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Local Music Quiz
How well do you know the local music scene? Take this quiz and find out!
1. Who was the winner of the 2010 Rock Hunt?
a. You Scream I Scream
b. Santa Mamba
c. The Wandas
d. Fighting the Influence
e. Keep Me Conscious
2. Which Providence band will play this July at the Pitchfork Music Festival?
a. Rebecca Gates and the Consortium
b. [...]
Coheed And Cambria In The Studio
Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria stopped by the studio today, giving a brief interview and performing his song “Here We Are, Juggernaut” off of his new album, Year of the Black Rainbow, which comes out tomorrow, April 13.
Tonight, Coheed and Cambria will perform an acoustic set and sign autographs at Newbury Comics in North [...]
Artist Profile: Dan Black
If you didn’t catch Dan Black’s song “Symphonies” win on WBRU’s 9 O’Clock News back in January, you’ll surely be hearing it soon. The British artist’s catchy single from his debut album UN, which was released in the US in February, reached number twenty-six on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart and has been gaining widespread popularity. A [...]
Rock Hunt Finalists: You Scream I Scream
Second time Rock Hunt semifinalist You Scream I Scream, is made up of Floyd Kellogg on vocals, bass, and guitar; Audrey Sterk on vocals and drums; and Omer Shemesh on the Rhodes piano, toy piano, and glockenspiel. If that last set of instruments doesn’t give you an idea of the band’s eclectic side then check [...]
Rock Hunt Finalists: Santa Mamba
Santa Mamba is a self-proclaimed Latin Roots Rock band from our very own Providence, RI. Officially established in 2005, the band evolved from the group Planet Groove, which was started back in 1994. The band’s seven members (J Gio Murillo, John Medeiros, John Ferreira, Aaron Wade, Nick Wade, Chris Fascione, and Edward Cardenas) pride themselves [...]
Julian Casablancas In The Studio
Julian Casablancas stopped by the studio yesterday before his concert at Lupo’s last night. The Strokes frontman talked about recording his solo album, Phrazes for the Young, in Los Angeles, New York, and Omaha, Nebraska, which he described as a surprisingly “hip” town. The album and its songs were inspired by Oscar Wilde’s Phrases and [...]
Free SXSW Sampler
Compliments of NPR, download a free 11-song sampler featuring a few of the artists that will be playing at the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas this month. All the artists playing, including a bunch of Providence bands, after the jump!
Library of Congress To Honor Paul McCartney
The United States Library of Congress announced earlier today that they will award Paul McCartney the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. A tribute concert is planned for early 2010 and will no doubt feature big-time musicians. This is the third time the award has been given. The former Beatle joins previous winners and songwriter extraordinaires [...]
