Events for Thursday, January 20th - Friday, January 28th, 2011*

The Short of It:

Thursday, January 20, 2011 / 5-9pm / Free
Reception for NetWorks Exhibit at Gallery Z, 259 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI

Thursday, January 20, 2011 / 9pm / $6
Bad Actor Support Group, Benedictions, Talking About Commas, and JFM & The Salamanders

Friday, January 21, 2011 / 9pm / $6
Turkey Shoot, Phantasmosis, Mighty Tiny, and Timmy & The Touchas

Saturday, January 22, 2011 / 4-7pm / Free
Irish Traditional Music

Saturday, January 22, 2011 / 8:30pm / $6
Weak Teeth, Convulsions, Outrage, I Abhor, and Coke Fiend

Sunday, January 23, 2011 / 5:15-7pm / Free
Providence Poetry Slam presents: A Writing Workshop - A low-pressure setting for writers of all genres to meet and share their work.

Sunday, January 23, 2011 / 9pm / $6
Juliana & Alexander Fraioli, Carminda Rocha, Justin Marra, and Goodwood

Monday, January 24, 2011 - Performance Space & Foo(d) Closed. The Bar at AS220 (new hours!) & Cottage Industries (i.e. the Printshop, Labs & AS220 Photo) are open their regular hours!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 / 6-8:30pm / $6
Life Drawing - Every Tuesday bring your drawing utensils and paper to AS220 and sketch from a live model!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 / 9:30pm / $6
Hornitz, Bixit, and The Cosmic Sneeze

Wednesday, January 26, 2011/ 9pm / $6
Travis, Andre Harner, Jon Stimets, and The Telling Tree

Thursday, January 27, 2011 / 9pm / $6
Witch King, Tovarish, Jesus The Impaler, and World 9

Friday, January 28, 2011 / 9pm / $6
None Perfect, The Glass Jars, Tommopery & The Shiny Machines, and Denise Moffat

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The Long of It:

Thursday, January 20, 2011 / 5-9pm / Free
Reception for NetWorks Exhibit at Gallery Z
Exhibition Runs: January 12 - February 26, 2011 / Gallery Z, 259 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI This show will offer art collectors the opportunity to purchase work by artists selected for NetWorks 2009 and 2010 by the initiative's producer Joseph A. Chazan, M.D. and Umberto Crenca of AS220. Gallery Z Director Berge Ara Zobian is curating the exhibition. The art works will be accompanied by video portraits, created by Richard Goulis and photo portraits of each artist by Scott Lapham and Lucas Foglia. NetWorks 2009 and 2010 videos, the NetWorks 2009- 2010 catalogue and poster, both designed by Malcolm Grear Designers, will be available for sale at the gallery. The celebratory event marks Gallery Z's 10th anniversary and the gallery's 100th exhibition. For 10 years, Gallery Z has been proud to celebrate original, eclectic artwork in diverse mediums, and both local and international artists in its location on Historic Federal Hill in Providence.
www.galleryzprov.com

Thursday, January 20, 2011 / 9pm / $6
Bad Actor Support Group, Benedictions, Talking About Commas, and JFM & The Salamanders
Bad Actor Support Group is a collective of young musicians located around Scituate RI. To settle disputes over creative control and to cover as much ground as possible, the BASG encompasses many musical projects consisting of many of the same musicians playing different instruments to different ends.
Benedictions is roots americana music. Straight up songs, rough hewn and dirty, with elements of gospel, blues, country, and folk. Talking About Commas is folk music.
JFM and the Salamanders are four guys playing high energy country and folk music with a punky snarl.
http://www.sonicbids.com/gwmercure
http://www.talkingaboutcommas.com
http://www.myspace.com/theglassjars
http://www.myspace.com/anaivedeviation
http://www.myspace.com/grandfatherclockmusic
http://www.myspace.com/singedmath

Friday, January 21, 2011 / 9pm / $6
Turkey Shoot, Phantasmosis, Mighty Tiny, and Timmy & The Touchas
Turkey Shoot is a rock and roll band. Influences range from the Beatles to The Ramones.
Phantasmosis is catchy "play the hook into the ground" music. Minimal. Loud. Soulful.
Mighty Tiny brings to the stage a unique blend of many genres including (but not limited to): gypsy, blues, tin pan alley, rock, punk, hip hop, and reggae - a musical melting pot of macabre, if you will what they have so uncleverly dubbed "Circus Rock." And on top of this volatile sonic mash-up, Mighty Tiny aesthetically nestles gently atop the bosom of the grim, the dim, and the crepuscular, adorning Commedia Arte style masks throughout all live appearances.
Timmy & The Touchas is a three piece band that hates commercial rock. Holden Caufield is their hero.
http://www.myspace.com/turkeyshoot999
http://www.myspace.com/sundaythe15th
http://www.phantasmosis.bandcamp.com
http://www.mightytinymusic.com

Saturday, January 22, 2011 / 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, January 22, 2011 / 8:30pm / $6
Weak Teeth, Convulsions, Outrage, I Abhor, and Coke Fiend
Weak Teeth is local screamo/crust hacks playing too fast for their own good.
Convulsions is Spastic RI HxC, Glory Kid Records
Outrage is New Bedford HxC heroes, Panic Records
I Abhor is face melting Providence Thrash. Ex-Members of Unsung/Tabernackle, and The Aardvark trail.
Coke Fiend is hardcore.
http://www.myspace.com/weakteeth
http://www.myspace.com/iabhoryouall
http://www.myspace.com/convulsionsrix
http://www.myspace.com/outragenb

Sunday, January 23, 2011 / 5:15-7pm / Free
Providence Poetry Slam presents: A Writing Workshop - A low-pressure setting for writers of all genres to meet and share their work.

Sunday, January 23, 2011 / 9pm / $6
Juliana & Alexander Fraioli, Carminda Rocha, Justin Marra, and Goodwood
Juliana & Alexander Fraioli are poppy rock with a strong jazzy blues influence.
Carminda Rocha is an Azorea-Portuguese singer songwriter who plays piano and guitar. A mix of folk, pop rock infused with Latin rhythmic bossa undertones crossing over into the world music scene.
Justin Marra is a singer songwriter devoted to all types of music- especially sounds of the previous generation. He transforms his introspective journal entries and electric garage band tunes into a fresh folky upbeat sound.
Goodwood is a three piece funk rock band. Infectious guitar licks melded together with thick bass sounds, and tight drumming.
http://www.shadesjm.com
http://www.cormorantrecords.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxXgsKL3yic
http://www.reverbnation.com/#!/goodwoodband
http://www.myspace.com/carmindarocha

Monday, January 24, 2011 - Performance Space & Foo(d) Closed. The Bar at AS220 (new hours!) & Cottage Industries (i.e. the Printshop, Labs & AS220 Photo) are open their regular hours!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 / 6-8:30pm / $6
Life Drawing - Every Tuesday bring your drawing utensils and paper to AS220 and sketch from a live model!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 / 9:30pm / $6
Hornitz, Bixit, and The Cosmic Sneeze
The Hornitz is a unique and dynamic group. Just two musicians, one plays Trombone and beatboxes, while the other plays saxopohone and keyboards. We've played horns for George Clinton, State Radio, Guster, Neutral Nation and many more. The Hornitz provide a kickin horn section, but we turn it up a notch when it's just the duo on stage. The band's first album 'Panorganica' was released at a packed Harpers Ferry in Boston.
Bixit is a fusion/funk/jazz/experimental band. Odd time signatures spontaneous composition.
The Cosmic Sneeze are a Providence based quartet performing an all original combination of jazz, rock, and funk music.
http://www.reverbnation.com/cosmicsneeze
http://www.thehornitz.com
http://www.bixit.org

Wednesday, January 26, 2011/ 9pm / $6
Travis, Andre Harner, Jon Stimets, and The Telling Tree
Travis is a songwriter who plays folk, country, bluegrass.
Andre Harner is a folk music performer.
Jon Stimets is a solo act guitar player who includes a whole bunch of instrumentalism and a little weirdness into his music.
The Telling Tree is melodic rock music. Honest lyrics, catchy melodies, driving rhythm and beats.
http://www.facebook.com/fordtravis
http://www.thetellingtree.com
http://www.myspace.com/jonstimetsmusic

Thursday, January 27, 2011 / 9pm / $6
Witch King, Tovarish, Jesus The Impaler, and World 9
Witch King is a black metal band.
Tovarish is a Soviet inspired black doom metal band from RI.
Jesus The Impaler is fucked up noise, from the reamverse of the alterplague.
World 9 is a metal group mixing the technicality of progressive with the accessibility of metalcore. Heavy but fun.
http://www.myspace.com/jesustheimpaler777
http://www.myspace.com/tovarishband
http://www.myspace.com/witchkingri

Friday, January 28, 2011 / 9pm / $6
None Perfect, The Glass Jars, Tommopery & The Shiny Machines, and Denise Moffat
None Perfect is hard rock/fusion music with a spiritual twist.
The Glass Jars defy categorization. Folk acoustic rock music.
Tommopery & The Shiny Machines is the illegitimate child of Tom Waits and Nick Drake. Acoustic Alternative Electronic Music.
Denise Moffat is a singer songwriter playing bluesy jazz.
http://www.myspace.com/tomdrakemusic
http://www.reverbnation.com/noneperfect
http://www.myspace.com/theglassjars