Mike Fischman, radio DJ, has hosted his own bluegrass radio show for the past 26 years at the University of Rhode Island’s student-run station, WRIU. Fischman hosts his show, entitled “Bluegrass Breakdownâ€, every Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. He explained how most people don’t know about bluegrass music, although it is a form of…
An emerging indie-folk rock band, Family and Friends, is set to play in Pawtucket next Thursday on their first month-long tour in support of their recent EP. Family and Friends, originally from Athens, Georgia, is a seven-piece collective band with an eclectic blend of folk vibes, gypsy-tribal rhythms and a sense of rock n’ roll. Members…
Too soon for Christmas tunes? Â Â Â (web exclusive) It is officially November and some of us may be toying with the idea of: Is it time to put away the fall tunes and get into the Christmas groove? Once Nov. 1 hits, there are exactly 54 days till Christmas. So for all you Christmas music and…
“Scialla, Scialla, Scialla†is the Italian slang for “just chill and relaxâ€, and also one of the songs Italian rapper Amir Issaa performed at the University of Rhode Island Monday night. Issaa, a 36-year-old rapper from Italy, and winner of many Italian music awards, played a free concert for students and the general public to…
Steep Canyon Rangers, an American bluegrass band from North Carolina, will play at the University of Rhode Island’s Family Weekend this Saturday night in support of their new album, “Radio.†Members of the band include Woody Platt on acoustic and lead vocals, Graham Sharp on banjo and lead/harmony vocals, Mike Guggino on mandolin and…
In between her secondary education and history double major, University of Rhode Island junior, Claudia Sousa, is a singer-songwriter and self-taught guitarist in her spare time. Originally, Sousa grew up playing the piano and learned to accompany herself with the piano while she sang. In high school, she said she picked up the guitar…
Tuesday’s Honors Colloquium examined the relationship between law and humor and presented real court case examples, continuing the semester’s series “The Power of Humor”. Laura E. Little, a professor of law and government in the Charles Klein School at Temple University, has been working for years to bring together her knowledge of law and her…
Some say freshman year is a time to discover new passions, but freshman Sean Fay Wolfe found his passion at the age of 14. Wolfe, a double major in English and elementary education at the University of Rhode Island from West Kingston, Rhode Island, is a teen author in the making. He published his first…
This week’s Honors Colloquium examined the psychology and science of laughter with Dr. Sophie Scott Tuesday evening, continuing this semester’s “Power of Humor” series. Scott, professor of Cognitive Science at the University College London, has been studying the science of laughter for many years. The colloquium focused on the ways that humans use laughter…
The University of Rhode Island’s theatre program finished presenting Sarah Ruhl’s play “In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)†this past Sunday. The play takes place during  the dawn of electricity, in Dr. and Mrs. Givings’s home. Dr. Givings treats patients suffering from “hysteria,†or what later becomes known as pent-up sexual frustration.  He…