Miracle Legion Plays The Narrows On April 7th
From the ‘80s onward, there have always been a few bands that not a lot of people knew about but which had a cult impact on American pop culture. One […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Motif Event Picks for April 6 – 12
Top 5 for April 6-12 FRIDAY 7 Ann Wilson of Heart: Rock & roll hall of fame of legend notorious for force of nature vocals. 8pm, Park Theatre, 848 Park […]
RI Spotlight: “Go Red” for women’s heart health
It was all shades of red as far as the eye could see across the 5th floor ballroom of the Rhode Island Convention Center in February, as women – and […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: “Rubbers” Ruggerio, SENE in high school
Pretty Faces Perception is reality, as the old political saying goes. So what do you think people from elsewhere perceive when they look at the face of government in Little […]
Fear and Loathing and Walking and 3am Pizza: SXSW 2017
South By Southwest (SxSW) is a music showcase for industry folks trying to find the next big trends and acts. It used to be that new bands and unsigned acts […]
2017 Food Truck Awards
Vote Now Last year’s Food Truck Awards were a great time, so we’re back for the second annual. This year we’re excited to have our event at the newly opened […]
Kathy Griffin Is Ready for The Vets!
Okee dokee folks … I spoke with comedian Kathy Griffin last week about her upcoming show at Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Providence on Sunday, April 9. This is how it […]
Downtown Design Review Committee Review
The Downtown Design Review Committee (DDRC) meets monthly to approve all renovation and construction in Providence’s D-1 zoning district. The Downtown Design Review Committee Review (DDRCR) relays the meeting’s highlights […]
2017 Music Awards
The nominees in each category were suggested by local live music venues (over 80 of them) as well as local labels, radio stations and, of course, Motif music writers. […]
Government Funding of the Arts Rumored in Peril
Three federal government agencies have been targets in the culture wars for decades: the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Corporation […]