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may 10-16, 2013 | rhode island’s largest weekly | Free ART WISE GUYS the bruce high quality Foundation at brown _by Greg Cook | p 14 Observation deck WHAT TO DO WITH THE SUPERMAN BUILDING? Some feasible and fanciful visions for Rhode Island’s architectural icon _by Philip Eil | p 8 Petting zoo for artists?? Vertical farm Turkish High roller baths casino THIS 40 ACRES OF POSSIBILITY AN EPIC MUSICAL QUEST JUST IN What’s next for where 195 used to be? | p 6 !What’s up with the Rice Cakes? | p12 providence.thephoenix.com | the providence phoenix | month xx, 2013 3 LUPOS.COM LUPOS • 79 WASHINGTON ST. • PROVIDENCE / THEMETRI.COM THE MET • 1005 MAIN ST. • PAWTUCKET JUST ADDED ~ FRIDAY, JULY 19 AT LUPO’S JUST ADDED ~ WED., SEPTEMBER 18 AT LUPO’S TONIGHT, THURSDAY, MAY 9 AT LUPO’S SILVERSUN PICKUPS may 10, 2013 LIVE IN CONCERT BAD Contents BOOKS TONIGHT, THURS MAY 9 IN THIS ISSUE p 12 p 25 THIS FRIDAY, MAY 10 AT LUPO’S THIS FRIDAY, MAY 10 AT SATURDAY, MAY 11 AT DJ MICHAEL SAVANT MISTA MANC p 16 THIS WED 5/15 VOICES UNDER COVER PERFORMING THE MUSIC OF WARREN ZEVON 8 what should we do with the superman building? _by philip eil THURS 5/16 LOUDPVCK Observation deck? Sure. A high-roller casino? Why not? A petting zoo for artists? M | O | D • BUKKWEAT BILL It could work. We have some feasible — and fanciful — visions for the landmark. SPRING SOUR CITY SUN 5/19 FRANKIE O’ROURKE 12 homegrown product _by chris conti HEELED LOUIE J Catching up with the rice cakes — Roz, Casey, and Justin continue their epic JACK THE RANGE & FRIENDS musical quest. Plus, “Off the Couch.” FRI 5/24 THE BITCHIN’ AARDVARKS 14 art _by greg cook SUNDAY, MAY 12 AT LUPO’S SOUNDOFF • IN THE MEANTIME bruce high quality foundation SUNDAY, MAY 12 AT MONDAY, MAY 13 AT LUPO’S THE GRAVE REVIEWS Merry pranksters: the at Brown. 16 theater _by bill rodriguez SAT 5/25 CHARGE THE ATLANTIC the beauty queen of leenane the rose tattoo THE YOUNG WESTPORTS • FLY KITE CANVAS at the Gamm; on page 17, at 2nd Story. TUES 5/28 FUTUREBIRDS 25 film BURLAPAN • MILK “Short Takes” on the great gatsby and renoir. FRI 5/31 THE AGENTS CRADLE TO THE GRAVE IN EVERY ISSUE ATLANTIC THRILLS 6 4 phillipe & Jorge’s 10 bottles & cans SAT 6/1 NORTHERN LANDS cool, cool world American Craft Beer Week: the taste THE MALLETT BROTHERS BAND Thou shalt not tell a lie| Wild of freedom in a glass VIKING JESUS • CACTUS ATTACK West Kingston? | Jim Wolpaw’s FRIDAY, MAY 17 AT LUPO’S FRIDAY, MAY 17 AT SATURDAY, MAY 18 AT LUPO’S Ladd School Lessons 11 86 days a week FRI 6/7 START MAKING SENSE The Rhode Island Tattoo Expo, the NIGHTS WITHOUT TELEVISION 4 the city _by derf Archipelago7 Poetry Project, and more SAT 6/8 6 this Just in 26 moon signs _by symboline dai What’s up for where 195 used to be? | Legal graffiti in the capital city 26 10Jonesin’ _puzzle by matt Jones ARC IRIS SAT 6/9 SCHOOL OR ROCK - SEEKONK The Darkness | p 11 A$AP Max 11 FERG MON 6/10 TOMMY MALONE OF THE SUBDUDES Creek THURS 6/13 TERRAPIN FLYER 12 SATURDAY, MAY 18 TUESDAY, JUNE 4 AT LUPO’S FRIDAY, JUNE 7 AT LUPO’S WITH MELVIN SEALS & MARK KARAN PLUS SHAKEDOWN FRI 6/14 KOOL G RAP 30 PLAYING Performing the 25th Anniversary MON 6/17 ATLAS GENIUS of Operation: 2013 PACIFIC AIR • HAERTS 30 mindcrime DEAD ALSO PERFORMING CLASSIC HITS TUES 6/18 WHY? Starring the original Lead singer THURS 6/20 A SILENT FILM GEOFF TATE THE UNLIKELY CANDIDATES PROVIDENCE with All-Star guest players from Ozzy Osbourne, ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER STEPHEN L. BROWN Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Dio, FRI 7/26 ELISE TESTONE MANAGING EDITOR LOU PAPINEAU BOSTON’S GRATEFUL DEAD EXPERIENCE Blue Oyster Cult, AC/DC & more FROM AMERICAN IDOL NEWS EDITOR PHILIP EIL CONTRIBUTING EDITORS BILL RODRIGUEZ, JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ TUESDAY, JUNE 18 AT LUPO’S WEDNESEDAY, JUNE 19 AT LUPO’S FRIDAY, JUNE 28 AT LUPO’S SATURDAY, JULY 13 AT LUPO’S CONTRIBUTING WRITERS RUDY CHEEKS, CHRIS CONTI, PROVIDENCE | PORTLAND GREG COOK, CHIP YOUNG VOL. XXVI | NO. 19 CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD McCAFFREY CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR DALE STEPHANOS STEPHEN M. 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PRINTED BY MASS WEB PRINTING | PEOPLE2PEOPLE GROUP MASS WEB PRINTING CO., INC., 314 WASHINGTON ST, AUBURN, MA 01501 | 508.832.5317 4 month xx, 2013 | the providence phoenix | providence. thephoenix.com RAZEE MOTORCYCLE CENTER phillipe + Jorge’s cool, cool World OPEN HOUSE FRIDAY MAY 10TH & SATURDAY MAY 11TH THOU SHALT NOT TELL A LIE? 20% OFF ALL PARTS AND ACCESSORIES IN STOCK UntrUe confessions; gUn control at Uri; WolpaW’s BEST JUDGMENT PIZZA ON FRIDAY / HAMBURGERS ON SATURDAY TRACK BIKES & VINTAGE BIKE DISPLAY f We recently heard about the book- shooter on campus is at the crux of it. on both the Kingston and Narragansett emy, if you don’t pass that brain-game ing of Worcester Bishop Robert Mc- Personally, P&J would rather have had Bay campuses for 15-plus years. litmus test, you are never, ever going to be VISIT THE PARTS UNLIMITED TRUCK! Manus for a DUI and hit-and-run on the any amateur security force wait for the In our hastily-assembled focus group using a gun on behalf of State U. night of May 4 in Narragansett, where the real deal to show up before wading into of former state troopers and ex-military If URI could give that kind of assurance good Bish has a vacation home in Bonnet what could have been a deadly mess. And folks who have seen all sides of the issue in to its students, staff, faculty, and the Shores. Hey, as P&J always say in horrible at URI, P&J have a particular interest in real life, a key point was repeatedly raised: general public, P&J doubt there would be **no discount on GoPro or sale items **no other discounts apply French accents, “Honi soit qui mal y pense,” the outcome of the debate. Jorge is a for- campus personnel should never be given a much protest. But that guarantee better be which essentially means, “Give people an mer URI student who received an Alumni gun unless they have had full Rhode Island ironclad and fully vetted or they are open- effing break on your initial assessment, fer Excellence Award for Public Service a few police academy training — including a psy- ing the door to disaster. Chrissakes, maybe it wasn’t so bad.” years back, and Phillipe has been working chiatric profile. As is the case in the acad- Following the incident, Bishop McManus, LADD SCHOOL LESSONS who served as auxiliary bishop in Providence Indie films have been made for decades in for five years before becoming head Catholic The Biggest Little; they’re part of the great ramrod in Worcester in 2004, quickly issued THE CITY _By Derf artistic landscape here. And among the more what P&J believed was a heartfelt and contrite prominent local independent filmmakers to statement: “On Saturday evening, May 4, I emerge from that earlier film/video scene is made a terrible error in judgment by driving Jim Wolpaw, best known for his 1992 feature, after having consumed alcohol with dinner. Complex World. Jim was also nominated for an There is no excuse for the mistake I made, Academy Award in 1985 for his documentary only a commitment to make amends and ac- Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date. It was, cept the consequences of my action.” of course, a very good thing that Jim took But then on May 7 he pleaded not guilty up filmmaking since, prior to that, he was in court. Huh? known as the worst bartender in the history Forgive us, Father, but the Bish’s com- of the earliest incarnation of Lupo’s. ment about “accepting the consequences His latest project is a feature-length of my action” seemed to be about as close documentary called Best Judgment: Ladd School WWW.RAZEEMOTORCYCLE.COM to a confession — both religious and/or le- Lessons, produced in association with Advo- 730 TOWER HILL RD, N. KINGSTOWN RI gal — as we could imagine. If he is indeed cates in Action Rhode Island, a self-advoca- true to his word, why not go for a guilty cy organization for individuals with devel- verdict, stop taking up the court’s time, opmental disabilities.