Culture
20 July 08 (Issue #22)
With so many bands, groups, troupes, and DJs at IndieArts Fest 2008, The Agenda saw an opportunity to ask the entertainers some questions about the City of Providence.
Is there a lack of diversity in music venues in Providence?
The ‘Mericans: No - you just have to go to places…
Local
16 September 07 (Issue #14)
by Molly Booker
[This interview appeared in The Agenda #14, January 2006, and previously in longer form in the glorious-but-now-defunct Providence Music Paper.]
This interview was conducted on a chilly October morning in 2004. Alec K. Redfearn invited me into his home and allowed me to ask him questions about…
Humor
1 September 07 (Issue #13)
Point: My Band, The Jacobins, Slays with Unparalleled Heaviosity
by John Taraborelli
A lot of rock bands are into the music for the fame, the money, the women, the piles of free, pharmaceutical-grade coke—and I can understand that mentality. Those are the kinds of things they care about, but not the Jacobins;…
Community
4 July 07 (Issue #16)
The Agenda was saddened to learn
of the recent passing of a beloved figure in Providence's arts & music community. The
following memorial for Eugene P. Severens was written by longtime friend and
musical contemporary Terry Linehan.
The Providence and Worcester music scenes suffered a great loss on Sunday
when Eugene P. Severens (also known…
2 June 07 (Issue #21)
Compiled by Ted Rao Got a story to share? Send your memories, stories, and anecdotes to i_remember_randy@agendanation.net!Of all my years spent both around and on the stage of the Living Room, my biggest regret is that I never got to try Ma Hien’s cooking, unlike countless other musicians, both…
Humor
23 March 07 (Issue #17)
Duo Plans To Play Every Venue In Providence In One Day
by Matt Obert
Vinyl Von Ricci and Sir VZO, the electronic duo known as Mahi Mahi, shocked the music world with their recent announcement of a seemingly impossible tour itinerary. On the first Saturday in April, the two men in white…
Community
28 December 06 (Issue #21)
Viennagram at Snookersby Dan VerrierWell, it’s happened. For once, somebody isn’t just lamenting the city’s dead music scene, but actually doing something about it. Singer, songwriter, and emcee extraordinaire Dan White, with the help of the good people at Snookers, is arranging the rebirth of the performance space formerly known…
Art
28 December 06 (Issue #21)
Ten Years Later by Ika JohannessonThe Bible of Punk turns ten. Time to talk about Please Kill Me again, one of the best books on music ever written. The Agenda sent their Swede down to New York to hang out.It’s Halloween and I’m spending it with three punk rock veterans:…
28 December 06 (Issue #21)
Mad Peck’s Poster Art By Alden StetzerPosters have been a topic of conversation in the current arts dialogue in Providence. In 2006, they ranged from activist images, at eye-level on phone-poles or being stripped from Downtown public spaces, to the current RISD museum retrospective “Wunderground” — from sliding-scale art sales…
28 December 06 (Issue #21)
reviewed by Jolly Coughs Secret Passage (Load Records) The closest band to compare Coughs to would have to be a Swans / Butthole Surfers choice blend — mustardy relish on top of an atomic crashing corndog bomb of discontent. This six-piece wrecking crew fronted by Anya is an atomic…
27 December 06 (Issue #21)
by Matt ObertThis is an interview with Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins of The Internet.Peter: From The Internet. Not “of the.” Do you want us to say our names?Sure, why don’t you start out by introducing yourselves?Peter: I’m Peter Gabriel.Phil: And I’m Phil Collins.Peter: Aaron Shoon couldn’t be here.Phil: He…
28 October 06 (Issue #20)
The third annual Sound Session festival took place in July 2006. The yearly event, co-sponsored by the Providence Black Repertory Company and the Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism, has quickly gained national and international acclaim. Canadian magazine Novus called Sound Session “New England’s most dynamic summer music festival.” In…
8 October 06 (Issue #20)
by (the infamous) Eric Smith
Slouch — Viva
iTunes | Emusic | Napster | Beatport | Rhapsody
On this impressive debut from one of the younger members of the Cozy roster, Slouch (a.k.a. Ian Bradley) creates a smoky, cinematic landscape for the stoned listener. Dark beats and acoustic instruments color the tracks but…
Community
8 October 06 (Issue #20)
A Benefit Anchored In Hope
On a Saturday night in August, hundreds gathered to raise money for the victim of a terrible bike accident — local bike enthusiast, former AS220 barman, and tireless Recycle-A-Bike mentor Brendan Ryan. Supporters sold steeply discounted bike gear and scrumptious foods, raffled off many prizes, and…
7 October 06 (Issue #20)
by Rob Verdi
Local artist Jean Cozzens mentors student artist Hannah Lutz Winkler(L) during a silk screening workshop. Photo: Sarah Meyer
Mahatma Gandhi said, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” At New Urban Arts, the after-school arts mentoring program on Westminster Street, this idea is in full…
Culture
4 October 06 (Issue #20)
Couch — Figur 5
(June 2006)
Morr Music 067
www.morrmusic.com
www.couchmusik.de
www.myspace.com/couchmusik
Here is the scenario. You just went out and bought Couch’s new album. A bright and shiny new magic music circle. You place it into your home stereo component which is in the living room of your home which is in a city…
Art
3 October 06 (Issue #20)
Wu-Tang Clan at Lupo’s
by John Taraborelli
Wu-Tang Clan’s utter failure to put on something at least resembling a good showwhen their “reunion tour” rolled into town is completely incomprehensible. For all the credit they get as musical innovators, Wu-Tang’s deepest and most indelible impact on hip-hop is likely their business sense.…
30 September 06 (Issue #20)
Reviews by Jolly
Droopy Secrets the 125 chestnut sessions (improvised)
(D!SC: Dynamo Sound Collective)
www.dynamosound.cjb.net/
I must say, definitely not the best jam I ever heard by far. The drummer keeps everything going musically with it all made up as they went along, but at least these guys Darren and Ryan were recording and…
Local
27 September 06 (Issue #17)
LotsofNoise.com: The Musical
by Tanya Hardingcore
A musical debut depicting the epic struggle of good versus evil as played out in the Providence underground was penned and performed recently by the Lots of Noise Forum Players. The trials and tribulations of working within a rapidly gentrifying cityscape are told through a musical…
Art
26 September 06 (Issue #20)
The Double Nuthins
Ted Rao – guitar, vocal;Jay Litchfield – bass, vocal;Matt McLaren – concussionmyspace.com/thedoublenuthins
Mahi Mahi
VZO – drum kit, drumbot;VVR – synth, tron, vox
mahimahimahi.com
Coat of Arms
Paul “Pip” Everett – vocals;Cole Bankson – guitar;Kelly McCullough – bass;Michael “Rudu” Wegner – distant guitar;Paul Trudeau - drums
myspace.com/coatofarmsband
The Degenerates
Ant, Ian, Jeff, Josh
myspace.com/attackandassail
Fourhorse
Scott – bass, screaming;Sean…
