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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

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: THE FESTS THEY ARE A CHANGIN’

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 26, 2018 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

How New England's beloved music festival is raising the bar for other festivals across the country.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2018, Alabama Shakes, Bedouine, Ben Harper, Bermuda Triangle, Boston, Cheech and Chong, Curtis Harding, Darlingside, Dig, DigBoston, Fantastic Negrito, Gary Clark Jr., Glorietta, Jon Batiste, Khruangbin, Low Cut Connie, Moses Sumney, Music, Music Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Rhode Island, Rostam, Shakey Graves, Sidi Toure, St. Vincent, Tank and the Bangas, The War and Treaty, Toots and the Maytals, Tuck & Patti, Valerie June

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

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: JOHN PRINE, SURPRISE GUESTS, AND THE UNJUSTIFIABLE PROBLEM ON DAY 3

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 31, 2017 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Between Pinegrove and John Prine, Newport Folk Festival ended Sunday with plenty of fanfare, but there's a problem no one wants to talk about and it's getting harder to justify.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Berklee Choir, Boston, Chuck Berry, Dig, DigBoston, Festival, Fotobom, John Paul White, John Prine, Margaret Glaspy, Michael Kiwanuka, Music, Nathaniel Rateliff, Newport Folk Festival, Nicole Atkins, Noam Pilenky, Pinegrove, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Punch Brothers, review, Rhode Island, Suzanne Vega, Whitney

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: WILCO, ANGEL OLSEN, AND THE ART OF STORYTELLING ON DAY 2

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 30, 2017 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Once again, the best parts of Newport Folk Festival came in the shape of a story, and Saturday's lineup treated us to some of the best.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Angel Olsen, Boston, Chicano Batman, Dig, DigBoston, Festival, Fotobom, Grandmas Hands Band, Jalen N'Gonda, Justin Vernon, Marlon Williams, Newport Folk Festival, Offa Rex, review, Rhode Island, The Avett Brothers, The Decemberists, Wilco

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL: FLEET FOXES, REGINA SPEKTOR, AND A LOT OF BABIES ON DAY 1

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted July 29, 2017 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews

Friday at Newport Folk Festival reminded attendees and musicians alike that family-friendly festivals aren't always what you expect.

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Ben Gibbard, Big Thief, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, Festival, fleet foxes, Fotobom, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Music, Newport, Newport Folk Festival, Regina Spektor, review, Rhode Island

INTERVIEW: LEAH CARROLL’S NEW BOOK REVISITS ROUGH RHODE ISLAND MEMORIES AND TOUGH PERSONAL TRIALS

Written by M.J. TIDWELL Posted June 28, 2017 Filed Under: A+E, Books

Leah Carroll’s book revisits rough Rhode Island memories and tough personal trials

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: Autobiography, books, Brookline Booksmith, Down City, Leah Carroll, mafia, murder, providence, Rhode Island

TRACK REVIEW: NEUTRINOS! – “PIZZA PARTY”

Written by NICHOLAS REGAN Posted March 12, 2017 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews

In a world where everything can seem bleak, NEUTRINOS! escape to a land of pure fun and rock 'n' roll.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews Tagged With: 2017, Attleboro, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, local music, Music, Neutrinos!, new music, Notes From the Scene, Pizza Party, providence, punk rock, Reviews, Rhode Island, Surf Cult, track review

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