Post-rock band Foxing made a stop in Connecticut on March 15, playing a show at The Space along with openers O’Brother, Tancred and Adjy. Adjy, a North Carolina band with an indie rock sound, opened the show, immediately grabbing the attention of the audience. Throughout their set, they discussed how they released a new EP…
Film Student Robert Riglietti’s journey through filmmaking has taken him to some personal, unique, and very experimental places, helping him create a style and technique all his own. Riglietti, a junior at The University of Rhode Island originally from New York, discovered his love for filmmaking when doing an extra credit project while he was…
The penultimate movie of the Tournees French Film Festival, “The Painting,†was shown in Edwards Auditorium on Tuesday evening. The Painting (Le Tableau) is a 2011 animated film directed by Jean-François Laguionie.  The film begins in an unfinished piece of art. The denizens of the painting are divided into different classes, depending on if they…
The University of Rhode Island’s student organization Strike a Chord held their second open mic night at TLC Coffee Roasters on Monday to help raise funds for their upcoming Battle of the Bands. Strike a Chord is a philanthropic organization on campus that works to help local charities through music events such as concerts…
The University of Rhode Island welcomed rapper Common to Edwards Auditorium on Saturday night when he gave the keynote speech that concluded this past weekend’s DIVE RI 2016 Conference. Common, whose real name is Lonnie Lynn Jr., is one of the most respected rappers in the industry today. In addition, he is also a poet,…
In its latest exhibition, the University of Rhode Island’s Main Art Gallery is proud to present “Bound to Sea,†a gallery created in a unique art space through multiple different mediums. The gallery is presented by professor Ben Anderson, who has worked at URI since 1995, teaching courses in three-dimensional art and sculpture. Last year,…
Progressive rock band, The Dear Hunter, played a free show alongside fellow Providence-based bands last Thursday night at The Met in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Progressive pop band, Bored with Four, opened the show. Bored with Four is compiled of two members of The Dear Hunter, Andrew Brown (keyboardist) and Nick Sollecito (bassist), along with…
Award winning poet, Talvikki Ansel, held a poetry reading at the University of Rhode Island on Tuesday night, where she discussed her poems and answered questions.  URI’s English Department hosted the hearing, which consisted of a reading of her most recent collection of poems, “Somewhere in Space.†It is the winner of the Ohio…
Somos, a local rock band from Boston, kicked off their second full-length album, “First Day Backâ€, by having a record release show at the Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Their supporting acts included Animal Talk, The Superweakers and Petal, who performed with tremendous energy and enthusiasm. Petal, a soft indie rock band from Scranton,…
The University of Rhode Island’s Big Band will be performing at the world-renowned Newport Jazz Festival this July, marking the band’s fourth consecutive year playing the festival. The band will be directed for the fourth year by Dr. Jared Sims, professor of saxophone and jazz at URI. Last year, according to Sims, the music…