Blood From a Turnip

Blood from a Turnip
Rhode Island’s oldest late night puppet salon!
Enjoy the salon that has lasted longer than some marriages.
SEATS STILL $5, after all these years.
January 15, 2010

Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Downtown Providence

www.perishable.org

tickets sold at the door

The Yams @ Local 121 - Friday, January 29th, 2010

The Speakeasy Music Series at Local 121 Presents:
The Yams

9pm/$7
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Shannon Corey @ Local 121 - Friday, January 22nd, 2010

The Speakeasy Music Series at Local 121 Presents:
Shannon Corey. Verity in Stereo opens.

9pm/$8
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Minor Swing @ Local 121 - Friday, January 15th, 2010

The Speakeasy Music Series at Local 121 Presents:
Minor Swing

9pm/$8
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Jose Docen @ Local 121 - Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The Speakeasy Music Series at Local 121 Presents:
Jose Docen. John Windle opens.

8pm/$6
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Phil Manno Trio @ Local 121 - Friday, January 8. 2010

The Speakeasy Music Series at Local 121 Presents:
Phil Manno Trio

9pm/$6
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41 Degrees N / 71 Degrees West @ Firehouse 13 - January 19th to February 14th

Art Recreation Center presents a celebration of Providence art and artists.
Exhibiting the works of:

Adrienne Marshall
Anna Shapiro
Avery Lucas
Umberto Crenca
Victoria Lockard
Brian Callanan
David Allyn
Eric Aguiar
Andrew Moon Baine

Curated by Anna Shea

Opening reception: Friday, January 22nd
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Menya @ Firehouse 13 - Friday, January 29th

Menya
with

Panoptics (formerly Wires!Wires!)
and more soon tba.

9pm/$7/all ages
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For THA Glory @ Firehouse 13 - Thursday, January 28, 2010

For THA Glory

8pm
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Live Bait: True Stories From Real People

LIVE BAIT: TRUE STORIES FROM REAL PEOPLE
Friday, January 8th at 10pm. All seats $5
At Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street, Providence, RI 02903
Fruit. Strange fruit, bitter fruit, Juicyfruit. Fruit of the Loom, Fruit of our loins, Froot Loops, fruitcakes, fruitflies. Be fruitful and multiply. Ripe, unripe, peeled or rotten, fruit is part of our lives. And it's time we talked about it.
If you have a story that is in any way, shape, or form connected to our January theme, “Fruit” (read it any way you want),then come on down to LIVE BAIT and tell it. Or just come and watch others share theirs. All you have to do is sign up at the door and if we pick your name out of our hat, come up and tell your story. It's that easy. No notes, no rants, just tell your story like you're telling your friends over a couple of drinks. There is a five-six minute time limit, please respect it.

Everyone is encouraged, performers and non-performers alike. Don't miss this Rhode Island Monthly Best of RI winner for “Best Storytelling for Grown-ups,” Providence Phoenix Best of 2009 Editors' Pick for “Best Excuse to Yammer On and On” and Motif Magazine Theatre Award winner for “Best Audience Participation Show.”
LIVE BAIT is hosted by Phil Goldman. With musical accompaniment and original “theme” song by Jerry Gregoire.
10:00pm Friday, January 8th, 2009
Tickets $5.00 - no reservations taken
Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire St., Providence, RI

ARTSMASH RI Review: Wicked at PPAC

By: Marianna Messina,
ARTSMASH RI

Suppose the "Wicked Witch of the West" got a bad rap in the Wizard of Oz. Suppose it was all just a smear campaign against one woman of conscience launched by an impotent potentate (the Wizard) in a regime marked by persecution. That's the major premise of Wicked the musical, storming Providence for a second sellout season at PPAC. Winnie Holzman's book for the musical (based on the eponymous novel by Gregory Maguire) offers promising sophistication for the musical genre as it flips the Oz tale and reinterprets everything from flying monkeys to tin man… Rather than good versus evil, Wicked portrays a war between two modes of living, the one a path of aspiration, strife, jealousy, and cultural incompatibility; the other, a "for the good of all" path each person follows according to her gifts.

Wicked at PPAC. Now through January 10th.
Visit Arts Mash RI for a full review.

The [ VIENNAGRAM:] @ Firehouse 13 - Saturday, January 23, 2010

The [VIENNAGRAM:]
with

Magic Magic
You Can be a Wesley
Horse's Mouth

9pm/$7/all ages
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The Awesome Something @ Firehouse 13 - Thursday, January 21, 2010

The Awesome Something
A night of Electrified Freedom
Featuring Live Visual Art Improv

Plus guests
DJ Treeman
Player 1
Sneaky Pete
New Sheriff

Doors 8:30pm/$6
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Tranny Roadshow @ Firehouse 13 - Friday, January 15, 2010

Tranny Roadshow

8pm/Show 9pm/$10
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Bangalore @ Firehouse 13 - Thursday, January 14, 2010

Bangalore with

Cloud House
Srinivas Reddy

8pm/$10
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Bunce Booking @ Firehouse 13 - Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Featuring:

Sainthood Reps
Caspian
California Smile

9pm/$8/all ages
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Elevation: Return of the Open Mic @ Firehouse 13 - Friday, January 8, 2010

401HipHop.com Presents Elevation The Return of the Open Mic

Featuring:
Open mic
1 vs. 1 emcee battle
Live podcast recording
Late night cypher
Producer showcase

9pm/$7
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Hayworth CD Release Party @ Firehouse 13 - Thursday, January 7th

Hayworth CD Release Party
with

Golden Girls
The Sharpest
Inside the Beehive
Surrounded by Teeth

Doors 8pm/Show 9pm/$7
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Coming Out, The Story of Those living with HIV in Kara, Togo & West Africa @ Firehouse 13

Coming Out, The Story of Those Living with HIV in Kara, Togo & West Africa
Gallery Exhibition - January 5th to 16th

Coming out to your family and friends that you are HIV positive is nearly as life changing as finding out you have the infection. These are the stories through photos and testimonies of HIV & leaders working with Hope through Health in Kara Region of Togo. They have opened up to the possibility of being ostracized from their own community to help others learn to find hope in what was once a death sentence.

Reception & Fundraiser - Saturday, January 9th
Walk through, 6-7:30pm
Storytellers from Live Bait, 7:45pm
Live Music featuring Joe Fletcher (of the Wrong Reasons) & more

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Callus Black @ Firehouse 13 - Saturday, January 2, 2010

Callus Black with

Johnny Clotheshanger & the Anti-Babies
The Weird Kids

Doors 8pm/Show 9pm/$7
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Review: Final Show in This Season's Afrosonic Music Series at the Black Rep

By: Marianne Messina, ARTSMASH RI

So how did this Black Repertory mashup between PBS' Low Water and BET's Chachi Carvalho go? Sort of like a wedding party – slow and smooth for the good meal, then breaking loose for the family fiesta. Short by a guitarist, Low Water was a three-piece surrounded by stage; Carvalho's nine-piece Eleventh Island Band was a stage takeover, crowding the stage with horn section, keys, drum kit, conga drums, guitar, bass, and DJ tables. And every instrument was going full tilt. Low Water comes on like a cottage by the lake, phased-guitar dreamy, horse-clop groovy, and Carvalho comes in like urban train wreck. Common to both bands are their stick-to-the-ribs melody lines. Leitera's vocals suck you into a song; his lyrics -- when you can pick them out -- smack your brain, and the fits-and-starts drum beats call you to attention. With Carvalho, you never know where the melody will show up. It could show up on bass as Chachi raps about a bad system. It could show up the next song on sax (as in "Un Perde Cheu"). In keeping with Afrosonic's reputation for mashing genres, cultures and age groups, these very different bands played together with
the full respect of the house.

Read the full review at ArtsmashRI.ning.com

AfroSonic meets Chachi and Low Water @ The Black Rep, Friday December 18!

The Black Rep continues it's highly popular Friday night live music series with performances by Rhode Island's favorite hip hop artist Chachi Carvalho and his Eleventh Island Band.

Opening the show is the band that Indie Rock Cafe calls one of the best indie rock bands of 2009 and "Best Band in Brooklyn", Low Water.

Come see these masters of their crafts clash in The Black Rep's beautiful Xxodus Cafe, and as always stick around as The Afrosonic Collective keep the music spinning til 2am.

It's beautiful people, beautiful atmosphere, and some beautiful music making Black Rep the place to be on Friday nights in Providence. Don't miss the night that has audiophiles and music lovers across the city talking.

Tickets only $5! $5 pitchers of "Afrosonic Rum Punch" available, and show up early for free food courtesy of our sponsors.

CHACHI & ELEVENTH ISLAND BAND, LOW WATER, AFROSONIC COLLECTIVE @ THE BLACK REP, FRIDAY DECEMBER 18

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27 Sundays with Kayla Ringleheim @ Local 121 - Friday, December 18th

The Speakeasy Music Series at Local 121 Presents:
27 Sundays with
Kayla Ringelheim opening

9pm/$5
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Jose Docen @ Local 121 - Wednesday, December 16th

The Speakeasy Music Series at Local 121 Presents:
Jose Docen

9pm/$5
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American Aquarium @ Local 121 - Monday, December 14th

The Speakeasy Music Series at Local 121 Presents:
American Aquarium

9pm/$5
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AFROSONIC WITH ABICAH SOUL AT THE BLACK REP THIS FRIDAY DEC. 11TH DON'T MISS OUT!

SAVE THIS DATE... YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT!


Abicah Soul grew up in Chicago during the days of the Warehouse and Muzic Box, and his deejay sets and production—like those of friends Glenn Underground, Boo Williams, Paul Johnson, and Gene Hunt—are heavily influenced by the pioneering work of Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy. He began deejaying in 1983, when he was only 12 years old, and has been a staple in the Chi-town rave and club scene ever since, holding residencies at Smartbar, Club4, and Ohm and doing weekly radio gigs for WNUR 89.3 and prepartyradio.com.

As a producer, Abicah has landed releases on Classic, Jellybean, Nite Life Collective, Rush Hour, Wha? Roots, Seasons, and many other labels. An in-demand remixer, he has given tracks by Telepopmusik, Osunlade, Glenn Underground, Terry Hunter, Boddhi Satva, and many others the “Abicah” treatment. His signature soulful, deeply-rooted yet edgy afro-latin sound—evidenced by recent tracks such as “Musique de Ve” (Eargasmic)—is unique in dance music today and defies categorization. Imagine Joe Claussell collaborating with ¬me, or IsolÈe teaming up with Osunlade and you’re on the right track. His work has been compared to that of Jazzanova and Quentin Harris, and as a “DJ’s producer” he is one of the best-kept and most-cherished secrets in deep house. Indeed, a wide variety of deejays—from Brett Johnson and DJ Heather to Marques Wyatt, Blaze, and Gilles Peterson—have featured his tracks on their Mix CDs

Opening set by the AfroSonic Collective Djs

Live percussion by the AfroSonic Drummers.

Rhody Craft 100 Holiday Party & Benefit for Everett Dance Theatre

Rhody Craft 100 is hosting a Craftacular Holiday Happening, a festive  
celebration of the season on Sunday, December 20 from 2-6 p.m. This  
event will feature locally handmade goods for sale with 30% of the  
proceeds going to benefit Providence's Everett Dance Theatre.  
Additionally, there will be arts & crafts workshops for kids and  
adults alike, food, drinks and live music provided by the RI  
Philharmonic Youth Jazz Ensemble.

Rhody Craft 100 is located at Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main Street,  
Pawtucket, RI 02860. There is free parking.

RC100 supports the local economy by selling only locally,  
independently produced {and fabulous} handmade items ranging from  
handbags and jewelry to fine art and sock monkeys.  At Rhody Craft 100  
you can reduce your carbon footprint while you shop.

Click here for more information.

Erica Russo @ Local 121 - Wednesday, December 30th

The Speakeasy Music Series at Local 121 Presents:
Erica Russo
with Erik Wohlgemuth opening

8pm/$6
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afrosonic w/ noble society 12-4-09

Milo @ Firehouse 13 - Saturday, December 19th

Milo at Firehouse 13
Final Show!

with
Roz Raskin and the Ricecakes
14 foot 1
Formal Action

8pm/$7
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401HipHop.com Presents Elevation The Return of the Open Mic @ Firehouse 13 - Friday, December 18th

401HipHop.com Presents Elevation The Return of the Open Mic

Featuring:
Open mic
1 vs. 1 emcee battle
Live podcast recording
Late night cypher
Producer showcase

With performances by
A Disturbing New Trend
40 Dash
Big Rush
Nuke Youth

Music by DJ Sterby Rock and hosted by Rock Solid

9pm/$7/All ages
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The ElectroFunk Resiliance @ Firehouse 13 - Saturday, December 12th

The ElectroFunk Resiliance
Directed and hosted by SPOGGA

with music by...
The Spot Music Collaborative
Shane Manzie
Robert Emanuel
Sly Shuga

The Triumphant Return of....
Hooker Ho Bitch with Mike Sahagian and F,000

With Firehouse 13 Resident Artist Highlight
Tony Roberts
Damien David
Motion State

9pm/$7
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Shannon Corey @ Local 121 - Wednesday, December 23rd

The Speakeasy Music Series at Local 121 Presents:
Shannon Corey

8pm/$8
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Max Vernon on Live Block 12.10.09

Just thought I'd give a quick update about recent and upcoming installments of Live Block, the Brown Student and Community Radio show that hosts live bands in-studio every Thursday night from 9 to 10. Last week we had Mary Bee, who sang beautifully over some tight beats. You can check out her music here.

Next week Max Vernon will be performing. A songwriter from NYC, he plays piano and sings, and from his listed influences - "carnivals, dusty honky tonk pianos, vintage pornography, michel foucault, and booze" - it sounds like it's going to be quite the trip. Music here.

Hope you'll tune in to 88.1fm (WELH providence) or listen online.

Indie-Dance Party with Gregor Mittersinker & Tim O'Keefe @ Local 121 - Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Come and check out Gregor Mittersinker & Tim O'Keefe mix a variety of Indie-Dance, Blog House, and home-grown remixes at Indie-Dance Party.

Every First Saturday of the Month at Local 121.

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

11pm - 2am
Free

Providence Art Windows Announces Winter Installations

Providence Art Windows Winter Installations
features the work of:

Rebecca Adams
Anne Alexander
BUY ART Providence
Margie Butler
Paual Dewell
Amy DiPalacido
Lynne Harlow
The Museum on Site (Andrew Losowsky and Lyra Monteiro)
Jill Piccirilli

Meet the artists at Design Within Reach on Saturday, December 5th
3-5:30pm, 210 Westminster St.
The 9 downtown windows will be on display from
December 5th, 2009 to March 12, 2010

Click here for more information.

Lunafest - Short Films By, For About Women @ The Spot on Thayer

The Hive Archive Presents
Lunafest - An Evening of Short Films by, for, about Women
at the Spot on Thayer Street

Welcome Reception with "Hive Distinguished Women in the Arts" Award Recipiants Megan Hall and Deb Ruggiero, 5-6:15pm

Showtime, 6:15-8pm

Reserve your tickets, $25, by emailing the.hive.archive@gmail.com. 15% of proceeds go to The Breast Cancer Fund to help find a cure.

Click here for more information.

This Saturday IDP at the local 121 AND !!! Just in time for the last Indie Dance Party of the Year 2009 – The Indie Dance Post Turkey Dance Mix

Just in time for the last Indie Dance Party of the Year 2009 – The Indie Dance Post Turkey Dance Mix

Get ready for the Indie Dance Party Anniversary this Saturday at the Local 121. Just in time a few tunes to get you in the right mood. I have been on this pre-electro kicker and it is really fun to play some of these party gems. the crowd goes wild when you drop Hot Chocolate in the middle of the night…

Tracklisting:

1. Florence and the Machine – You Got the Love
2. Kris Meance – Artificial
3. Phenomenal Handclap Band – You will Disappear
4. Cymande – Brothers
5. Fort Knox – FK Strut
6. Neighborhood Romeo – Laura Winslow
7. Steve Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered
8. Hot Chocolate – Cadillac
9. Steve Clisby – Purple Rain
10. Bassnectar – Yo

Download Mix Here

Click Here to learn more about this Saturday's Indie-Dance Party @ Local 121

Interrobang Issue 2 Soiree Tonight!

Rik Slave, Rock City Morgue at

One-Eyed Jack’s, by Dominic Dagradi

Interrobang Magazine releases its second issue TONIGHT, Dec. 3, at Ada Books (717 Westminster St., Providence). The reading, drinking and general merriment begins at 8 p.m. And it's FREE! Come on out! What else is there to do on a Thursday? (Don't tell me. I live in a windowless box and they only let me out for poetry readings.)

AfroSonic - Dec 11th - w/ special guest: ABICAH SOUL (chicago)

Abicah Soul grew up in Chicago during the days of the Warehouse and Muzic Box, and his deejay sets and production—like those of friends Glenn Underground, Boo Williams, Paul Johnson, and Gene Hunt—are heavily influenced by the pioneering work of Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy. He began deejaying in 1983, when he was only 12 years old, and has been a staple in the Chi-town rave and club scene ever since, holding residencies at Smartbar, Club4, and Ohm and doing weekly radio gigs for WNUR 89.3 and prepartyradio.com.

As a producer, Abicah has landed releases on Classic, Jellybean, Nite Life Collective, Rush Hour, Wha? Roots, Seasons, and many other labels. An in-demand remixer, he has given tracks by Telepopmusik, Osunlade, Glenn Underground, Terry Hunter, Boddhi Satva, and many others the “Abicah” treatment. His signature soulful, deeply-rooted yet edgy afro-latin sound—evidenced by recent tracks such as “Musique de Ve” (Eargasmic)—is unique in dance music today and defies categorization. Imagine Joe Claussell collaborating with ¬me, or IsolÈe teaming up with Osunlade and you’re on the right track. His work has been compared to that of Jazzanova and Quentin Harris, and as a “DJ’s producer” he is one of the best-kept and most-cherished secrets in deep house. Indeed, a wide variety of deejays—from Brett Johnson and DJ Heather to Marques Wyatt, Blaze, and Gilles Peterson—have featured his tracks on their Mix CDs

You Can Live On Lemons, by William Walsh

Interrobang Magazine releases its second issue on Dec. 3, at Ada Books (717 Westminster St., Providence). The reading, drinking and general merriment begins at 8 p.m. (free of charge!). In anticipation, we're releasing a piece a day (or so) from the new volume until then.

You Can Live On Lemons

Arturo was so much happier before the revolution. And this is how he should be remembered, performing every night of the week at La Huchina, two shows, some nights three. Old regime, new regime. It didn’t matter to Arturo. His politics ran only as deep as the acne scars on Generalissimo’s brutal face. Arturo poked fun, mimicked, took potshots from the low stage. Then he would retreat and mock himself for three quarters of an hour. His lack of height. His wide ass. His crooked teeth. Arturo flopped onto the stage and pulled hard at the fine hair on his temples, wiped the glossy sweat from his bald pate.

We don’t need another revolution, he’d say. The old one still smarts.

Draw it mild, his agent counsels without disagreeing. You want to be a captive performer in buggerer’s bay?

Fascism can be funny. But you have to tiptoe. Arturo makes a joke about the waterboarding—pretending to confuse the term with wakeboarding. Tiptoe.Tiptoe.
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