May 9, 2008

        

[ featured]


RI Idol contest simply 'Devine'
After three hours and 13 contestants 17-year-old Hannah Devin of Cranston won the RI Idol's “triple crown,” Saturday, May 3rd at Stone Soup Coffeehouse.

[ alt-nation]


Backstage with It Was The Best of Times
In my preview for the WBRU Rock Hunt, It Was The Best Of Times was bestowed the cagey librarian's chance at the throne which they rode straight to glory.

[ editor's note]


In Your Ear records returns
 Four years after closing its historic Thayer Street location, In Your Ear! returns to the Rhode Island music scene at its new location at 462 Main Street in Warren, RI.

[ roots report]


Stone Soup throws rent party, RI Folk Fest opens in Foster
It seems that as daylight hangs around longer, it is harder to get folks out to a show before dark.

[ on the market]


Beer selection rules @ Doherty's Irish Pub
Having given what was then the East Avenue Café a less than perfect review on a beer web site last year, it was with some trepidation that I popped into the now Doherty's Irish Pub recently to visit with its proprietor Jack Doherty.

[ in the groove]


Tim Taylor, Otis Read release CDs
Tim Taylor releases solo disc.

[ what matters]


Green Pages
When was the last time you walked into a coffee shop and handed the cashier flowers in exchange for a cappuccino.

[ compact caps.]


earle, holcombe, tough and lovely.
 For your enjoyment.

[ gigs]


yang and ed, death cab, west, and bourbon.
 Come out from under those blankets!  The sun is out and there is music to go see.

[ DVDs]


There's no country for madineus....weird sense of deja vu?
Remember those flicks you missed, of course not, here they are.

[ 75-or-less]


intellegent breeders and santogold
 You might miss this music if it weren’t for 75 or less dot com.

[ lunar notes]


What do the stars have in store for you
Forecast Period: May 7 to May 20.

[ retro scene]


Chad & Jeremy invade Shorebreak Sept 29
Many of rock's greatest musical partnerships were a case study in contrasts.

[ Band Guide ]



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[ voices]


Patrick Crowley vs the Regular Guy: The Supplemental Budget.
Governator’s cuts strike illegals & deadbeats with angelic chord.

[ hearing voices]


Legislature more popular than Jesus
Toilet seat up in this House.

[ art scene]


Antagonists descend on Deadcat Gallery
It started in a bar on the East Side of New York City, it's been to Berlin, and now it's coming to Providence.

[ literary view]


Take Mercier’s 'Night Train' for a ride
Somewhere deep in every work of art, enriching if not actually pumping its lifeblood, lurks the terror and relief of mortality.

[ sweet sounds]


Opera Prov & Chorus of Westerly hold major perfomances
Opera Providence presents Johann Strauss, Jr.

[ band notes]


causing a scene
You think you No it All, but you don't.

[ camera lens]


Osama Bin Laden still young @ heart
Parise film a hit in Providence.

[ off the cuff]


Larry Miller stops by Comedy Connection
When I caught up with Larry Miller, he was in his LA office.

[ celtic realm]


More things Celtic to do
On Sunday, April 20, from 5-8:30 p.

[ he said, she said]


he said, she said
Dear He Said, She Said… I confronted my husband with proof about his online wanderings.