It has been decided that the staff of The Providence Daily Dose is in need of a break. We will be taking some time off as we plan our path forward . . . and spending more time with our families of course. Don’t forget to watch the peregrine falcons in their nesting box. The […]
Friday — @Getties, Devils Cross Country, Husbands, Vertigo @Myrtle, Museum Legs, Noah B. Harley @Fête Lounge, the Femmes, Hill House, Strapless @AS220 Main Stage, Osiris, Daiela, Stav, Mick Banks @the Narrows, Secret Sisters @Nick-A-Nee’s, Andy Lampert @Union Station Brewery, Sentimental Fools @the Met, (5pm) Quahog Clam Jam day 1, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, more
The April exhibitions are on view at the AS220 Galleries running now through April 26th. AS220 offers all Rhode Islanders the opportunity to exhibit original artwork in their four galleries free of charge. Seen here is a detail from Scintillations by Kathy Wu, inkjet on cotton, digital embroidery. Project Space, 93 Mathewson Street — Uli
Monday — @Getties, Paprika, Dimension, Zipper, Tokarev Tuesday — @Nick-A-Nee’s, Austin Andrews, Marty Ballou and Friends @the Narrows, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 Wednesday — @AS220 Main Stage, Jade Dust, So Automatic, Goblin Brain, Palmslow @Nick-A-Nee’s, the Suqnots Thursday — @the Narrows, the Yardbirds @AS220 Main Stage, Adeline, Serious Goose @Nick-A-Nee’s, Jim Morgan and Rob
Friday — @Myrtle, Lady Pills, Sun Urchins, Time Thief @AS220 Main Stage, Buoy George, DUME, Discount Fireworks, Femur @Alchemy, (5:30) the Greying, Another One Down, Arms Like Roses, Loudsounds @the Narrows, Chris Knight @News Cafe, Grizzlies, Blue Envy, Sliimo, Adapater Adapter @the Parlour, Will Dailey, Mary McAvoy @Nick-A-Nee’s, Mark Cutler and Men of Great Courage
Last year the Brown Arts Institute introduced a new initiative: free, student-led Public Art Tours. Open to everyone, the tours meet every Saturday and Sunday at 1pm, running through November 16th. On Saturdays the tours meet at the Eli Harvey statue, Bronze Bruno, on the Main Green at Brown University. On Sundays tours start at
Tuesday — @Nick-A-Nee’s, Austin Andrews, Marty Ballou and Friends Wednesday — @Nick-A-Nee’s, Simon Brogie and the XLTs Thursday — @Alchemy, the Autocrats @the Parlour, Foundations of Wednesday, Indigo Folly, Corvuus
Friday — @Nick-A-Nee’s, Racky Thomas @the Met, Steely Dan tribute @the Narrows, (sold out) Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @the Parlour, Western Stars Saturday — @AS220 Main Stage, Ultra Deluxe, Adjust the Sails, Mikie Mayo, Snowfall, Ursa @Nick-A-Nee’s, Dan Lilley and the Keepers @News Cafe, Vicarium, Everchanger, more @Greenwich Odeum, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown
(3.30) A four-day comedy festival kicks off this Thursday with Kevin Hart: Acting My Age at the Providence Performing Arts Center. “Lil Rhody Laugh Riot” runs from Thursday through Sunday at assorted venues including the PPAC, the Vets, the George, Alchemy, Medici, and the Comedy Connection in East Providence. Performers include Des Bishop, Michael Blaustein,
Monday — @Fête Music Hall, (6pm) Motif’s RI Music Awards, Brown Apples, the Dust Ruffles, People Eating Plastic, School of Rock Seekonk Tuesday — @Nick-A-Nee’s, Austin Andrews and Friends, Marty Ballou Wednesday — @AS220 Main Stage, Wiring, Femur, Older Brother, Little Cliff @Nick-A-Nee’s, the Mudsills Thursday — @Fête Lounge, the Infinity Ring, Tongue Depressor, Haunting
(3.22) You don’t have to even follow this sport to know that today’s Pitino/Calipari match-up will be epic. Rick Pitino, coaching the St. John’s Red Storm, and John Calipari, coaching the Arkansas Razorbacks, will go head-to-head for the 24th time in a college game. Pitino is 72. Calipari is 66. Their first matchup was in
Friday — @Fête Ballroom, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Nova One @AS220 Black Box, Simple Town @Nick-A-Nee’s, Jake Hunsinger and the Rock Bottom Band @Myrtle, Giselle Lily, Silver Tree, Melo Green, Franny Keeps @AS220 Main Stage, Dropdead, Told Not to Worry, Two Boys Kissing, Dull Care @News Cafe, Eastside Percolators, Ski Bunny, the Help Line,
(3.22) The Roger Williams National Memorial will be hosting author Charlotte Carrington-Farmer this Saturday for a discussion of her latest work, “Roger Williams and His World: A History in Documents.” She will be joined by historical re-enactor and retired National Park Ranger John McNiff. During this discussion, Dr. Carrington-Farmer talks with McNiff about how her
Monday — @Alchemy, (no cover) Barbarian, Fathom Farewell, the Last King, Devitalized, Morduus, a Thousand Autumns @Patrick’s Pub, John Larson and Richard Ribb, Keohane and Kenneally @McBride’s Turas, Sean Connell Tuesday — @Nick-A-Nee’s, Austin Andrews, Marty Ballou and Friends Wednesday — @Nick-A-Nee’s, the Splinters Thursday — @Fête Lounge, Heavy Trip, Bone Church, Swamphead, Sundrifter @Nick-A-Nee’s,
Friday — @News Cafe, the Triceratops, Gnarnia, Helpful Hands, Never Kevin @AS220 Black Box, Myles Bullen, Justin Arena, Jesse the Tree @Nick-A-Nee’s, Rory and the Blues Hounds @the Strand, Charles Wesley Godwin, Nolan Taylor @the Met, Cultivated Mind, Buddahfly, more @AS220 Main Stage, Hey Rel, Daniel Sohn, Hundred Acre Cove @the Parlour, In Lieu of
Monday — @Alchemy, the Surfrajettes, Black Widows Tuesday — @Nick-A-Nee’s, Austin Andrews, Marty Ballou and Friends Wednesday — @PPAC, Dark Star Orchestra @Nick-A-Nee’s, Dirty Grass Players @AS220 Black Box, Austin Larkin, Theodor Kentros, Tayla Roberge, Sadnoise, Cryptwarbler Duo, Rafgak @the Parlour, Fool’s Gold, Sorry We’re Closed, Buggy Boy Thursday — @Dirt Palace, Hide, Move BHC,