Shelton, CT -> Providence, RI
Freelance Arts & Entertainment Journalist. Owner/Booker/Promoter at Top 5 Fiend. Board Operator/Producer at @WEEISports .
Providence punk rockers Muffin recently put out their excellent "Get Baked" EP, and you can give my article about the record a read in Culture Beat!!! -
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Experimental hip hop artist Genesis Owusu has a new album coming out tomorrow titled "Red Star Wu & the Worldwide Scourge," and we had a talk about the making of it in Treble!!!
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Consisting of drummer Russ Lawton, guitarist Scott Metzger, and pianist and organist Ray Paczkowski, LaMP are going to be performing at the Ocean Mist tomorrow night, and I had a talk with Russ ahead of the show in The Independent newspaper!!! -
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Portland, Maine alt-punks Weakened Friends are going to be performing at Fete Music Hall this Friday night as part of an extensive run of shows they've been doing in support of their latest full-length "Feels Like Hell" that came out last year. I had a talk with Sonia Sturino from the band about the making of the album along with a few other things, and you can give it a read in Culture Beat!!! -
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Providence math rock trio Ghosts In The Snow recently released their second full-length record "The Alien Stars of This Foolish Heart," and you can read my feature/review of the album in the Warwick Beacon!!! -
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Blues-punk pioneer Jon Spencer has a new single out today titled "Orange Slice Blues," and you can read my article about it while giving it a listen in Culture Beat!!! -
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Welsh alt-rock act The Joy Formidable are going to be performing at Arts at the Armory in Somerville, MA this Thursday night, and I had a talk with Rhiannon "Ritzy" Bryan ahead of the show about solo projects, what makes audiences in the Boston area stand out, and looking to make up for lost time in The Arts Fuse!!! -
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Check out my Album of The Week featuring "Remember The Humans" from the Toronto indie rock collective Broken Social Scene in Culture Beat!!! -
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Singer-songwriter Bernard John currently has his new album "Acres" available to order on vinyl with a full release being planned for later this year, and you can read all about the full-length in The Independent newspaper!!! -
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SHOW UPDATE: Due to reasons beyond our control, Top 5 Fiend is going to be moving the next edition of our First Fridays series happening on July 3rd from Buttonwoods Brewery to the News Cafe in Pawtucket, RI. We still got a killer bill featuring Future Stories, Robotic Hawks, The Sugar Cones and Exploding Zones!!! It's still starting at 8pm and it's still $10 at the door, but now it's 21+!!
Los Angeles alt-rock act Silversun Pickups are going to be performing at The Strand Ballroom & Theatre tomorrow night as part of their tour in support of their new album "Tenterhooks," and I had a talk with Brian Aubert from the band ahead of the show in Culture Beat!!! -
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