Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Scene – April 24th, Bill’s Bar’s 2nd to Last Night

April 24th I set off to Boston after work to attend an eagerly anticipated triple bill, Greyspoke, The Effective Dose, and State Your Mind, at Bill’s Bar on Landsdowne Street knowing full well the Sox were in town. As I … Continue reading

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The Scene – April 18th, I.U. Rounding Out the Night

Right off the bat it was easy to tell they’d been practicing a lot this week, their songs seemed jammier and Kyle and Travis were working phenomenally off of each other. I returned to the stage area just in time … Continue reading

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Surprise Tickets to Slightly Stoopid and The Roots

At about 1:30pm yesterday my buddy Ashley called saying she and some of my other friends had two extra tickets to Slightly Stoopid and The Roots at the URI Ryan Center that night. Never turning down a good show and … Continue reading

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The Scene – Snookers at Night, April 18th

After Record Store Day I headed to Zig Zag‘s to hang out for a bit and check out his additional music project. I chatted with Bobby for a bit during the practice and came to find out, Travis had other … Continue reading

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The Scene – Record Store Day

April 18th was National Record Store Day, what better excuse to get up early and catch a great in store performance from Daniel Chase, at Newbury Comics. Earlier in the week I had heard of Motif Magazine’s local music poll … Continue reading

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VOTE – Motif Magazine 2009 Music Awards

OK Folks!  Time to review your hanging chads and cast your vote for the area’s favorite musicians! Motif Music Poll Voting only last until May 7th.  Let your voice be heard today!

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Tunes Around Town – Shows Apr 23-26

Heads up! There are a lot of good shows going on this weekend: Thursday April 23rd NEWPORT – Someday Providence with Formal Action at The Newport Blues Cafe Friday April 24th NARRAGANSETT – Rotary Trio at The Bon Vue Inn … Continue reading

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The Scene – First Trip South of the Season

April 17th, I ended up having to work late, which is never fun on a Friday night, especially when you have plans to go to a show! I finished about an hour late and hopped in the new (to me) … Continue reading

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The Scene – Playing Catch-up

I’ve been busy getting Sully’s Cafe up and running, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been out on the town checking out The Scene for you! In the past week I’ve seen sets from Daniel Chase, Jose Docen, Harpoon, and … Continue reading

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The Scene – Solo in The Box for a While

April 11th, Saturday night was the same story to start, unable to rouse any troops I assaulted Providence solo again.  This time I went to The Box on North Main Street to catch Sinister Minstrel and Gravity Works as per … Continue reading

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