Album of the Week: Queens of the Stone Age – <I>Villains</I>,Documentary <I>Finding Joseph I</I>: H.R
Mike D’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Shows of October 1. Monday, October 9: The 10th Annual Pronk Fest; 2 to 9pm; Free; All ages and kid-friendly; South Water St, PVD. As the leaves turn to die and the sweaters get broken out, we are upon the final big outdoor happening of the year. Pronk is turning 10 this year, and has at least 22 bands / performers out and about Providence celebrating. Some of the performers are familiar to us, such as Providence acts Big Nazo, Extraordinary Rendition Band, and the What Cheer? Brigade. As the event has grown over the years, so has the distance from which these acts travel, such as Seattle’s Filthy FemCorps and Damas de Ferro, who are traveling all the way from Brazil. Check out their website (providencehonkfest.org ) for updates on who and where and when, and also to read their manifesto. 2. Wednesday, October 11: Beach Fossils, Snail Mail, Raener; 8pm doors/9pm show; $15; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. There are so many good indie rock shows in Providence this month and this is one of the best. Beach Fossils released their third studio album, Somersault, earlier this year. The record is great; my favorite track from the record is “Tangerine,” which is a blissful shoegaze, but pop gem. Snail Mail were one of the breakout bands for me this year at SXSW. The band (along with other bands such as Sheer Mag and PVD’s own Downtown Boys) were the focus of a New York Times article about how the new wave of up and coming (and achieving) rock acts are female dominated.
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