Last Thursday, the 193 Coffeehouse hosted Pond View, Little Young Bug and Moss Boy & the Critters for their biweekly concert. Pond View, a Connecticut-based alt-rock band, opened the concert, followed by Little Young Bug, an indie band composed of many of the same members. The final band to perform was Moss Boy & the…
Memphis rapper NLE Choppa performed at the Ryan Center on Saturday night with St. Louis rising star Sexyy Red as part of his 2023 tour. The tour, which included major festivals such as Rolling Loud, is making its way through New England this month before moving abroad in November for five shows in Europe, one…
The Fine Arts Center at the University of Rhode Island held their first Jazz Combo concert of the year on Thursday. There was no theme to the concert. Normally the sets of music are chosen by the individual directors and students, according to assistant professor of music, Emmett Goods. They think of their combo concerts…
On Monday, the French department screened the first film of their Albertine Cinématèque Film Festival in the Language Center at Swan Hall. The film “Gagarine,” directed by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, tells the story of 16-year-old Yuri who has lived his whole life in the Gagarine housing projects outside of Paris. When Gagarine is…
On Aug. 31, Netflix released their highly anticipated adventure series “ONE PIECE”. The show, which is based on the bestselling Japanese manga of the same name, hit roughly 140 million total hours viewed in just the first four days after its release, landing it a place in Netflix’s top 10 most-streamed TV shows. Furthermore, the…
Pop-punk musician, Aryia, has recently started to gain traction and attention as the social media app, TikTok, brings new followers and inspirations to his music. Today, Aryia has nearly 192,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and that number continues to grow as his music changes to match today’s trends. While he started his career as a…
This past weekend, the URI Musicians Guild, in partnership with the URI Young Democratic Socialists of America, hosted a punk concert in the Memorial Union. The concert featured local bands Kudzu, Pocket Rocket and Film & Gender. The concert raised about $1,000 for various YDSA causes and projects, including supplying reproductive healthcare products and other…
At a time when the Memorial Union had a bowling alley and held mocktail drink fests, 193 Degrees Coffeehouse was establishing their presence on campus. After being founded in 1994 by former URI student Adam Naftalin, the Coffeehouse quickly became a center for students to gather and hold events. Their present-day open-mic nights are one…
Spooky Season: The best time of the year with the best movies of the year October, also known as the spooky season, is one of the most wonderful times of the year and also nostalgic. Colorful autumn leaves fall into place, pumpkin spice lattes are being sipped, blankets are draped on cozy living room couches…
What if I were to tell you that you can go see a full concert today without having to wait months in advance or be forced to give up an arm or a leg for a ticket? Now, you may ask yourself, “is there a catch to this?” Yes, it’s a slight one, as the…