for us to gel. But later, when Bush won his second [term], he came to me like, ‘Are we going to throw bricks through windows or what?’”

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Atmosphere, B. Dolan, Epic Beard Men, hip hop, Music, providence, Rhode Island, Sage Francis, Slug, Strange Famous, touring

FROM TRICK FLAMES TO ORGANIC GAMES, EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW WE LEARNED AT NECANN

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted March 30, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo

Here are some quick notes on some of the great initiatives and products we encountered, along with tidbits on what we learned from our interaction with their spokespeople and owners.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: Bob Fireman, business, cannabis, Commonwealth, hemp, MariMed, Mass, Massachusetts, medical marijuana, MMA, providence, Purient, Rhode Island, Secure Energy, Sili Gloves, Vermont Pre-Rolls, weed

IN THE WEEDS WITH BOB FIREMAN

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted February 4, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo

Brook Shapiro and Blake Hammond in Hairspray. Photo by Paul Lyden.

Iconic cannabis businessman points to hemp, gives Mass rec rollout relatively good grades

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: Bob Fireman, business, cannabis, Commonwealth, hemp, MariMed, Mass, Massachusetts, medical marijuana, MMA, providence, Rhode Island, weed

SPECIAL FEATURE: FIGHT HUB

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted October 17, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

The battle for the future of boxing takes a pivotal and scandalous stop in Boston

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Billy Joe Saunders, Boo Boo Andrade, Boston, boston garden, boxing, drug test, Floyd Mayweather, Katie Taylor, Kielczweski, Murphys Boxing, providence, Toka Kahn Clary

DARKLANDS: TURNING A BREAK-UP INTO A BUILD-UP

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 14, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

With a bit of friendly convincing and the usual self-doubt, Providence’s emo punk act finds their sound for their new record.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2018, Allston, alt-rock, Boston, Darklands, Dig, DigBoston, Emo, great scott, Indie Rock, Interview, local music, Music, Notes From the Scene, providence, Saccharine, Shoegaze, Sneeze, Twin Foxes, Verse

ROZ AND THE RICE CAKES: HOW A PROVIDENCE TRIO GOT SCI-FI TO SNAP, CRACKLE, AND POP

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted October 12, 2017 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

From picking up synths to switching songwriting credits, Roz and the Rice Cakes explain how the band slipped into its most mesmerizing sound yet.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2017, Anjimile, Audrey Harrer, Big Nice Studio, Boston, Cambridge, Devotion, Dig, DigBoston, Interview, Lilypad Inman, Music, Notes From the Scene, providence, Rhode Island, Roz and the Rice Cakes

WHEEL OF TUNES: DOWNTOWN BOYS

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted August 10, 2017 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Providence punk latinx Downtown Boys talk defeating Trump, how to tweak Get Out, and the secret to being cool.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2017, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, Downtown Boys, Elizabeth Colour Wheel, Interview, Music, ONCE Somerville, Politics, providence, Punk, SOMERVILLE, What Cheer? Brigade, Wheel of Tunes

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