Rhode Island
Where to see live music in R.I. this weekend – The Boston Globe
JOE SAMBA in WAKEFIELD, R.I.
Joe Samba may be a New Englander, but he sure has found a (musical) home in the Caribbean. The Massachusetts-born reggae-rocker was behind 2019′s moody “The Wrong Impression,” which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart that spring. Samba followed it with 2022′s “Far From Forever” and last year’s genre-shifting “Lifeline,” a collection threaded together with Samba’s smooth voice. Samba plays Ocean Mist (with special guest Dudemanbro) in Wakefield, R.I. on Friday at 9 p.m. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show.
THE GILDED AGE ORCHESTRA OF NEWPORT in CRANSTON, R.I.
Rhode Island’s own Ambassador J. William Middendorf II may be best known as the former secretary of the US Navy and as the US Ambassador to The Netherlands. But Middendorf is also a composer, with symphonies and more than 100 marches to his name. On Saturday, the Gilded Age Orchestra of Newport will present “To Rhode Island, with Love,” an evening of music composed by Middendorf in celebration of his 100th birthday this past September, featuring a performance of the ambassador’s “Ocean State Symphony.” The orchestra will perform at The Historic Park Theater and Event Center in Cranston, R.I., on Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets: $54.
RUMFORD JUNCTION in EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.
One could say The Band brought it all back home with its iconic 1968 release, “Music From Big Pink,” having named the landmark debut album after the colorful rented home the group once shared in Woodstock, N.Y. And in that way, Rumford Junction may be following The Band’s homespun footsteps even beyond their shared roots-rock sound. The East Providence band started as a group of neighbors playing together on lawns and front porches to pass the time during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and now it has released an album, “Tributaries.” The nine-track release was inspired by music from artists the band frequently covers, including Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Jason Isbell, and, yes, The Band. Rumford Junction (with opener CRYS) will perform a few at Myrtle in East Providence, R.I., on Sunday at 2 p.m. during a record release party. There is no cover charge.
KAT & BRAD in WESTERLY, R.I.
Brad Bensko and Kathleen Parks, known collectively as the duo, Kat & Brad, put an incredibly wide range of influences through their folksy pairing. The two said they find inspiration in everything from American Songbook standards to 1950s and ′60s pop, and impressively funnel it all through their two voices, a guitar, a violin, and a mandolin. Their latest travels throughout New England will bring them to The Tap Room at The Knickerbocker in Westerly, R.I., on Sunday at 7 p.m. There is no cover charge.
Christopher Gavin can be reached at christopher.gavin@globe.com.
The Rhode Island Blood Center is asking for donations after the fatal shooting at Brown University on Saturday.
Several donor centers have extended hours available as they respond to the emergency.
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Anyone interested can sign up for an appointment on the organization’s website.
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Blood Center’s blood supply was low before Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University, and it is immediately stepping up blood drives to meet the need, an official said Sunday.
“We were definitely dealing with some issues with inventory going into the incident,” Executive Director of Blood Operations Nicole Pineault said.
The supply was especially low for Type 0 positive and negative, which are often needed for mass casualty incidents, she said. Type 0 negative is considered the “universal” red blood donor, because it can be safely given to patients of any blood type.
Pineault attributed the low supply to weather, illness, and the lingering effects of the pandemic. With more people working from home, blood drives at office buildings are smaller, and young people — including college students — are not donating blood at the same rate as they did in the past, she said.
“There are a lot challenges,” she said.
But people can help by donating blood this week, Pineault said, suggesting they go to ribc.org or contact the Rhode Island Blood Center at (401) 453-8383 or (800) 283-8385.
The donor room at 405 Promenade St. in Providence is open seven days a week, Pineault said. Blood drives were already scheduled for this week at South Street Landing in Providence and at Brown Physicians, and the blood center is looking to add more blood drives in the Providence area this week, she said.
“It breaks my heart,” Pineault said of the shooting. “It’s a terrible tragedy. We run blood dives regularly on the Brown campus. Our heart goes out to all of the victims and the staff. We want to work with them to get the victims what they need.”
She said she cannot recall a similar mass shooting in Rhode Island.
“In moments of tragedy, it’s a reminder to the community how important the blood supply really is,” Pineault said. “It’s an easy way to give back, to help your neighbors, and be ready in unfortunate situations like this.”
The Rhode Island Blood Center has donor centers in Providence, Warwick, Middletown, Narragansett, and Woonsocket, and it has mobile blood drives, she noted.
On Sunday, the center’s website said “Donors urgently needed. Hours extended at some donor centers, 12/14.”
Edward Fitzpatrick can be reached at edward.fitzpatrick@globe.com. Follow him @FitzProv.
Authorities said two people were killed and eight more were injured in a mass shooting at Brown University, an Ivy League school in Rhode Island. Authorities said students were on campus for the second day of final exams.
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