With any creative endeavor, milestones are often strived for and when they’re achieved, they signify that the hard work it took to get there was worth it. It’s kind of like checkpoints in a race that never really ends with new tasks and objectives popping up from time to time…

Memorial Day Weekend hits a bit differently when you live in New England. The Boston Calling Music Festival is a big reason why and there was a ton of anticipation behind this year’s edition. 2023 also marks the 10th year of the festival’s existence since the first one took place…

Along with being the charismatic frontman for the Providence garage pop dynamos Ravi Shavi, Rafay Rashid has been exploring different sides of himself lately. This introspective voyage is being put forth through his solo material, which focuses more on the songwriting craft. The end result spans across various styles with…

Providence always has a habit of having one-of-a-kind events happening within its vicinity. Where else can you see a drum troupe play on a pedestrian bridge on a weekly basis, an annual festival that functions more like a gigantic block party and not one, but two live music extravaganzas taking…

Over the years, the Rogue Island Comedy Festival has evolved from being a local event around Newport to being one of the premier stand-up comedy spectacles in all of New England. There’s always at least one headliner who you wouldn’t initially expect to be performing. It’s also a great opportunity…

As each day passes, the anticipation for the return of this weekend’s Boston Calling Music Festival to the Harvard Athletic Complex continuously grows. Along with a stacked array of headliners, the festival has been getting props for its inclusion of musicians and bands from the local scene. One of these…

There are certain bands that find a balance between sonic versatility and rhythmic tightness. They also to put a lot of instrumentation and arrangements into a three to four-minute song while harnessing a cohesive structure. It’s difficult to master, but once a band or a musician gets a handle on…

You gotta love a band that isn’t afraid to rock in emphatic fashion while staying true to themselves and The Dirty Nil from Hamilton, Ontario are exactly that. The trio of vocalist & guitarist Luke Bentham, drummer Kyle Fisher and bassist Sam Tomlinson exhibit a highly amplified sound that fuses…

Regardless of which creative realm they’re in, a lot of artists these days aim to put their all into their output. In a musical sense, this can encompass the album artwork, production, promotion and marketing along with the music itself. Greg Puciato, who’s the former vocalist of New Jersey metalcore…