Muslims, many recent refugees, serve the homeless in Providence
Rhode Island Muslims and recent refugees came gathered in Cathedral Square in Providence to feed the homeless.
Dusk cancels heavy metal band over accusations of white supremacy
“I’d rather have you guys always loving and enjoying Dusk,” wrote Dusk’s owner Rick Sunderland As a result of my introspection. I am not gonna allow the show to take place. Respect to all everyone.”
John McDaid writes, performs “Seegeresque” anti-Trump folk song
Portsmouth progressive John McDaid is a science fiction writer, a political correspondent and an aspiring public servant, who recently lost a campaign for his local town council. He may also be the Woodie Guthrie of the Donald Trump era. That’s how boingboing is referring to McDaid’s new song. “This is a protest song in the […]
Hip Hop 4 Flint in Providence Saturday
Providence, Rhode Island is one of 42 cities that will participate in a global fundraising initiative bringing together the Hip-Hop community in solidarity and support for the people of Flint and in partnership with the non-profit Price of Peace Missionary Baptist Church.
New low-power FM community radio station coming to Providence
A new low-power FM community radio station is planned for Providence early next Summer. How can you help?
PawSox Stadium opponents film music video outside McCoy
Director Murray Scott lead the crowd in singing the song, from cue cards, four times as volunteers stopped traffic. Surprisingly, none of the drivers of any of the cars evidenced anything but support for the effort, despite the inconvenience of being stopped. instead drivers honked horns, waved, or gave thumb’s up to the efforts of the singers.
Post Office dedicated to Sister Ann Keefe
Sister Ann Keefe “was not a saint, she was better than that. She was human,” said her sister Kathy Keefe to an impressive crowd of 200 people at the newly christened Sister Ann Keefe Post Office at 820 Elmwood in Providence.
RI Music Hall of Fame is poised to honor the best
Arthur “Pooch” Tavares, with nearly 60 years in the music business, continues to reach out to his old fans and to new generations as well. The 70 year old Tavares is still performing about 75 concerts a year all over the world with three of the brothers (Perry “Tiny,” Antone “Chubby” and Feliciano “Butch”) who […]
Ticket fairness: Fix it or fail it
On the surface, the Ticket Fairness Act, pending in the General Assembly, looks like a consumer protection act that hurts the scalpers. In reality, it is exactly the opposite. As written, the law allows venues and ticket agents to transfer to themselves any quantity of tickets to resell at inflated prices. As with many things […]
David Byrne’s song for the One Percent
Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne’s recent article in the Guardian lamenting the impact of streaming services like Spotify has appeared one too many times on my social media timelines to spare you all the following rant. In brief, the piece reveals Byrne as a one-percenter with no real sense of the lives and needs […]
What’s really wrong with the master lever
Bob Plain has spent a lot of time in a back and forth with Ken Block about the issue of eliminating the straight-party option (a.k.a. master lever), even bringing in Speaker Gordon Fox to defend its place on the ballot. I’d like to move the debate away from questions of political motivation and toward some […]
Songs of Rage
“What do I know that would cause me, a reticent, Midwestern scientist, to get myself arrested in front of the White House protesting? And what would you do if you knew what I know?” With these questions James Hansen opens his riveting presentation Why I must speak out about climate change on TED. Hansen, whom […]
Reza Rites and RI Future at SXSW in Austin, TX
Heard of South by Southwest, but can’t be in Austin yourself? Pop in daily to “Take 5 with Reza Rites” on RIFuture.org for photos and live updates about her adventures at the annual festival – or follow her on Twitter and Facebook @rezaclif. Besides blogging for RI Future, Reza will be recording interviews and footage […]
Understanding The Intersection of Race, Music and Politics
(RHODE ISLAND, MASSACHUSETTS) – If I were to describe some of the events I have coming up as political, I’m sure someone would ask me, “hey Reza, what is political about an event featuring spoken word poetry and world rhythms?” This is the type of question I love to answer, though, sadly, few seem to […]
PODCAST: Brian Hull and Reza Rites Discuss the New RIFuture, January 11, 2012 Archive
by Reza Rites / Venus Sings Click here to listen to a podcast of Brian Hull talking to me, Reza Clifton, (Reza Rites / Venus Sings) on Sonic Watermelons, a show I produce weekly on Brown Student and Community Radio (www.bsrlive.com). (PROVIDENCE, RI) RIFuture.org, which was once RI’s number 1 political blog, has relaunched and re-entered […]
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