Joan Osborne was clicking on all cylinders Friday night at the cozy Greenwich Odeum in East Greenwich, RI as she waltzed through a set Bob Dylan covers in a special show. Of course, Osborne made her name as a cereal box […]
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A new book on the history of the Newport Folk Festival is a treasure trove for music fans. Former Providence Journal reporter Rick Massimo has written the first complete account of the legendary festival, describing its many successes and occasional blunders. […]
Ghost Folk artist Allysen Callery is out with a new vinyl release that reaffirms her reputation as a leading singer-songwriter. The Song the Songbird Sings is the Bristol, Rhode Island guitarist’s first full length album since Mumblin’ Sue, her outstanding […]
Boston based alt-country rockers Girls, Guns and Glory are out with a shiny new release, Love and Protest, an album that showcases their pleasing blend of rock and country. It’s hard to label GGG, as they ride along that road […]
There’s a time to listen to your elders and then there’s a time to listen to “Granddad.” Sarah Potenza’s “Granddad” to be specific. In these often trying times, his advice might just take you far in life. “He said ‘Don’t […]
Last weekend (July 22-24), the Newport Folk Festival featured a couple of leading Americana bands from the Chicago based Bloodshot Records label. Freakwater and The Banditos might be a generation apart, however, both played impressive sets at the historic festival […]
A new album from Vudu Sister, the Providence, RI band led by Keith McCurdy, is certainly a welcome diversion from the mundane. On the delightfully disturbing new release Mortis Nervosa, it seems that Vudu Sister is having a conversation with […]
Rhett Miller, lead singer of the Texas alt-country band Old 97’s, played a thoroughly impressive show last week at the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, MA. Having not seen Miller solo, I was curious to see if […]
The Drive-By Truckers rolled into Providence, RI last week carrying a rock show with a strong message. The band with roots in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, put on a show like they used to make ‘em – complete with provocative songwriting, screaming guitars, and […]
If you’re heading to the Rhode Island Rhythm and Roots Festival this Labor Day weekend, one artist you can’t miss is singer-songwriter and tour-de-force performer Sarah Potenza. Potenza will play the Labor Day weekend Festival all three days, on Friday […]
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