The Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School's fall 2021 enrollment period is underway for lessons, classes, and ensembles open to students of all ages and ability levels. "Music School students are thriving thanks to our lessons, classes and ensembles, more

Review by DON FOWLER Masked patrons lined up in front of Veterans Memorial Auditorium displaying their tickets and vaccination cards to attend the opening of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra's 2021-22 season. "I am about to take up residence in more

Notable Works Publication and Distribution Co. Inc. will host a live performance on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m. at the North Providence Union Free Library, 1810 Mineral Spring Ave., North Providence, featuring some of the poets included in two of more

By ROB DUGUAY Typically, when it comes to making anything, the more time it takes the better the result. It's usually noticeable when something is hastily created versus being done deliberately. For the Providence pop rock trio The Dust Ruffles, this is more

East's Lowell up for national music educator award Pamela Lowell, who teaches strings (orchestra, guitar, ukulele) at Cranston High School East, is one of the 219 music teachers from 204 cities to be named a quarterfinalist for the Music Educator Award more

By DON FOWLER The recent Annual Gala Celebration at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium was a ray of light for the coming 2021-22 Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra season. Conductor Bramwell Tovey speculated that the full indoor concert was conceivably more

By ROB DUGUAY June is Pride Month in the United States, which promotes equality for and increased visibility of the LGBTQ+ community. If you've seen a lot of rainbow colored flags on cars, houses and windows this month, this is the reason why. It's also more

By ROB DUGUAY When a group of music scene stalwarts get together, most of the time something rad results from it. Enter Providence rock act PonyBoy, which was started by vocalist and pianist Dave Laros and guitarist Vic Foley. The two are familiar with more

By DON FOWLER There haven't been too many world-renowned artists playing Providence in the past year, but you can catch one of the best this Saturday at 5 p.m. Emanuel Ax, a Grammy Award-winning pianist, will join conductor Bramwell Tovey and the Rhode more

By ROB DUGUAY After a few months of functioning primarily as an upscale neighborhood bar and restaurant, Ted's Stadium Pub is bringing back live music to their outdoor patio. The establishment at 1145 Park Ave. in Cranston is having mostly solo acts more

By ROB DUGUAY Cranston's Ian Lacombe has a talent for songwriting and he fuels it in two bands. He sings and plays guitar in the jazz and blues based rock act Route .44, and he also plays bass in the gypsy blues band Consuelo's Revenge while taking the more

By DON FOWLER While most arts organizations are planning for openings in the fall, the Rhode Island Philharmonic has been offering its loyal supporters live and online concerts through the pandemic. Last Saturday's Mahler concert was a unique experience, more