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The Providence Phoenix | March 1, 2013 3 ART THIS JUST IN THEATER A CURIOUS FIGHTING FOLLOWING BLEND BACK THE HERD The ‘2013 risCA dAvid seGAl on Brown/TriniTy Fellowship The deATh oF rep MFA’s exhiBiTion’ AAron swArTz RHINOCEROS _by Greg Cook _by david scharfenberg _by Bill rodriguez p 10 p 5 p 12 march 1-7, 2013 | rhode island’s largest weekly | Free FEBRUARY 22–28, 2013 | RHODE ISLAND’S LARGEST WEEKLY | FREE DOVOTE IT NOW! NOW! registerSUPPORT yourYOUR supportFAVORITES at AT thephoenix.THEPHOENIX. com/bestCOM/BEST THR33 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER Rhody rap collective THR33 Piece Suit finds the perfect fit on Brand New Vintage _by Chris Conti | p 9 THIS THE HEART OF THETHE CITY NEWSTREAM THE ALTERNATIVE JUST IN A primer onABOLITIONISTS the Providence River | p 5 !WFNX.com: online 24/7, anywhere Why the climate-justice movement must embrace its radical side _by Wen Stephenson | p 6 THIS DRUM CIRCLES AND PORN BEER ON A BUDGET JUST IN A weekend at the RI Men’s Gathering | p6 !Warming up to ‘craft lite’ | p10 LUPOS.COM LUPOS • 79 WASHINGTON ST. • PROVIDENCE / THEMETRI.COM THE MET • 1005 MAIN ST. • PAWTUCKET THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 1 AT LUPO’S THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 3 AT LUPO’S SUNDAYS FREE • 4 - 8 PM AT 3/3 RON FRENCH & FRIENDS JUST ADDED 3/10 THE STEAMAHS SUN 4/14 RIZZZ 3/17 MIKE TANAKA & FRIENDS WED 4/17 WHAT’S EATING GILBERT ACYDIC 3/31 CHRIS ‘STOVALL’ BROWN (CHAD FRON NEW FOUND GLORY) THIS TUESDAY, MARCH 5 AT LUPO’S FRIDAY, MARCH 8 AT LUPO’S FRIDAY, MARCH 8 AT SAT 5/4 ITCHY FISH 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW MARCH - THE MET THURS 3/7 CACTUS ATTACK THE WHIGS FRI 3/8 ROLLING THUNDER REVIVAL BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE WITH BOB DYLAN BASSIST AND BAND CANCELED - REFUNDS AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE LEADER ROB STONER & MEMBERS OF MAX CREEK, VIRAL SOUND & SHAKEDOWN 22 MOTOWN CLASSICS 11 PIECE ALL-STAR BAND FRI 3/15 MAX CREEK & member of max creek, THURS 3/21 THE EXPENDABLES viral sound & shakedown THE COSMIC FACTORY THURSDAY, MARCH 14 FRIDAY, MARCH 15 AT FRI 3/22 LITTLE GREEN CARS AT SAT 3/23 LUCERO JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS THURS 3/28 A LOSS FOR WORDS KELLER APRIL - THE MET FRIDAY, MARCH 15 FRIDAY, APRIL 5 ~ ALBUM RELEASE WILLIAMS AT LUPO’S Max Creek SATURDAY, THURSDAY, MARCH 21 AT FRIDAY, MARCH 22 AT MARCH 16 AT “FITS OF REASON” - AVAILABLE 4/2 FRI 4/20 THE FEELIES LITTLE GREEN CARS TUES 4/30 KRIS ALLEN Aztec Two-Step WED 5/8 WBRU PRESENTS 42 years of Harmony THE COSMIC FACTORY THE SILKS SATURDAY, MARCH 23 AT FRIDAY, MARCH 29 AT LUPO’S THURSDAY, APRIL 4 AT LUPO’S JUELZ SANTANA SAT 5/11 GHOSTFACE JOE FLETCHER & SAT 6/8 CALEXICO THE WRONG REASONS MON 6/17 ATLAS GENIUS SUNDAY, APRIL 7 AT LUPO’S SUNDAY, APRIL 28 AT LUPO’S FRIDAY, MAY 3 AT LUPO’S JUST ADDED ~ SAT., JUNE 8 AT Carolina Chocolate Drops - A Modern Take On A Traditional Sound - special guests Original Jelly Roll Soul GRIZ THRIFTWORKS LUPO’S BOX OFFICE • MON-FRI NOON - 6 PM LUPOS.COM • F.Y.E. STORES • ROUND AGAIN RECORDS • IN YOUR EAR • EMPIRE GUITARS providence.thephoenix.com | the providence phoenix | march 1, 2013 3 march 1, 2013 Contents on the cover F MAIN PHOTO By BRyANT MOScOTE IN THIS ISSUE p 12 p 9 p 10 TH 5 this just in _by david scharfenberg + philip eil THURSDAY MARCH 14 David Segal on the death of Aaron Swartz; a history of the Providence River. 9 homegrown product _by chris conti 9pm: Pot of Gold Party with THR33 is the magic number: thr33 piece suit finds the perfect fit on Brand New Vintage. Plus, on page 8, “Off the Couch” with Detroit Rebellion, Meds, and more Resident DJ Vinny Vibe 10 art _by greg cook 10pm: Door prizes from A curious blend: the “2013 risca fellowship exhibition.” the Pot of Gold 12 theater _by bill + johnette rodriguez Following the herd: Brown/Trinity Rep MFA’s rhinoceros. Plus, URI Theatre’s metamorphoses examines the changing of the gods. TH 21 film FRIDAY MARCH 15 “Short Takes” on amour, phantom, dark skies, and snitch. 5pm: After Work Live Acoustic Music with Brian Twohey featuring IN EVERY ISSUE the Tom Lanigan Band 46 phillipe & jorge’s cool, cool world 10pm: Green Party with Stolen jokes of the week | Word DJ Dirty Dek, cash prizes games | Help for the Rockaways | 6 Local color | Brainstorming the arts | for best GREEN attire! Swinging in Swansea 47 the city _by derf TH 6 dining SATURDAY MARCH 16 IDSON Little place, little dishes, big flavors: v 10 head to Flan y Ajo for a wide array of St. Patrick's Day Eve and 2 Year DA y tasty tapas. KELL Anniversary Party 8 8 days a week 11 Mixed Magic Theatre’s Fences, Special VIP seating available, online exclusives! Fishbone, Blue Man Group, F YOUNG, ATTRACTIVE, ambitious, Parquet Courts, Tenacious D, Ray Contact [email protected] conservative, and black, Nadia Naffe Harrington, Trisha Brown Dance 12 Standing In the Shadows of to RSVP should have been a right-wing opera- Company, Motown LIVE!, and more. tive’s dream. And she was — until Complete with complimentary appetizers her gOP comrades betrayed her, 22 moon signs 30 _by symboline dai abandoned her, and threw her to a for up to 20 guests howling Internet mob. Read her story 22 jonesin’ _puzzle by matt jones 9pm: MLC Live followed by DJ Soulo 30 at thePhoenix.com. Official St Patrick's Day Toast at Midnight PROVIDENCE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER STEPHEN L. BROWN MANAGING EDITOR LOU PAPINEAU NEWS EDITOR DAVID SCHARFENBERG EDITORIAL DESIGN MANAGER JANET SMITH TAYLOR CONTRIBUTING EDITORS BILL RODRIGUEZ, JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ PROVIDENCE | BOSTON | PORTLAND CONTRIBUTING WRITERS RUDY CHEEKS, CHRIS CONTI, VOL. XXVI | NO. 9 GREG COOK, CHIP YOUNG 9am: Open for an Irish Breakfast CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD McCAFFREY STEPHEN M. MINDICH PUBLISHER + CHAIRMAN CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR DALE STEPHANOS Enter to win 2 tickets to see Green Day live! EVERETT FINKELSTEIN PETER KADZIS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES JENNIFER ALARIE, BRUCE ALLEN, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER EXECUTIVE EDITOR JOSHUA COURNOYER, DAYNA MANCINI 3pm: Irish Step Dancers OFFICES SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT A. WILLIAM RISTEEN INTEGRATED MEDIA ACCOUNT COORDINATOR ADAM PROVIDENCE 150 CHESTNUT ST, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 Live performance by 401.273.6397 | FAX 401.273.0920 OPPENHEIMER BOSTON 126 BROOKLINE AVE, BOSTON, MA 02215, 617-536-5390, ADVERTISING DEPT FAX 617-536-1463, EDITORIAL DEPT FAX 617-859-8201 CIRCULATION JIM DORGAN [DIRECTOR], MICHAEL JOHNSON Providence Police Pipes and Drums PORTLAND 65 WEST COMMERCIAL ST, SUITE 207, PORTLAND, ME 04101, 207.773.8900 | [MANAGER] FAX 207.773.8905 NATIONAL SALES OFFICE 150 CHESTNUT ST, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903, 8pm: Guinness Team on site with prizes/giveaways 401.273.6397 X 232 | FAX 401.272.8712 THE PHOENIX MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS GROUP WEBSITE THEPHOENIX.COM/PROVIDENCE CHAIRMAN STEPHEN M. MINDICH CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER EVERETT FINKELSTEIN SUBSCRIPTIONS BULK RATE $74/6 MONTHS, $156/1 YEAR, ALLOW 7-14 DAYS FOR DELIVERY. EXECUTIVE EDITOR PETER KADZIS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT A. WILLIAM RISTEEN 9pm: Live music by Them Apples CALL 401.273.6397 THE PHOENIX NEWSPAPERS | FNX RADIO NETWORK | g8WAvE COPYRIGHT © 2013 BY THE PROVIDENCE PHOENIX, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUC- TION WITHOUT PERMISSION, BY ANY METHOD WHATSOEVER, IS PROHIBITED. PRINTED BY MASS WEB PRINTINg | PEOPLE2PEOPLE gROUP MASS WEB PRINTING CO., INC., 314 WASHINGTON ST, AUBURN, MA 01501 | 508.832.5317 4 March 1, 2013 | the providence phoenix | providence. thephoenix.coM phillipe + Jorge’s cool, cool World STOLEN JOKES OF THE WEEK PIckINg ON The POPe; PIThY PhRASeS; cReATIVe ecONOMY STIMulATION While Phillipe and Jorge are bona fide “In the streets, homes and businesses this day. They gave out gift cards for food, tenza, Alex Chapman, and Art Manchester), fyucks-a-minute geniuses, we must [of] the Rockaways, there was...6’-11” of Home Depot, and helped more people than John Fuzek, Mark Cutler, Dennis McCarthy, occasionally draw on other sources for the ocean water, sewage, sand, oil from dis- one would be able to list.” the Bob Kendall Band, Psychedelic Clown boffo humor our readers deserve. lodged tanks, wet asbestos, fiberglass in- Stephanie has put together a fundraiser Car, Tai Funmilayo Awolaju from Boo City, So we offer up two recent bits from the sulation, boardwalk and all sorts of things to support the Graybeards. It takes place and Big Nazo. A very worthwhile and fun English magazine, Private Eye, the best floating around. The day after, a local all March 3 from 1 to 10 pm at Fête in Ol- event to aid our friends in the Rockaways. alternative news source in the UK. Both volunteer group [the Graybeards] . went neyville. There will be children’s activities, a concern Pope Benny Andajets. into action. They pumped out, mucked out, raffle, and performances by (among others) LOCAL COLOR The first: a picture of Herr Pop Ratzing- cleaned out homes and have not stopped to Tish Adams (with Willie Myette, Joe Po- On March 4, RI-PBS (aka Channel 36) will er with the caption, “Like all good Catho- be presenting an evening of music in sup- lics, I pulled out early.” port of a proposed new television show, The second was in the magazine’s “Po- Meet Me At the Met. There will live music _BY DeRF etry Corner,” which normally focuses on THE CITY by Rhode Island artists including Mark the recently deceased and mentions his or Cutler, Allysen Callery, Nolan Leite, and her signature catchphrase. others. There will also be screenings of two music documentaries. One features Stevie In Memoriam Pope Benedict XVI Ray Vaughan and Albert King; the other, So.
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