Jazz Insights: Irving Lipson
RI’s own Irving Lipson was known for his reed instrument performances throughout New England. He was born on PVD’s East Side in 1902. Irving played mostly tenor saxophone in his […]
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September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Keep On Moving: Happiness, Crowns, & Astronauts: What more could a music-lover want?
Happiness — Live The long awaited debut album from Happiness is a demented thrill ride down the rock ‘n’ roll autobahn. For those not familiar, Happiness is a local rock ’n’ […]
The Roots Report: Rap Battle: How I learned to stop worrying and love the hip-hop
Okee dokee folks… Last week I was fortunate to attend a production of the musical Hamilton at Providence Performing Arts Center. I knew very little about the show prior other […]
Saddle Up For Nashville, RI: Tennessee meets Rhody for a new country music fest
The places typically associated with country music have more southern accents than lighthouses and seagulls. But according to Michael Friedman, the mind behind the inaugural Nashville, RI Music Festival at […]
Roots Report: An Interview with Jim Messina
Okee dokee folks…This past March I caught Jim Messina’s sold-out show at the Narrows Center for the Arts. A four-piece band of stellar musicians backed up Messina (who sang and […]
Mayer Keeps Providence Where The Light Is
Between a full run of shows with Dead & Company and legs of his own tour on each end, John Mayer has been a busy man in 2019. On July […]
Is This Jazz? Axes at the Fort: The Newport Jazz Festival returns
Every year at The Newport Jazz Festival, we are treated to an immense spectrum of performance that displays not only the deep history of jazz, but also the sounds of […]
Cultural Evolution: Journalist on the scene at Woodstock discusses the media then and now
Ty Davis is a journalist and publisher, known for launching the Rhode Island-based alternative paper NewPaper during the 1970s, a paper that later was purchased by The Boston Phoenix and […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Kurt Vile
Okee dokee folks… A few months back my bandmate Dan Lilley came to rehearsal with a CD in his hand and said, “This guy is on Neil Young’s website as […]
Friday Night Live: The smallest state’s smallest (and hottest) concert series
If you’re searching for a hip new music spot, give this summer’s Friday Night Live, the small-scale concert series at Mulligan’s Island, a chance. Its brand new stage was recently […]