Radiohead has announced their In Rainbows, released Oct. 10th, will be available for download at whatever price the buyer wants. The band has been free from any record contract since 2003’s Hail To The Thief. (Telegraph)
[youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=0yvHWyvexZA] Response from last week’s post was quite positive, so watch ye this.
As I’m sure all of you know we are currently smack dab in the in the middle of Sukkot, the Jewish Feast of Booths or if you prefer, the Feast of Tabernacles. I know you’ve been meaning to celebrate but have been just too busy watching Latin American films. Well not to worry, Olneyville resident Miriam …
Providence’s best kept secret, Badman, bring their fiery twang-noir to AS220 tonight along with NYC’s Demander, our very own Barn Burning and from Isreal, Monotonix. Comparisons to the Birthday Party and Nick Cave do not do Badman enough justice, their music is deep, dark and frightening. They have a song on their page called ‘Stir …
Tonight is the latest intallment of the excellent monthly party Providence Is Burning. Getting back to their DJ roots, tonight’s lineup features Sammy Bananas (from Certified Bananas), Micah Jackson along with Willy Joy and Clique Claque. As always the throwdown takes place at Firehouse 13 Firehouse 13, 41 Central St. Providence 10pm, $5, 21+
Hot wench-on-wench action If you haven’t seen Sharks Come Cruisin‘ yet do yourelf a favor and get to the Penalty Box tonight to catch their awesome sea-shanty folk-punk. The Sharks dig up actual old timey whaling and sailing songs and have you, the audience, participate in the singalong choruses via large marker’d signs at the …
Queen Of Hearts, the downtown boutique that specializes in local designers and artists, is having a gigantic sidewalk sale today (Saturday). Bring your girl there, buy her something sweet. Queen Of Hearts, 186 Union St. Providence
Tonight at AS220, Shapes and Sizes, Yeasayer, Birdcage Riot, Daniel Ouellette AS220, downtown, $7 9pm
The Twilight Sad: nice windbreaker, asshat. Tonight at the Livingroom is the premier Providence show of Glasgow’s pale white mope-tastic Twilight Sad. Incredibly popular in their native U.K. and over here among the Britpop worshipping enclaves of New York and Boston, it will be interesting to see if Providence’s decidedly more inert anglophiles will come …
From the International Herald Tribune comes news of a sting that resulted in over 120 arrests including a five-man steroid ring in Connecticut.
I’m one of those nerds who watches 24 Hour Party People at least once a month, I’ve read the book it was based on at least half a dozen times, and I’m desperately searching for a used copy of Deborah Curtis’ legendary and incredibly out-of-print Touching From A Distance, which is the basis of Anton …
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So I’ve been picking on Projo nightlife blogger Jaime Millmather for a few weeks now, and at first I was feeling a little bad about it because she is obviously a sweet girl and maybe I was being a bit cruel, but now I’m actually starting to fall in love with how OMG! she is …
Tonight, the Dead Cat Gallery is presenting Open And Shut, featuring new works by a variety of artists both local and non, along with live sets by the always amazing Wrong Reasons, something called Dr. Fuck Yeah, which can only be good, and Flashing Reds. For those not familiar with the ‘Reasons, they put on …
Big week here at the Dose, thanks for the visits, thanks for the excellent comments. As always, check in all day, every day, lot’s of stuff going on tonight and throughout the weekend. Free for drinks? I’ll have a dirty martini.
Remember those crazy good shadow dancers at last year’s Oscars? Well in case you missed them, here’s a series of clips: Want to see more of these dancers’ acrobatic antics? You’re in luck because Pilobolus is coming to the Providence Performing Arts Center this Saturday, kicking off FirstWorksProv. Tickets are available here. P.S. In case …
Matt has the clip of Bolivian prez Evo Morales from Tuesday’s Daily Show. It’s worth checking out. It’s great evidence that politicians don’t need to be showboating, full-of-shit doublespeakers to get things done — and that there’s at least a ray of hope in this world. He’s nationalized Bolivia’s resources, cut his own salary …