After performing in Scotland over the summer, a music instructor at the University of Rhode Island returned to continue sharing his passion for music and experiences through teaching. Kyle Forsthoff was eager to spread his talent and make human connection through music. Music has always been present in Forsthoff’s life due to his father’s love…
Photo courtesy of Greg Nacerino | Band Perpetual Groove is one of the bands performing at the festival. Music festivals are highly popular events for college students over the summertime, and the very first Rhode Island Music and Arts Festival will occur this upcoming weekend in Providence. With its lively music and art presence, Providence…
Earlier this week, rock band AC/DC announced that Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose would be taking over as the vocalist for the band for the remainder of their scheduled tour. This is all following the very abrupt departure of longtime vocalist Brian Johnson, who was ordered a few months ago by doctors that…
There have been studies done in recent years that show people’s attention spans are getting shorter and shorter; many people believe that the abundance of technology in the modern world is to blame for this. When everything is right at our fingertips, we can access answers and information instantly, and almost as instantly, we can…
Indie, pop, rock, metal, folk, classical, funk, punk, country, EDM, alternative; the list of music genres go on and on, yet people tend to limit the types of bands they expose themselves to. Growing up, I was forced to listen to country music every day, and at the time, I didn’t know any other types…
Streaming music through services such as Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music has become one of the norms in music consumption today. However, it has a profound effect on musicians and the music industry, and not necessarily in a beneficial way. There are numerous benefits of music streaming services from the consumer’s perspective, and many people…
For a long time, people looked at vinyl as nothing more than a past memory, but once again, vinyl has become a sought after form of music, drawing in consumers with it’s vintage, unique appeal. The music industry has faced many changes since the evolution of social media and the advancement of the Internet….
In the digital age, we have become used to having everything right at our finger-tips; the advances that mobile phone technologies have made in the past decade are astounding. Personal computers and laptops are something that have become so common in everyday life that living without them seems like a long distant memory. In turn,…
Sidecar, a pop-folk duo from Richmond, Rhode Island, has some big changes in store for the acoustic act’s future. The duo features Nate Lukas and Matt Santagata, juniors at the University of Rhode Island. The two have been neighbors most of their lives, but it wasn’t until their sophomore year of high school that Santagata…
World-famous singer from Mumbai, Dhanashree Pandit-Rai, merged jazz and Indian music together for a performance at the University of Rhode Island this past Sunday. Pandit-Rai, along with New York-based jazz pianist Richard Bennett and his wife Paula on percussion, performed songs from their record Mumbai Masala at the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. Pandit-Rai has…