Another busy weekend on the local music scene … here are my “Six Picks” for the upcoming weekend! Saturday: He is music and he writes the songs … legendary performer Barry Manilow returns to the Civic Center, ahh, The Dunk, perhaps soon to be … the “AMP” in Providence (if Amica Insurance obtains naming rights […]
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Concert Review and Photos: James Taylor brings good vibes to the Dunk (July 1, 2022)
Is there anyone who doesn’t love James Taylor? The legendary singer-songwriter was greeted enthusiastically by fans young and old at the Dunkin Donuts Center in a holiday weekend concert Friday, July 1. The six-time Grammy Award winner and his band were strong throughout the two-set show full of familiar hits, warm banter, and a couple […]
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Just Announced: James Taylor and his All-Star Band coming to the Dunkin Donuts Center July 1
Legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor has announced a concert scheduled for July 1, 2022 at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence. Billed “An Evening With James Taylor and his All-Star Band,” the event is his first show in Providence since March 2019, when he co-headlined with Bonnie Raitt. Taylor is best known for timeless classics like […]
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KoRn coming to The Dunk – First concert in two years scheduled for March 16, 2022
Live music is returning to the Dunkin Donuts Center! Grammy-winning Nu-Metal pioneers KoRn will take the stage on March 16, 2022. Although “The Dunk” has been open for Providence Bruins and Providence College basketball, the show marks the first concert at the venue since the outbreak of COVID-19. Once a regular stop on national concert […]
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Live music slowly returning to the region
Psyched to hear Newport Folk and Jazz are returning? Missing live shows as much as we are? Wanna know what’s up on the local concert scene? Well, things are slowly getting back to normal… with an emphasis on the word “slowly.” (It’s likely to be more than a year before things are truly “normal” in […]
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Six Picks: The Best in Local Music This Week (November 2-November 8)
“Six Picks.” our weekly column highlighting the best in area music returns this week. From Woonsocket to Westerly, North Smithfield to Newport, we cover Rhode Island and beyond. This week, we’ve got a pop superstar, a jazz legend and whole lotta’ rock and roll. McLaughlin/Herring Sunday John McLaughlin is one of the greatest guitarists of […]