Roots Report: Lindsey Buckingham at Garde Arts
Okee dokee folks… I was fortunate to attend the Lindsey Buckingham show at the Garde Arts Center in New London last week. First of all, for those of you who […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Roots Report: Humbug Redux: This little strummer boy is still a soldier in the war on Christmas
Okee dokee folks… It is that time of year once again. People whine about not hearing “Merry Christmas.” Well, guess what? You won’t hear it from me either! I have […]
Roots Report: Hair on Fire: Music and comedy help to douse the flames
Okee dokee folks… Thank you to the folks who voted last Tuesday. Fortunately some things hopefully will change a bit come January. To decompress after the election, I went to see […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Dennis Diken
In December of last year, Pat DiNizio, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the band The Smithereens, died at the age of 62. The Smithereens have had hits with songs […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Paula Poundstone
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The Roots Report: Iceberg! A musical interlude to distract from the swamp
Okee dokee folks… Sometimes I feel as if talking about anything other than the current state of this country is pointless. Convincing folks to go out and hear music is […]
An Interview with Lewis Black
Okee dokee folks…For all of you folks who like to be the company of intelligent, critical thinkers who like to laugh a lot then you should be at Providence Performing […]
Roots Report: Dark Times: And we’re not just talking about setting the clocks back
Okee dokee folks… I hate to beat a dead horse, mostly because I am an animal lover, but it is imperative that folks get out on November 6 and exercise […]
The Roots Report: Eating Shit — Farm Aid challenges corporate farms
Okee dokee folks… Back in 1985, I came across an article in Time magazine about the crisis of family farmers that inspired me to write a song called “The Final […]
The Roots Report: You Can Observe a Lot by Watching: Our resident roots expert talks politics
Okee dokee folks… Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra famously said, “It’s deja vu all over again,” and this certainly applies to this year’s RI primary elections. So why am I […]