Alt-Nation: November Happenings
The Upper Crust What better way to shake off the post-Halloween blues than a rock show where the band dresses up like 18th century aristocrats? That is what The Upper […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Alt-Nation: Shows that Will Prepare You for Halloween
The Callouts – Check Your Friends (75orLess Records) It has been a few years since the demise of local pop-punk stalwarts The Jesse Minute. From those ashes we now have […]
Alt-Nation: Three Shows, One Night, Good Luck
Low Fidelity – Ready to POP(s) One of my favorite new spots in the city is POP. POP is an “emporium of popular culture” that just has the feel of […]
Alt-Nation: Everything is New
D Generation – Nothing Is Anywhere (Bastard Basement Records) D Generation return after 17-year hiatus since their last album, Through The Darkness, with Nothing Is Anywhere to serve up another […]
Alt-Nation: Joe Moody, Electric Six and Handsome Pete
When local studio owner Joe Moody passed away earlier this year it left a gaping wound in the heart of the local music community. Through his Danger Studio, Joe recorded […]
Alt-Nation: Folk Fest Wrap-Up and the Latest from The Silks
Newport Folk Fest The book is closed on the 2016 Newport Folk Fest, which showcased a mix of rising stars, modern day heavyweights and bona fide legends. Friday’s highlights included […]
Alt-Nation: Festivals! Festivals! Festivals!
Newport Folk Festival The iconic Newport Folk Festival enters its 57th year, as much of a force both socially and within the music business as ever. In recent years the […]
Alt-Nation: Gimme Some of that Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll!
Belly Belly was the last (and possibly only) Rhode Island band to grace the cover of Rolling Stone magazine when their second record King came out in 2005. Belly mixed […]
Alt-Nation: The Low Anthem’s eyeland and Allysen Callery
In 2011 when The Low Anthem started work on their fourth album, the band was on a roll having garnered international acclaim while touring the world. Little did they know that […]
Alt Nation: Hot Times, Summer in the City!
WBRU Summer Concert Series 95.5 WBRU’s annual series of free concerts not only gives music lovers a chance to catch national headliners, but provides exposure to a new audience for […]