Submitted by MusicNerdDavid t3_zfgz9h in providence
Would love to see more local bands live wondering what's the best local bands around providence? Preferably is the rock/pop punk world but anything works
some of my favorites ive seen:
U.G.L.Y
Cavalier
8th Grade Slowdance
Electric Paisan
Jake Wasson MD
Afraid of Secrets
Rather Nice
Hello Atlantic
That one noise band that wore rat masks
White Mice
Churchburn
Loud Sounds is pretty great, so is Morgana Phase, and Toad and the Stooligans
Check out Vudu Sister!!!! Amazing vibes ✨️
This is the correct answer
Keith is the man
AB So Fucking Lutely. And I love Diane. Gorgeous souls
Yesss, her playing adds so much to the songs and really sets off the vibe for dirges
Came here to say Morgana phase and toad and the stooligans! Love those dudes and grew up with em
Lightning bolt
Come see Skyseekers, Corinne Southern and the Constellations, and the Electric Dugans this Saturday at News Cafe!
They Were Robots!
Gymshorts
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I saw Bochek at the Warren Folks Festival a few months ago and they were excellent! Very fun to dance to (although difficult to predict for somone who hadn't heard of them before...still had a great time dancing though!)
The Quitters
Catalyst (hardcore) Ballon Thief (surf punk) Jesse the Tree (hip hop)
Buttonwoods Brewery in Cranston has their anniversary this weekend. On Saturday, they have 4 local bands playing! I’ve seen Strip Mall a few times and really love their stuff
I came here to say Bochek as well, but I couldn't remember their damn name! I really enjoyed them when I saw them a couple years back.
Mint green is gonna be there this weekend with u.g.l.y and a couple others. They’re so good!! I wish I could go :(
Working that day unfortunately. Might go to westerly to see another one down next month with rather nice and sporting (has a member of u.g.l.y in it) though
This Saturday at Askew, I’m hosting a benefit cover show with a lot of local bands! Here are the details!
Bochek is such a fun band to see! Great music to dance to
Don’t they know it’s Mice-Mas!!!!!!!!
Im good friends with the guys in 8GSD!! Love their style of emo. Great band. Hope to play with them soon.
Saw them at AS220 in August. They were pretty good but the venue was very empty
The Dust Ruffles
I almost saw Strip Mall open for Carly Cosgrove at Alchemy but I mixed the dates up with another show and went the day after the show (there was a show Tuesday and Thursday and I went there on Wednesday cuz I'm a dummy). Saw A Will Away, Afraid of Secrets, So So, The Fairview and Sleep Cycles the next day which was really good.
glad I could remind you!!
Didn't include them in my post but check out Jake Hunsinger and Hollow Turtle
Last time I saw them was a show at the living room, gonna try and make it to this, they are unmatched
Hell yeah, I love this post amd seeing a lot of my friends being mentioned! I'm also a local musician and I perform under the name "Pinko Dykebomb"
https://linktr.ee/PinkoDykebomb
A couple other names I didnt see mentioned:
Electric Paisan - blues punk solo act
Coma Hole - highly dynamic doom metal two piece
Catalyst - high energy hardcore
But you can find out a lot of what the city has going on on here:
I mentioned electric paisan in my original post, he came into my work one day (at Eastside market) and we were chatting and he mentioned a show he was doing and I ended up going to it, now i see him come into eastside about twice a week and we're always chatting about shows and music. He's a really cool guy. Love his song Steel (Fall Apart)
Oh whoops, I'm a dumbass. I saw Jake Wasson's name and got distracted 😅
But Joe is such a sweetheart and I miss chatting music with him. I think Button Factory is my favorite song of his
Amazing band
MATH THE BAND
First time I saw them was at the Safari Lounge. I was doing my best Bukowski impression and they started playing and I was like WTF is this and left. A coworker told me the next day who they were and what they were about.
My most memorable moment seeing them was at AS220 on Easter or some other holiday. They had a life-sized stuffed Easter bunny (or Santa? I can't remember) which got destroyed by the end of the show. The whole crowd was littered with newspaper and cassette tape.
Not sure if it was this show or not by I had invited my ethnomusicologist friend to come and check it out thinking she might enjoy some out of the box music. She and all her friends left with their hands over their ears before I could buy a beer and get into the show.
Last time I saw them was in a warehouse show (Dave Beard's? I can't remember the name of the space) again on a holiday either Christmas or New Years. I got too wasted and the whole thing is like a water color painting in my mind.
Cannot understate how awesome it was to be 20-something in the mid 00s. Music scene in Providence was tops.
katieleehaw t1_izbtws1 wrote
If you like indie rock, Molly O’Leary is great and will be playing at Askew in the near future with her band. Great group of musicians.
Prog rock? Hemlok if you like to go to weird places. Everyone in the band is an incredible musician. They don’t play live often but they play Dusk and Alchemy and the like.
Some other great local bands - How’s About Charlie, The Dust Ruffles, The Quahogs.
If you like Rockabilly, Sasquatch & the Sick-a-Billys - Squatch owns the Galactic Theatre in Warren and plays there regularly. Bit dark, he puts on a good show.
Check out schedules at Askew, Alchemy, Dusk, The Parlour, AS220 for lots of local shows. The Met in Pawtucket gets bigger touring acts and is a cool venue.
Edit to add: Jake Wasson MD is so good! Definitely a fan. Tons of really cool local musicians around here. Rather Nice too!