The Scene – Gravity Works at McFadden’s

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Sully

Gravity Works

Gravity Works

Tuesday August 11th, after much self persuasion I made my way down to McFadden’s to catch, at least, Gravity Works first set of their headlining night at McFadden’s. Located at 52 Pine Street in Providence, Mcfadden’s has a long history as a chain sports bar and Irish pub, but is relatively new to hosting live music. With the rash of live music club closings (The Call, The Centry Lounge, The Livingroom just to name a few that come to mind) over the past few years, many bars and clubs have been shifting paradigms to accommodate the incredible local music scene. While I applaud Mcfadden’s efforts to host live music, it remains of of my least favorite places to see a show. Despite the lack of proper house PA system, and stage for that matter Gravity Works took to the floor with Zack Fenner on guitar and vocals, Nate Beauvais on bass guitar and vocals, Paul Silvia on percussion and vocals, Maro Leclerc on Keys and Joe Jannerelli on drums, and rocked the house:

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Tunes Around Town – October 22nd – 24th

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Sully

Lots of great shows going on this weekend starting on Thursday, from Narragansett to Boston, featuring solo acoustic folk, reggae dub, rock and roll, and hip-hop. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!

Thursday October 22nd

Narragansett

–Barefoot Truth‘s Toga Party!, an exciting folk roots rock band based in Connecticut, check out this studio download sampler they put together, will be at The Wheelhouse with their friends Jeff Conley and Tin Can Tele, 9pm, $15. @barefoottruth: “Anybody that wears a toga to our Wheelhouse Show tonight gets in for free.” (via twitter)

Cranston

–For The Love of Sloane, Motif Magazine’s 2009 Breakthrough Band of the Year, performing at Mardi Gras in Cranston RI, 8pm

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The Scene – To The Oceanmist for the Amber Bettez Benefit

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Sully

Friday July 31st after working a bit late I gathered my show going kit (i.e. manpurse stuffed with fliers for my blog, a notepad, pen, camera, spare batteries, and spare flash card) I hopped in my car and took the hour journey south to the Matunuck area of South Kingston and The Oceanmist. In addition to the normal motivation of five great music acts, it was for a great cause. Amber Bettez, lead singer of The Law and owner/designer of Silver Tides Jewelry was diagnosed with a brain tumor, after some dangerous and costly surgery she is in the clear and recovering. Being a self employed artist and musician, she’s without health insurance, an all too common problem in our United States these days, and is left with a medical bill only surpassed by my student loan debt. Gathering friends and bands, Low B organized the show to help Amber and her family foot the bill. The lineup consisted of Johnny Ronci, Humblebee, Broken Ground, Nevermind: A Nirvana Tribute, and The Law.  Continue reading →

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Tunes Around Town – Mid October

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Sully

Halloween is just around the corner, hope you have your costume set.  Lord knows I don’t.  Fall is rolling along quickly and Jack Frost is at our heels once again, stay warm this weekend with some of the hot music happening!

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Tunes Around Town – Legends Playing Locally at the MGM Grand Theater

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Sully

Weekly I try to pick up a Providence Phoenix during my jaunts about town, always a good read and a great resource on local music. Aside from the great interview by Chris Conti of Monty Are I‘s Stephen Aiello highlighting their first major label release, last night’s epic CD Release party and their upcoming tour, I was taken aback by the advertisement for Foxwood‘s MGM Grand Theater (Warning: Inline Browser Sound), and the legends they had coming to Connecticut soon.  Continue reading →

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The Scene – Innocent Uprising at Club Hell

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Sully

Kyle and Sean Nicholas of Innocent Uprisng

Kyle and Sean Nicholas

Thursday July 30th I gathered myself after work and headed down solo to Club Hell on Richmond Street in Providence to catch Innocent Uprising.  It had been a while since I’d had the chance to see them play out and knew ahead of time that it was Zig-Zag’s last performance as drummer for the reggae rock quintet.  Arriving downtown early with the intention of grabbing a quick dinner before the show, I was nearly heartbroken when I saw Giovanni’s Pizza was closed for renovations (it has since reopened, to much of my jubilation).   Sean Nicholas (vocals), Travis McVey (lead guitar), Kyle Nicholas (rhythm guitar), Bobby Terrien (bass guitar) and Jay “Zig Zag” Motte (drums) took to the stage and delivered a set rife with originals and spiced with some covers:

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Tunes Around Town – October in Full Swing 8th-11th

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Sully

Last Tunes Around Town post I highlighted the first weekend of October, now that we’ve had a full week of October, “I’ll sing you this October song, for there is no song before it” (Incredible String Band) to get you in the mood for the fantastic continuing month of music that is October:

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The Scene – Love Money Day

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Sully
Setting the Stage for Love Money Day

Setting the Stage

Saturday July 18th I headed over to East Providence for the 2nd Annual Love Money Day, featuring Mike Baker, Mass Elite, J.T.O., J.U.D.A. Strain, hosted by Love Money on a beautiful summer afternoon. Held on a private homestead on Silver Spring Avenue, it was a quaint setting for a relaxed back yard BBQ and concert day. I arrived early with my own six pack and chocolate stocked cooler and hung out for a while, chewing the fat with some of the hosts and guests before the music started. Continue reading →

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CD Release Party October – Candace Brooks Band, Monty Are I, The Brew and Baylock

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Sully

There are four HUGE CD release shows coming up in October around Providence. So monumental in fact, a mere mention in Tunes Around Town would not do them justice.

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Tunes Around Town – October is in the Air Oct 1st – Oct 3rd

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Sully

Its Thursday again, you know what that means, another installment of Tunes Around Town! After the two previous weekends of insane amounts of music around Southern New England this weekend is fairly subdued as far as quantity of shows, but not quality!

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