Providence, RI

Music connected to Providence

About Providence

• H.P. Lovecraft, the master of horror, was born and spent much of his life in Providence.
• Dunkin' Donuts, a global coffee chain, was founded in Providence in 1950.
• Its strategic location on Narragansett Bay spurred early maritime trade and growth.
• The Providence Athenaeum once housed Edgar Allan Poe and Sarah Helen Whitman's brief romance.
• The Great Fire of 1815 drastically reshaped the city's landscape and architecture.
• Roger Williams named it Providence in 1636, believing God provided a refuge.
• With 190,934 residents, it's Rhode Island's most populous city but smaller than Boston.
• At 72 feet above sea level, it's relatively flat, allowing for easy navigation.
• Healthcare and education are major employment sectors in Providence, offering numerous jobs.
• Providence feels like a charming mix of historic elegance and vibrant, youthful energy.
• The Boston Bruins' AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
• Brown University won the first ever NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship in 1896.
• Gneiss and schist bedrock formed during the Precambrian era underlies much of the city.
• The Woonasquatucket River flows through the heart of Providence.
• The endangered American burying beetle has been reintroduced to nearby areas.
• Oak-hickory forests once dominated the Providence landscape.
• Narragansett people inhabited the area for thousands of years before European contact.
• On June 9, 1772, colonists burned the British schooner Gaspee in Narragansett Bay.
• The Rhode Island State House, featuring the fourth largest self-supported dome in the world, was completed in 1904.
• The Fleur de Lys Studio building on Thomas Street is rumored to be haunted by artists.
• I-95 traverses the city, connecting it to major cities along the East Coast.

Artists From Providence

15er Absence of Despair Advocate Allen Tinkham Alvin Curran Amazing Crowns Ampütator Andrew Santagata Anton Bordman Antonio Gregorio AraabMuzik As the Sun Sets Assembly of Light Choir B. Dolan Backwash Barnacled Beat Synthetic Ben Weisman Betamax Bill Conti Bill Flanagan Bill Flannigan Blight House Blu Cantrell Bob Petterutti Bobby Hackett Bog of the Infidel Bonedust Brad Barr Brian Gibson Broadcaster Bruce Gertz Bruce MacCombie Burn the Rez Burt Eckoff Butch Tavares Cajun Hobos Carol Sloane Cemetery Lights Charity Bailey Charlie Hunter Charlie Marie Chubby & The Turnpikes Chubby Tavares Citizen Sol Claudia Lennear Clay Hart Clean Combustible Edison Cormac McCarthy Crystal Chandelier Dan Moretti Daniel Salemi DARKSIDE Daughters Dave Ballou David Morrow David Olney David Rawlings Day After Dead Times Deadlands Death Vessel Deer Tick Dick Meldonian Dicky Barrett Digital Ruin DJ Eclipse DJ Pauly D DJ Xclusive City Dr. Luke Dwight Fiske Earthworm Eddie Zack Eden White Emily Sparks Emissary Eric Paul Erika Van Pelt Eternal Khan Familiar Spaces Fang Island Fashion Failures Forcefield Foul Weather Friend Frank Paparelli Frankie Carle Freddie Scott Fucking Invincible Gabriele Palermo Galway Kinnell Gavin Castleton Gavin Russom Geoff Mullen George Hitchcock George M. Cohan Get Him Eat Him Glass Ghost Goldenhall Goold Brown Gordon Clifford Grace Lee Boggs GRASSDAQ Greg Smith Guary & Cleyton H. P. Lovecraft Hal Crook Harry Clark Hating 4AM Haxen Headrot Henry Mollicone Henry S. Washburn Holy Cow Hope Anchor Howl Immaculate:Grotesque Irving Gertz Isaac Dunbar Jack Tamul James R. Anthony Jayme Langford Jeffrey Lamoureux Jeffrey Osborne Jenn Vix Jesse Leach Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons Joe Maini Joe Malin Joe Stopsign Joel Cohen John Carbone John Cooke Jon B. Jon Hope Joseph J. Lilley JP Jones JVKE Kilgore Kyle Sanna Käthe Mazur Lakuna Landed Les Savy Fav Lightning Bolt Lisa Papineau Louisa Melvin Delos Mars Made in Mexico Magnolia Cajun Band Mahi Mahi Maria Spacagna Marilyn Chambers Marumari Maurice Ellis Michael Garrepy mike. Mike Renzi Million Dollar Extreme Mindflayer Minibeast Moisturizer Monstrous Mudboy Nakatomi Plaza Nelson Eddy Netmen passionplay Paul Geremia Paul Kushious Paul Michael Pavid Vermin Peter Anders Peter Boyer Peter Scartabello Phlegm Plan 9 Pleasurehorse Pooch Tavares Qaz Ralph Tavares RamBill Raymond Jackson Rebecca Gates and The Consortium Reuben Phillips Richie Barshay Rob Bellamy Robokid Ron McLarty Roomful of Blues Rubber Rodeo Rudy Traylor Sagan Scarce Scott Hamilton Sebastian Currier Sharks Come Cruisin Six Finger Satellite Snuggletooth Soul Control Space Needle Spalding Gray Strange Pains Suicide Bill & The Liquors Sylvia Poggioli Ted Berrigan Temperance The 'Mericans The Agents The Brother Kite The Chinese Stars The Dear Hunter The Dial Mz The Empire Shall Fall The Eyesores The Followers The Iditarod The Inclined The Kidds The Low Anthem The Masons The Pines of Rome The Propellers The Sleazies The TeleDynes The Trade Winds The Videls The Wire Chimes THERE Three Points of Madness Thy Will Be Done Tim Saccardo Tinsel Teeth Tiny Hawks Tiny Tavares Tony Jones & The Cretin 3 Umbrella Undertow Brass Band Universal Zu Disciples V for Vendetta V. Majestic Verse Vital Remains Von Doom Wadsworth Mansion What Feeds the Fire White Mice William Schaff Wizardzz XYZZY Zachary James ZOX Downtown Boys Arab on Radar Dawaun Parker Non-Prophets David Blue Math the Band Frank D'Rone Theo Martins Vini Poncia Josiah Steinbrick Mark Cutler John Pagano MorganEve Swain Sebastian Ruth Jimmie Crane Extraordinary Rendition Band Gruvis Malt Megasus Alec K. Redfearn Peter Fish Doomsday Student King Kendall Psychic Graveyard Charles Ansbacher Judith Christin Andrew Sega The Huntress and Holder of Hands

Songs About Providence

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Burning Down the House by

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15er Absence of Despair Advocate Alec K. Redfearn Allen Tinkham Alvin Curran Amazing Crowns Ampütator Andrew Santagata Andrew Sega Anton Bordman Antonio Gregorio AraabMuzik Arab on Radar As the Sun Sets Assembly of Light Choir B. Dolan Backwash Barnacled Beat Synthetic Ben Weisman Betamax Bill Conti Bill Flanagan Bill Flannigan Blight House Blu Cantrell Bob Petterutti Bobby Hackett Bog of the Infidel Bonedust Brad Barr Brian Gibson Broadcaster Bruce Gertz Bruce MacCombie Burn the Rez Burt Eckoff Butch Tavares Cajun Hobos Carol Sloane Cemetery Lights Charity Bailey Charles Ansbacher Charlie Hunter Charlie Marie Chubby & The Turnpikes Chubby Tavares Citizen Sol Claudia Lennear Clay Hart Clean Combustible Edison Cormac McCarthy Crystal Chandelier DARKSIDE DJ Eclipse DJ Pauly D DJ Xclusive City Dan Moretti Daniel Salemi Daughters Dave Ballou David Blue David Morrow David Olney David Rawlings Dawaun Parker Day After Dead Times Deadlands Death Vessel Deer Tick Dick Meldonian Dicky Barrett Digital Ruin Doomsday Student Downtown Boys Dr. Luke Dwight Fiske Earthworm Eddie Zack Eden White Emily Sparks Emissary Eric Paul Erika Van Pelt Eternal Khan Extraordinary Rendition Band Familiar Spaces Fang Island Fashion Failures Forcefield Foul Weather Friend Frank D'Rone Frank Paparelli Frankie Carle Freddie Scott Fucking Invincible GRASSDAQ Gabriele Palermo Galway Kinnell Gavin Castleton Gavin Russom Geoff Mullen George Hitchcock George M. Cohan Get Him Eat Him Glass Ghost Goldenhall Goold Brown Gordon Clifford Grace Lee Boggs Greg Smith Gruvis Malt Guary & Cleyton H. P. Lovecraft Hal Crook Harry Clark Hating 4AM Haxen Headrot Henry Mollicone Henry S. Washburn Holy Cow Hope Anchor Howl Immaculate:Grotesque Irving Gertz Isaac Dunbar JP Jones JVKE Jack Tamul James R. Anthony Jayme Langford Jeffrey Lamoureux Jeffrey Osborne Jenn Vix Jesse Leach Jimmie Crane Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons Joe Maini Joe Malin Joe Stopsign Joel Cohen John Carbone John Cooke John Pagano Jon B. Jon Hope Joseph J. Lilley Josiah Steinbrick Judith Christin Kilgore King Kendall Kyle Sanna Käthe Mazur Lakuna Landed Les Savy Fav Lightning Bolt Lisa Papineau Louisa Melvin Delos Mars Made in Mexico Magnolia Cajun Band Mahi Mahi Maria Spacagna Marilyn Chambers Mark Cutler Marumari Math the Band Maurice Ellis Megasus Michael Garrepy Mike Renzi Million Dollar Extreme Mindflayer Minibeast Moisturizer Monstrous MorganEve Swain Mudboy Nakatomi Plaza Nelson Eddy Netmen Non-Prophets Paul Geremia Paul Kushious Paul Michael Pavid Vermin Peter Anders Peter Boyer Peter Fish Peter Scartabello Phlegm Plan 9 Pleasurehorse Pooch Tavares Psychic Graveyard Qaz Ralph Tavares RamBill Raymond Jackson Rebecca Gates and The Consortium Reuben Phillips Richie Barshay Rob Bellamy Robokid Ron McLarty Roomful of Blues Rubber Rodeo Rudy Traylor Sagan Scarce Scott Hamilton Sebastian Currier Sebastian Ruth Sharks Come Cruisin Six Finger Satellite Snuggletooth Soul Control Space Needle Spalding Gray Strange Pains Suicide Bill & The Liquors Sylvia Poggioli THERE Ted Berrigan Temperance The 'Mericans The Agents The Brother Kite The Chinese Stars The Dear Hunter The Dial Mz The Empire Shall Fall The Eyesores The Followers The Huntress and Holder of Hands The Iditarod The Inclined The Kidds The Low Anthem The Masons The Pines of Rome The Propellers The Sleazies The TeleDynes The Trade Winds The Videls The Wire Chimes Theo Martins Three Points of Madness Thy Will Be Done Tim Saccardo Tinsel Teeth Tiny Hawks Tiny Tavares Tony Jones & The Cretin 3 Umbrella Undertow Brass Band Universal Zu Disciples V for Vendetta V. Majestic Verse Vini Poncia Vital Remains Von Doom Wadsworth Mansion What Feeds the Fire White Mice William Schaff Wizardzz XYZZY ZOX Zachary James mike. passionplay Amherst, MA Boston, MA Bridgeport, CT Cambridge, MA Cape Cod, MA Carlisle, MA Dorchester, MA East Hartford, CT Fairfield, CT Framingham, MA