Events For Thursday, December 16th - Thursday, December 23rd

Thursday, December 16, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Scarlet, Jet Black Sunrise, Mike & The Wojniaks, and Jon Stimets

Friday, December 17, 2010 / 9pm / $7
St Jude, Villainer, Mouth Of Flowers, and David Carradine

Saturday, December 18, 2010 / 3pm / Free
The Sentimental Favorites Holiday Matinee with : The Double Decker Dance Band and more TBA

Saturday, December 18, 2010 / 4-7pm / Free
Irish Traditional Music

Saturday, December 18, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Broadcaster, Coma Coma, Bad Art, and Walri

Saturday, December 18, 2010 / 11am-2pm / Free
Farmers Market

Sunday, December 19, 2010 / 9pm / $4
Free Speech Sunday at AS220 featuring: Singer/Songwriter & Poet Open Mic

Monday, December 20, 2010 / 8:30pm / $6
Winter Solstice Metal Show : Haxen, Bog Of The Infidel, Brain Shivers, Grave Side Service, and Tongue Dynasty

Tuesday, December 21, 2010 / 6-8:30 pm / $6
Life Drawing - Every Tuesday bring your drawing utensils and paper to AS220 and sketch from a live model!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Castle, The Fierce Urgency of Now, Timothy Alexander, and Joshua Garcia

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Purple Nurps, Fowl Play, Them Neon Kills and Science/Fiction

Thursday, December 23, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Moga, Cactus Attack, Pumphouse, and Ana Mallozzi

Thursday, December 16, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Scarlet, Jet Black Sunrise, Mike & The Wojniaks, and Jon Stimets
Scarlet are an original band from Portsmouth RI. Alternative rock.
Since its inception in early 2009, Jet Black Sunrise has had one constant goal: to write great music. With dynamic backgrounds and diverse track records, JBS began crafting their sound through the arrangement of original material, emphasizing cohesiveness and tight harmonies. The result was a sound reminiscent of 90s pop/rock legends mixed with modern indie rock. That summer, they released their self-titled EP and continued to play shows around the region, gaining positive attention from college radio and newspapers. The group convened in January 2010 to begin work on their debut full-length, due out this winter. JBS emerged from these sessions with renewed confidence and a determination to have their music heard. With promising optimism and high aspirations, Jet Black Sunrise is ready to go out and prove themselves, one listener at a time.
Mike and the Wojniaks is melodic indie rock. Guitar, vocals, and cello.
Jon Stimets is a solo guitar player who uses a whole lot of instruments and weirdness into his music. He will provide you with a live interactive mind expanding entertainment.
http://www.myspace.com/scarletri
http://www.myspace.com/jetblacksunrisemusic
http://www.myspace.com/mikewojniak
http://www.myspace.com/jonstimetsmusic

Friday, December 17, 2010 / 9pm / $7
St Jude, Villainer, Mouth Of Flowers, and David Carradine
St Jude Villainer Mouth Of Flowers (Sean Murphy, Ritch Gaccione's new band. Amazing stuff, sounds kinda like Smashing Pumpkins.) David Carradine (CT crust punk blast-thrash. Great kids, short set). After over a year of being in Slumber working on other musical projects (Howl, Sin of Angels, Injustice System and She Rides) Saint Jude arises to melt faces and get the kids in the pit!!!
http://www.myspace.com/saintjudegodfree

Saturday, December 18, 2010 / 3pm / Free
The Sentimental Favorites Holiday Matinee with : The Double Decker Dance Band and more TBA
The Seventh Annual Sentimental Favorites Holiday Matinee With children, fried dough and the cranky and didactic songs of the Sentimental Favorites.
The Sentimental Favorites create a annual holiday matinee. Irony free secular celebration. Fun for families.
The Double Decker Dance Band plays afro-pop, reggae, and other dance music. It's led by Liberian-born songwriter, singer, guitarist, and keyboard player Joseph Paye and also includes drummer Matt McLaren, guitarist Chris Monti, bassist Scott Reber, keyboardist Jacob Haller, and percussionist Elvys Ortiz. They've backed up Sierra Leone sensation Steady Bongo and have opened for the Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars.

Saturday, December 18, 2010 / 4-7pm / Free
Irish Traditional Music
Hosted by Jimmy and Hannah Devine with Mark Roberts, Andrea Cooper, Teddi Scobi and Friends! Every Saturday from 4-7pm at the bar at AS220! No cover charge! A full menu of food and beverage will be available, so come in for a pint or make this your regular spot for dinner while enjoying some of the best traditional Irish music around!

Saturday, December 18, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Broadcaster, Coma Coma, Bad Art, and Walri
Broadcaster is loud melodic indie rock.
Coma Coma is angular indie rock.
Bad Art is comprised of former guitarist/songwriter Jared Mann from Big Tall Buildings and blackbear on drums along with singer/guitarist Brian Hanesian and bassist Michael Patota from Worcester's indie folk band, How to be An Explorer. Trevor White formerly of willow and current member of Walri was also recently added as the fourth member on guitar. Together they create a harsh experimental indie sound. Bad Art is also on Blanketfort Records based out of Providence, RI.
Walri is : Math, experimental, instrumental rock 4 piece. Another fine band from the blanketfort collective.
http://www.reverbnation.com/broadcasterri
http://www.myspace.com/comacomamusic

Saturday, December 18, 2010 / 11am-2pm / Free
Farmers Market
Little City Growers, Barden Family Orchard, Buttonwoods Bathworks RI Spa Products, City Farm, Hill Orchards, Ledge Ends Produce, Red Planet Vegetables, The Cupcakerie, The Smallest Bite, Tiny Bites Of Heaven, Simmons Farms, Farmacy Teas, and so much more. It's a local cornucopia of comestibles and creative goods, all available in one convenient location! Perfect for all your early (and last minute) holiday shopping.
Pay with: Cash, SNAP / EBT, WIC Fruit & Veg Coupons WIC, Credit Cards
http://www.farmfreshri.org/

Sunday, December 19, 2010 / 9pm / $4
Free Speech Sunday at AS220 featuring: Singer/Songwriter & Poet Open Mic
Free Speech's Singer & Songwriter's Open Mic - now 3rd Sundays! Come and play your songs in front of an appreciative, respectful Poetry Slam audience used to giving their full attention to performance art, at an event run by professionals who know how to maintain a listeners' environment and keep the show moving. The Sunday mic is open to all, but the focus is definitely on the music: Singers and Songwriters get 8 minute blocks, acapella poets get 3 minutes. For more info, contact us through myspace: myspace.com/providencepoetryslam

Monday, December 20, 2010 / 8:30pm / $6
Winter Solstice Metal Show: Haxen, Bog Of The Infidel, Brain Shivers, Grave Side Service, and Tongue Dynasty
"Borrowed time and borrowed world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it."

Tuesday, December 21, 2010 / 6-8:30 pm / $6
Life Drawing-Every Tuesday bring your drawing utensils and paper to AS220 and sketch from a live model!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Castle, The Fierce Urgency of Now, Timothy Alexander, and Joshua Garcia
Castle is folk, classical music.
The Fierce Urgency of Now is acoustic post hardcore.
Timothy Alexander is a singer songwriter who plays acoustic folk pop.
Joshua Garcia is a 19 yr old singer songwriter.
http://www.myspace.com/mikecellemme
http://www.thefun.bandcamp.com
http://www.myspace.com/joshwiththehat

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Purple Nurps, Fowl Play, Them Neon Kills and Science/Fiction
The Purple Nurps play distorted funky rock jams.
Fowl Play is a alternative rock/pop band.
Them Neon Kills are rock alternative.
Science/Fiction is a post-punk, freak-folk band.
http://www.reverbnation.com/thepurplenurps
http://www.myspace.com/wearesciencefiction
http://www.myspace.com/fowlplayma

Thursday, December 23, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Moga, Cactus Attack, Pumphouse, and Ana Mallozzi
"Master Blaster runs Barter Town". But Moga runs a-s-town-twenty tonight.
Moga is psychedelic rock music.
Cactus Attack: One cold January night in Newport, Ryan Jackson was playing a show in the basement of a church with his now defunct acoustic band when he heard a sound he could really take to the hoop. A local folk band was there that night, with a feel that just seemed so new and different to him. That's when he decided that he wanted to take this old sound and try to make it his own. The stars aligned, the sun rose and fell, and Cactus Attack was born out of the ashes of a failed Alaskan dream. Now, Ryan was an idiot and decided that after high school, why waste money on college when he could move to Alaska? Needless to say this was a bad idea. After a 5,000-mile ride home and a major bout of knee surgery, Ryan, with nothing to do but heal, started Cactus Attack. Now there was only the matter of band members. Tyler Rosenholm met Ryan in a chemical swirl of creativity. Tyler, with his devilish good looks and charm, and even more impressive guitar playing, really knocked the socks off of Ryan when they wrote their first song "Skeletons". Unfortunately, "Skeletons" was lacking the folk sound that Ryan and Tyler were hoping to achieve. They turned to Derek "Danger" Pearson, banjo player extraordinaire, to add that backwater feel to their sound. Cole Wuilleumier, a dreadlock-sporting hooligan entered the picture to add depth and a harmonious sound to the mix with his unique fiddle style. This treble-driven quartet needed one thing and one thing only to make it a full atomic sound, the upright bass, played by Justin Bridges. With the final addition, this new quintet is beginning to create a voice all their own. Their passion is prominently featured in each and every song, aided by their distinct songwriting style. As Robert Frost once said, "two roads diverged in a wood and Cactus Attack took both of them."
"Pumphouse was formed in early summer 2010. the band originally consisted of an acoustifolker (Sean Kennedy) and that's it. The band became an extremely atypical guitar/drum duo. It wasn't long before the drummer, an admitted band whore, found a new gig. Pumphouse was back to an uno, but this time, with a blazingly mellow electric guitar!"
Ana Mallozzi is acoustic folk blues.
http://www.myspace.com/muchomoga
http://www.myspace.com/anamallozzi
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pumphouse/115462678506400?ref=ts
http://www.myspace.com/cactusattack999

.....hell yeah there's a reason to get off the couch!