T H A N K Y O U

Hey everyone. The show was a big success. The bands were amazing and thanks to all of you LOTSOFNOISE.com will now be paid-in-ful for 2 years. That is a really big deal and I totally appreciate it. Having the site be locally supported is evidence that Providence rocks and so do the folks that live here. Thanks.

and more thanks to:

• Sasha, for helping plan the whole night
• Made In Mexico, Tiny Hawks, Unprotected Sects and Work/Death, for playing
• Nice Slice, Tinyshowcase.com, Julians, White Electric, As220, Load, Corleone and the artists that supplied us with raffle giveaways.
• 39 Troy, for letting us use the space
• All of the folks that volunteered..making popcorn, selling tickets, moving stuff...

If anyone took photos, please let me know, or just post them to the lotsofnoise gallery.

LOTSOFNOISE Benefit Show TONIGHT!

TONIGHT, SATURDAY APRIL 29, 9PM.
LOTSOFNOISE BENEFIT SHOW!
Hi everyone. So, a month or so ago I was mentioning that the reasons LOTSOFNOISE kept going down were partially due to the fact that the site is so large that it costs a ton to keep up. I really try to keep LON ad free and have done so for years...but the hit on my wallet is just too large. Many of you have volunteered in one for or another and that is rad. Here is the biggie though. We are having a benefit show this week and we hope you will come. All proceeds go into keeping the site alive and kicking. My guess is that this one event will keep LON going for 1-2 years:

the line-up:

Made in Mexico
Tiny Hawks
Work/Death
Unprotected Sects
(debut performance of musical theater by Dirt Palace ladies Xander and Sasha w/ Ali from Dreamhouse)
...and a carnival!

-games with prizes donated by local business, artists and musicians (So far we have stuff/confimations from White Electric, Julian's, As220, Load, Corleone, Matt Brinkman, Nice Slice and more).
-continuous screenings all night of the Intensylvania Collective's new basement horror movie series
-gruesome face/body painting booth courtesy of Merrydeath
-stiltwalkers! popcorn!

Thanks a ton to Sasha for coordinating everything. Come out and keep LOTSOFNOISE running--Help us stay community (not advertising) supported!

Project Digs Closing partay

So, the first Project Digs opening was rad. Now, the closing party is upon us. Check it out...there will be new performers as well as new art from the already featured artists. Lots of cool art for decent money to be had...and things were selling really well. SATURDAY APRIL 22, 6-9PM and on.

Project Digs' first show

Local arteest Josie Morway is kicking off her new gallery space this coming Saturday the 15th. The space, Project Digs, is a three story Victorian that is being converted to host work by artist, musicians, architects etc.

The participant list on the site is small compared to the actual artist count...but one thing I do know is that I am going to have about 11 paintings in that joint (10 tiny, 1 large). Please come by and see some art and hear some music. The hours are posted on the link above, but the opening is 6-9pm Saturday with a party and performances from 9pm on. Location: 89 Courtland St, 02909

See you there.

Lord Of Magic...the gathering

Big props to Providence's own Paul Lyons for winning the "crown" at the recent championship of Magic: The Gathering. Paul is now the Rhode Island MTG Champ. There can be only one.

If anyone is looking for a new band name, you just struck pure gold. Check out Paul's dominating deck below. Howabout Steamcore Weird? or Drift Of Phantasms?

Paul Lyons 1st Place - Rhode Island 40 cards
5 Swamp 6 Island 4 Mountain 1 Dimir Aqueduct 1 Watery Grave 17 land 1 Wee Dragonauts 1 Ogre Savant 1 Drake Familiar 1 Drift of Phantasms 2 Vedalken Entrancer 1 Lurking Informant 2 Steamcore Weird 1 Stratozeppelid 1 Dimir House Guard 1 Thoughtpicker Witch 2 Izzet Chronarch 14 creatures	1 Brainspoil 1 Strands of Undeath 1 Electrolyze 1 Halcyon Glaze 1 Dimir Signet 2 Douse in Gloom 1 Boros Signet 1 Necromancer's Magemark 9 other spells

Anyone see Thrillions the other night?

Holy crud...Thrillions were awesome last Saturday. They only played a 3 song set...but they were pretty freakin rad. These guys and gals are only gonna get better...so check it. 2 drummers, sax, geetar and bass...R A D.

Also, big Huzzah to B Sharp for their 3rd birthday. B Sharp is Providence's hometown musical instrument store. Bring some stomp boxes by and have them mod'em for you. I did. Stock pedals are for suckers.

Wizardzz record review

Check out Bobdead's review...

Yes, we were down...and we need your help

Sorry that LOTOFNOISE was down for a day or so. It should be good to go again now.

LOTSOFNOISE needs some help from you all. I have been paying for this site for over 6 years now, mostly out of pocket. For a little while I had advertisers from awesome local shops, labels etc...but I really wanted LON to be ad free...and still do. The problem is that this site is so big and has so much media on it, that I just can't keep up cash-wise. This is one of the reasons that LON was down last month and again this month.

Sasha and I have been thinking about it a bit and it seems like a good idea to have a benefit show for LOTSOFNOISE. There are tons of people that use this site each month (well, thousands actually) and I would like to think that many of them would like to throw just a few bucks into the pot to help me keep it alive. We are going to be planning a show for the next month or so where proceeds will go directly into the hosting costs of this site. As always, I make no money from LON and do it entirely for my love of the city, the scene and your bands.

Please keep an eye out for the advertisement of the show. I am hoping to sell posters and shirts at the show too...so if you feel like donating a little time to help screen or whatever, let me know. I will start a forum thread sometime in the near future about this very topic.

Thanks everyone, and I hope you did not miss anything awesome while we were down.

R O C K

Bilkin's restaurant

I have been frequenting possibly the best restaurant I have seen in a long time recently...and I thought that you should all know about it :)

Bilkin's is this sort of hole in the wall restaurant in Cranston (really just right on the other side of Lonelyville) next to Lang's Bowl-o-rama. On the outside it looks like a converted Carvel or Post office. Inside, while the decor is not totally my style in that it is a little old fashioned...the place is super clean and well kept. Most importantly, the food is fucking amazing.

I have not been to Bilkin's for anything other than dinner so I can not attest to it's greatness for breakfast of lunch (yet) but their chef, Willie, makes some awesome food. The first time that I went there I ordered my sort of "test" meal which I order whenever I try a new joint...Chicken Parm. I know this is sort of pedestrian amongst the other things on the menu, but it is like Pad Thai for a Thai restaurant. You know that if it sucks, everything is going to suck. Anyway, this was without a doubt the BEST Chicken Parm that I have ever had (except for my Mother's). I shit you not. It is made fresh for you at that moment and it soooo good. Since then I have had lots of things on the menu from burgers to insane Tuna specials. They have vegan and veggie meals though they do cater mostly to carnivores I think.

One of the greatest things about the place is that Willie claims that if you want something prepared differently or something that is not on the menu...ask for it and he will make it (providing he has the ingredients). Last time I was there he just made an experimental dessert which was Brownie Creme Brulee. It was insanely good. Another great thing about Bilkin's is that you get top quality food for pretty cheap. You get a healthy portion of top quality food, with your choice of alterations..Forr between 7-15 dollars. I would say the price structure is around Julian's or maybe cheaper.

There is a bar and lots of tables. I highly recommend this place. The owner is super nice and the entire staff, sans Willie, are his daughters. This is the real deal...you should go now. Luckily for you they are open for dinner Wed - Sat.

Tell them Ryan sent you. :)

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Throne of Blood CD review

In the Music Review blog.