Is This Jazz?: Esperanza Exposes the Process
The brilliance of Esperanza Spalding has been on display for well over a decade. While keeping a firm footing in the jazz world, she stretches her arms out into […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Alt-Nation: Sad News and Other News
Farewell to Aurora And the slow, depressing march toward progress continues… Motif has already reported on the upcoming closing of Aurora in downtown Providence to make room for redevelopment. And […]
Soft Kill at Dusk, Sep 17
Ever since the dawn of the 21st Century, the post-punk style has experienced a revival in two different decades. In the 2000s, bands affiliated with the genre had more of […]
Album of the Week: The Dream Syndicate – How Did I Find Myself Here?
Back in the early ‘80s, there was a unique music scene happening in Los Angeles. It wasn’t what was happening on the Sunset Strip and it had nothing to do […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Matthew Sweet
Okee dokee folks… Matthew Sweet is hitting the Narrows Center For The Arts in Fall River on Tuesday, September 19 (www.NarrowsCenter.org) and I had a chance to talk with him and review […]
Album of the Week: Oh Sees – Orc
Prolific artists often go underappreciated in the music industry. It’s strange to see bands that only have a handful of albums be celebrated more than acts who have released over […]
Jazz Insights: Alan Bernstein
Newport’s Alan Bernstein is a lifetime music teacher and performer. His resume includes long stints as a school leader, teacher and as a jazz performer. While growing up in Newport, […]
Hip-Hop: Falling for Music
Fall is on the way! As the leaves change color and the temperature drops, we get all the dope hip-hop tour dates for the season. Here are a few shows […]
The Classical Sounds of Fall
Autumn is a great time for classical music in southern New England. Giving way to fanfare and season openers, the 2017-18 season offers many opportunities to hear unique and […]
The Roots Report: All I Am Saying Is Give Fall a Chance
Okee dokee folks … I know that most, if not all, of you will be unhappy about this, but it makes me VERY happy — summer is almost over!!! Fortunately […]