Motif Magazine
Motif Magazine focuses on the vibrant arts and entertainment scene in Rhode Island and nearby regions, providing readers with alternative local news on a variety of topics. Founded in 2004 by Jim Vickers, Motif was created to highlight the incredible music, arts, and cultural events in Rhode Island that were often overlooked by mainstream media. Since December 2012, Mike Ryan has taken over the publication, aiming to enhance both online and print listings and coverage to ensure they are as thorough and inclusive as possible.
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3 weeks ago |
motifri.com | Sean Carlson
Mirah’s second full-length, Advisory Committee (K Records, 2002), came out during the spring of my freshman year at Boston University. While the album’s title perhaps suggested some homage to academia, the songwriting mostly revealed a study of contrasts. Spartan and robust, serious and mirthful, soft and assertive, literal and symbolic, the singer-songwriter Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn, who performs as Mirah, narrated the falling and failing of love with an earnestness and whimsy entwined.
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1 month ago |
motifri.com | Sean Carlson
In “Big Mood Machine,” her 2018 essay for The Baffler, journalist Liz Pelly honed in on the role of digital music as part of “a burgeoning industry surrounding technology that alleges to mine our emotional states.” Zeroing in on Spotify and its familiar categorizations, ranging from “Chill” and “Focus/Study” to “Commute” and “Girls Night Out,” Pelly detailed how the feelings implied by personal soundtracks serve up a swell of marketing opportunities.
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2 months ago |
motifri.com | Sean Carlson
Cave In emerged from the Merrimack Valley north of Boston in the mid-1990s to become a prominent presence in New England’s D.I.Y. music scene, their blistering and emotive hardcore-inspired approach to metal finding a natural home at local shows in warehouses, basements, and community centers. They quickly went on to become a juggernaut on stages across the country and around the world.
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Sep 27, 2024 |
motifri.com | John Fuzek
Welcome back to The Roots Report Podcast, presented by Motif, and hosted by John Fuzek. Today John chats with humorist, author, and comedian Paula Poundstone. She has a podcast called Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me. She has been featured on TV, in films and comedy specials during her 40+ year career.
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Sep 24, 2024 |
motifri.com | John Fuzek
Welcome back to The Roots Report Podcast, presented by Motif, and hosted by John Fuzek. Today John chats with Singer-Songwriter, Jon Anderson. Jon is best known for his time with the band Yes but has produced countless projects since his time with that band. Currently Anderson is performing with the Band geeks and has just releases a new 9-song album titled True. Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks will be at the Garde Theatre in New London on Wednesday, Sept 25.
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