Bob Kendall at The Parlour Newport
with John Doe (X), Lenny Lashley, and Sammy Kay
Parlour Newport
200 Broadway
Newport, RI
9pm
David Tessier All-Star Stars at the Tavern on the Hill
Tavern on the Hill
809 Nooseneck Hill Rd
West Greenwich, RI
9pm
Jets Can’t Land at The Parlour
with The Low Cards and Barn Burning
The Parlour
North Main Street
Providence, RI
9pm
The McGunks at The Parlour
with The Worried, Michael Kane and the Morning Afters
The Parlour
North Main St
Providence, RI
9pm
The Callouts at News Cafe
with Downtown at Dawn and The Really Heavy
News Cafe
43 Broad St
Pawtucket, RI
9pm
Bad Motherf%cker DVD Release at Alchemy
Bad Mofo’s Live in Japan DVD Release Show
Alchemy
71 Richmond St
Providence, RI
8pm
The Noise reviews Matt Everett’s ‘White Sugar’
MATT EVERETT
75 or Less Records
White Sugar
8 tracks
Matt Everett is a Rhode Island artist, who performs vocals, guitar, synth, strings, and more on these eight tracks. He is accompanied by Stu Powers, on drums and Greg Motta, covering drums and percussion. This is essentially pop music with elements of modern disco. But, can you dance to it? It may very well inspire you to dance to it, but to my ears, these tracks play more like pleasant background music. That’s just the vibe that I get from it. The music feels as if it is striving at times, to reach something akin to the slick, smooth style which Davie Bowie performed so strikingly well when he was in dance music mode, most notably so, on track 7, “The Greatest Thing.” I loved it when David Bowie did it, but if I am right about what I am hearing and those are the heights that Matt Everett is aspiring to reach, then by comparison, this music has a long way to go. Is it bad music? Not at all. Is it DANCE music? I’m not feeling that. As I’ve said, this would work best for me as background music played while chilling in the comfort of your living room, or while cruising in your car.
Track 5, “Cheap Plastic Shovel,” seemed interestingly out of place amidst the rest of these tracks, and I mean this in the best possible way. There are some heartfelt, genuinely moving lyrics in this song. It had a story to tell. One that I wanted to hear. I would have liked to hear more like this one. Out of all eight tracks, this one really caught my attention, making me stop and listen and really hear. Track 6, “Quickening,” rated as a winner for me as well. It’s smooth, quality music, easy on the ears, it falls nicely into its own sort of groove, a pinch of trance, a dash of ambient sound, and there you have it. So, my take on White Sugar? I wasn’t blown away by it, but all in all, pretty sweet. Check it out.
Gaskill at The Met
with Pistol Shot Gypsy, Signal to Noise, and SexCoffee
The Met
Main St
Pawtucket, RI
9pm03
Tall Teenagers at The Met
with Torn Shorts, Jetty, and Eric & the Nothing.
The Met
Main St
Pawtucket, RI
jan 27
2017 WBRU Rock Hunt Kickoff Party
Doors open 8PM | Show starts 9PM
$8
ALL AGES
On sale now at:
www.themetri.com
Lupo’s Box Office, FYE Stores
Round Again Records (Wickenden St, Prov)
In Your Ear (Main St, Warren)
Online at:
http://bit.ly/2017WBRURockHuntKickoff
More info:
www.themetri.com
401.331.1005
Torn Shorts on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/tornshorts
Jetty on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/JettyJams
Eric & The Nothing on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/ericandthenothing
Tall Teenagers on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/tallteenagers
The Callouts at News Cafe
with Modern Primates asnd Foul Weather Friend
News Cafe
Broad st
Pawtucket, RI
9pm