Sick Pills at The Pour Farm
with Zero Holds and Nick Sundman
Pour Farm
Purchase St
New Bedford, MA
Free
21+
9pm
Jacob Haller at AS220
with Hollow Turtle and Drew Christiansen
AS220
Empire St
Providence, RI
8pm
Providence Monthly & 75orLess: The 2015 Providence Playlist
[abridged version below]
The music scene in Providence – and throughout Rhode Island – is insane. We’ve got more badass, super talented and hardworking musicians per capita than any other city in the world (don’t look that up, just go with it). But what’s more is we’ve got everything covered. Folk, rock, hip hop, punk; name a genre, cross pollinate it with another, hell just start making things up (Death-funk surf-rap!) and there’s almost definitely someone in RI doing it.
So where to start? We’ve assembled a crack team of musicians, promoters and supporters all plugged in to the local scene to give you your official 2015 local playlist and to tell you who you should be keeping an eye on. We’ve also got our five favorite records of the year, plus a look back at some shows that we felt best represent the eclectic nature of music in Providence.
Mark MacDougall, founder of 75orLess Records
1. “Stay” by Bob Kendall – Longtime Newport legend Bob Kendall is an indie pop magician, with echoes of REM, The db’s, and George Harrison.
2. “Double Nickels on the Dime” by Groundhawgs
3. “Huge Bruise (Live at Dusk)” by Black Oil Incinerator – Crusty gentlemen blowing out your eardrums with catchy hooks buried beneath an avalanche of amps and pedals.
4. “Credit Score” by Jodie Treloar
5. “Damn Unicorn” by Suicide Bill and the Liquors – A short, heartbreaking ballad; it’s the undiscovered anthem for all the schmucks you know still getting up at 5am every day for a job they hate.
Feng Shui Police
A trio of Brown University too-young-to-care weirdos from Newton, MA who have managed to successfully channel the influences of Half Japanese and Pavement with the charm of Jonathan Richmond. The local champions of Spazzy doo-wop and Elephant 6-influenced pop hooks. They are currently recording the follow-up to their 75orLess EP Thank You. –Mark MacDougall, founder of Providence indie music label 75orLess Records
2 Guys and Another Guy at The Parlour
with The Neighborhoods and Nick and the Adversaries
The Parlour
No Main Street
Providence, RI
9pm
Haunt the House at Aurora
with Consuelo’s Revenge, Jay Berndt and the Orphans, Sara Azriel
Aurora
276 Westminster St
Providence, RI
9pm
$10
Bob Kendall and Matt Everett at The Parlour
with Billy Bouchard, Karina Denike, Lily Taylor
The Parlour
No Main Street
Providence, RI
8pm
David Tessier All Star Band of All Stars at Courthouse Center for the Arts
with Jon & Sara
Courthouse Center for the Arts
Route 138
West Kingston, RI
8pm
Allysen Callery at Me and Thee Coffeehouse
with Sean Rowe
Me and Thee Coffeehouse
Marblehead, MA
8pm
Black Oil Incinerator at Aurora
with Left & Right + Twin Foxes
FREE MONDAYS
Aurora
276 Westminter St
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
8:30pm
Gavage at Clash Bar
with MOTO, Brimstones Edison, and Wyldlife
Clash Bar
39 Harding Ave
Clifton, NJ
8:30pm
$8
21+