Local Music Concerts
Photos from Fairhaven with the Johnny Lingo Band
Look through photos of the band and the audience from last Friday night’s free Dunkin’ Donuts Summer Concert Series show with Fairhaven and the Johnny Lingo Band. Click through for the pics.
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. [...]
Rock Hunt Saturday: Flight Patterns, Herra Terra, You Scream I Scream
Flight Patterns is a pop punk/powerpop quintet from Southern New England. The band is composed of members who have been involved in several local acts, and they remain very active in the Massachusetts music scene, even after having released their debut EP and toured across Canada and the United States in 2009. Their music is [...]
Lightning Bolt at Firehouse 13
Lighting Bolt played an incredible show at Firehouse 13 this past Thursday. The benefit show for Dan Tanner featured five bands – Talk Normal, Russian Tsarlag, Human Beast, Tinsel Teeth, and, of course, Lightning Bolt – with Midnight Mongo Sound System DJing some awesome mixes between the sets. As Lightning Bolt took the stage (or, [...]
Concert Review: Monty Are I at Lupo’s
Friday night, I made it down to our 40th Birthday Bash show at Lupo’s just in time to see The Coming Weak perform. Dressed all in black, they showed what makes them one of the more popular local acts: catchy relatable music, a lively familiar relationship with the crowd, and a high-energy performance that left [...]
Concert Review: Lupo’s Summer Block Party 7/10
Providence’s local music talents were on full display at last night’s Lupo’s Summer Block Party. It was quite an affair: two stages, one dunk tank, eight bands, and nearly nine hours of local music.
Providence Sound Session Preview – 2009
WBRU is proud to announce its involvement with and support of this year’s Sound Session, which will be July 5-11 at various venues throughout Providence. Here are some shows by both local and national acts that you can definitely catch us at during that week.
Four Local Bands Rock the Providence Arts Festival
In between the overcast and rainy days, the sun finally shone on Providence this past Saturday for the Providence Arts Festival. Nearly eighty vendors lined Westminster Street selling food, jewelry, clothing, art, and more. The BRU Crew and several local bands from Providence provided the music for the day. In case you [...]
