U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy has been barred from receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion in the Catholic church. Kennedy told the Providence Sunday Journal that Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has “explained the penalty by telling him [...]
Meet Jennifer Gonsalves, site manager of the Roger Williams National Memorial on North Main Street. She has posted a notice on the side blog that I feel merits greater attention. It reads in part,
. . . we have just [...]
Does that sign say “bacon wrapped pork meatloaf” and. . . “pork bellies with cheddar cheese sauce?!” Why, bless their thumping little hearts, it’s like the last 30 years never happened. The hell with turkey, this is what I want [...]
In the interest of moving the words ‘Seacrest’, ‘Clarkson’ and ‘Lite’ at least a little further down the page, and because I have not put up a video in while, I give you the Upper Crust who performed at Jerky’s recently and brought down the house. I love these guys.
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First in a series: I call this ‘Stephen and Chris install a new lamppost in Wayland Square’.
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Good news for map lovers. As reported here last September, the building that houses the Map Center was the scene of a pretty impressive fire, but Andrew Nosal is up and running again and he has some great deals. Now thru [...]
The top of this guy’s head looks just like Andrew W.K. Actually, the front of his head looks like Andrew W.K. Hmm . . . might have to check this out.
‘I Love You’ is noisy diy punk with thumpin’ [...]
Is it South Asian Identity Week already? Gosh, the last year just flew by. Kick things off with a little Bollywood and come away with a more comprehensive understanding of what’s really going on besides the awesome music and dancing. [...]
Providence city councilman, Cliff Wood, sends out an open invitation to come poke around the shiny new Nathan Bishop. This should be of interest to the neighbors who advocated for the renovation, prospective parents and students, [...]
Can you plug those things in? And who was the first woman to say “Screw the laundry, I’m rockin’ out.”? Get the weekend started tonight at AS220 with some music. Moaning Creek delves into the sounds of Appalachia and the Delta for [...]
Shake your booty, open your wallet. Peter Asen of Ocean State Action invites extroverts, uninhibited dancers, and orthodox thinkers to the Fifth Annual Rock the Boat for Justice Dance Party. The party starts at 7pm at Rosinha’s Restaurant in the Hope Artiste [...]
Last Sunday was the Season Three premiere of Metalocalypse and it seems that the creative ambitions have expanded with the new 30-minute time slot. First a quibble with the people at Adult Swim — what is with the unbelievably lame [...]
But let’s stop creating them. The BBC production ‘The Last Day of World War I’ features Joseph Persico whose book ‘Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918, World War I and Its Violent Climax’ inspired the show. The armistice document had been [...]
But let’s stop creating them. The BBC production ‘The Last Day of World War I’ features Joseph Persico whose book ‘Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918, World War I and Its Violent Climax’ inspired the show. The armistice document had been [...]
Head over to Hope Artiste Village today for the first open market of the season. This was a huge hit last winter — the space is ideal — and each month they change things up with seasonal offerings. (The market will be [...]
The Upper Crust have given Providence a special mention in anticipation of their show tonight.
Lying midway between Boston and New York, it was only a matter of time before the Upper Crust would stumble upon this small but congenial city, which—while [...]
Nah, it’s Anna the friendly alien (or is she?) from tonight’s premiere episode of V, and she is a refreshing break from the usual scaly monsters (or is she?). The opener was a little uneven while frequently reminding me of the superior [...]
“Don’t care!” I can’t help but think that ‘two’ is the wrong number of participants for this sort of thing. Shouldn’t there be a roomful of eager students. . . or maybe one serious artist? And these guys look more [...]
The East Side Creamery on Ives Street has several things going for it; a neon sign, Allie’s donuts fresh daily, a weiner machine. But this vintage fountain cabinet is the showpiece. The item comes from the old Woonsocket Woolworth’s which [...]
We are the future. Head over to Books on the Square this afternoon with the kiddies for Halloween activities. This is apparently for ‘the little ones’, toddlers and such, so this image isn’t quite right, but I keep staring [...]
There’s just no other word for it — this is your classic ‘hot mess’. (And I promise those two words will never pass my lips again.) Heidi Klum took a rare fashion misstep, or three, on last night’s episode of ‘Project Runway’. [...]
Too many things to do, but make time for this unique event. And hooray for the bleachers! Last year people were climbing on top of wobbly old ladders and hanging from rafters making it difficult to hold onto your beer. I [...]
The Providence Ghost Tour, featuring the Extraordinary Rendition Band and the Riff Parade, steps off today from the park at Prospect Terrace on Congdon Street (leave Roger alone!). I totally ganked this off LotsOfNoise where they have a map of the [...]
Sarah Vowell is speaking tonight at Brown University promoting the paperback edition of her book The Wordy Shipmates which I am reading right now and enjoying very much. She has an original take on the whole Puritan thang and where Roger Williams fits [...]
Head over to Firehouse 13 tonight for a benefit for Dan Tanner featuring Lightning Bolt, Tinsel Teeth, Human Beast, Russian Tsarlag, Talk Normal (from NYC) and Midnight Mongo Sound System DJing between sets.
$7, 8pm, Thursday, Firehouse 13, 41 Central Street
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Chris Blazejewski, the guy who is single-handedly redeeming the tarnished reputation of Harvard (see: Bush, George W., MBA), invites everyone to meet gubernatorial candidate, and your host for the evening, Lincoln Chafee. And it’s at the Wild Colonial where you [...]
. . . for our special little fella. Dave and the rest of the Rhode Island General Assembly will have their plates full for the next few days, and just occasionally knowing exactly where the hell he is gives me [...]
If you’ve ever wondered how Pandora does what it does read The New York Times article — ‘The Song Decoders’ by Rob Walker. It’s really pretty nuts. The overall theory of what they do ignores the social theory [...]
Soupy Sales (seen here with White Fang) was so much more than just pies . . . still, there were the pies. Weird fact of the day: according to the AP obituary Soupy Sales was born [...]
The Cable Car is cranking up a late-night weekend of horror starting tonight Friday at 11pm with Ice Cream Sunday. This will be followed at about 11:30pm by Frank Henenlotter’s Bad Biology about a guy and this girl . . .
Unfortunately, they [...]
One casualty of the swine flu that will not be missed is the ‘high five’. This thing has been more persistent in the environment than plutonium. Seinfeld couldn’t kill it. Borat couldn’t kill it. Even the spectacle of Ryan Seacrest [...]
If you are seeing Death Vessel for the first time this weekend get ready to recalibrate your ears. The first experience of Joel Thibodeau’s voice is completely disorienting. Last week at the Avon show, Ben Knox Miller of the Low [...]
Tonight at AS220 after Action Speaks — metal screams! With locals Black Vendetta, Bomb Strapped Chest, and TRB.
$6, 9:30pm, Wednesday, AS220, 115 Empire Street
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Just so we are all clear on this — Pan’s Labyrinth is not a children’s movie. Not even close. The Providence Public Library is holding an open house today from 1pm to 4pm. Almost every event described at the library website [...]
First it must be said that the star of last night’s show at the Avon had to be, the Avon. I don’t know how this whole thing came about, but this must be done again, and often. The size of the stage [...]
No baloney. City Councilman Cliff Wood invites you to an informal get-together with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse who will tell us why a super-majority of democrats can’t get meaningful (public option) health care reform passed, why we should care [...]
Providence musician Kelley Polar (electronica/disco house) has never been properly compensated by the House of Gucci for their use of his song ‘Entropy Reigns ITCC’ in the 2009 spring runway show. I need everyone within the sound of my voice to stop buying Gucci products until justice has been done. [...]
Don’t forget the special event (they are calling it Strats-on-Avon) Thursday night at the Avon Cinema. The Low Anthem will headline with Death Vessel and Brown Bird in support. (I could have sworn Annie had posted [...]
“Reading words” is his entire job description, but listening to Channel 10’s Dan Jaehnig mangle the English language is becoming almost unbearable. On today’s noon broadcast, following the egregious ‘First Birthdays’ feature, he asked that viewers making submissions tell [...]
Sunday morning at 10:30am on CBS TV. Senator Reed is expected to discuss Afghanistan among other current events with Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation.
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Gubernatorial candidate Lincoln Chafee will be Bill Maher’s guest tonight on HBO at 10pm, repeated at 11pm and throughout the week. They ought to get along famously now that I think about it — I’m not sure about the pot and the mushrooms [...]
. . . then independent candidate for governor, Lincoln Chafee, could stop fundraising and start campaigning. Extrapolating from the 2006 guber campaigns, Chafee estimates that $2,000,000 will be needed to mount a successful run. He’s only got $112,000 [...]
Wednesday is Scrabble night at Blue State Coffee. There are two boards and one dictionary on site (as well as Uno and dominos and chess — play whatever you want) but bring your own board if you’ve got one. You [...]
Now this is what I call sordid. Rhode Islanders are learning more about the sudden departure of Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank Williams last December. Today’s Providence Journal reports on testimony stemming from the divorce proceedings of his former [...]
Your memory is in good hands. I have never been a fan of the modern ‘makeshift memorial’ concept. Not only do they become a bedraggled mess in about a week — mylar balloons honor no one, even when inflated — but they always [...]
A little strange and oddly pleasant to check in with ‘The Daily Show’ and find Jon Stewart and his guest Sarah Vowell discussing Rhode Island and Roger Williams. (Go here for October 5th episode.) She is flogging the paperback [...]
