Spring Break
Concert Review and Interview: This Providence rocks out at Edwards [P]
Stef Dennen
Issue date: 4/24/07 Section: Entertainment
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04/24/07 - Indie-rock band This Providence brought the house down Tuesday night despite questionable weather and a half-filled Edwards Auditorium that stank of stale cigarettes and teen spirit.
Looking around the auditorium, there were three kinds of attendees: hardcore emo kids, super preppy girls and pre-teen teenyboppers with martyred-looking fathers.
As far as the eye could see, there were kids with choppy, flat-ironed hairstyles, wearing striped tees and slim girl jeans. I guess I missed the memo about the "uniform."
As people were settling into their seats, it became more and more obvious that the majority of the concert attendees were there to see the opening act, Omerta Verse, and had no interest in seeing This Providence. It's fair to say that maybe these assorted groupies, girlfriends and buddies drew more attention to themselves before Omerta Verse's set than during.
It looked pretty unprofessional for the opening act and its assorted cohorts to keep jumping on and off stage for almost the whole hour before the show. By the time they took the stage, I felt like I had seen enough of them.
Comprised of URI student Billy Malloy on bass and lead vocals, guitarists Nick Cam'ron and Mikey B, and drummer Corey G, Omerta Verse jammed in a manner they believed to look cool. Sorry boys, but it's hard to look rock 'n roll when you're getting tripped up in your cords!
Also, there was more reverb that night than I have ever heard before. Just as I thought my eardrums couldn't take anymore, the band announced that This Providence was up next. Too bad Cam'ron made the mistake of calling the headliner, "Like, the greatest band in this area."
Too bad it's from Washington.
There was a brief intermission while This Providence set up, and electricity was in the air. Honestly, it could have just been from the speakers after the last set, but I like to think of it as the excitement of seeing how the professionals put on a show.
Looking around the auditorium, there were three kinds of attendees: hardcore emo kids, super preppy girls and pre-teen teenyboppers with martyred-looking fathers.
As far as the eye could see, there were kids with choppy, flat-ironed hairstyles, wearing striped tees and slim girl jeans. I guess I missed the memo about the "uniform."
As people were settling into their seats, it became more and more obvious that the majority of the concert attendees were there to see the opening act, Omerta Verse, and had no interest in seeing This Providence. It's fair to say that maybe these assorted groupies, girlfriends and buddies drew more attention to themselves before Omerta Verse's set than during.
It looked pretty unprofessional for the opening act and its assorted cohorts to keep jumping on and off stage for almost the whole hour before the show. By the time they took the stage, I felt like I had seen enough of them.
Comprised of URI student Billy Malloy on bass and lead vocals, guitarists Nick Cam'ron and Mikey B, and drummer Corey G, Omerta Verse jammed in a manner they believed to look cool. Sorry boys, but it's hard to look rock 'n roll when you're getting tripped up in your cords!
Also, there was more reverb that night than I have ever heard before. Just as I thought my eardrums couldn't take anymore, the band announced that This Providence was up next. Too bad Cam'ron made the mistake of calling the headliner, "Like, the greatest band in this area."
Too bad it's from Washington.
There was a brief intermission while This Providence set up, and electricity was in the air. Honestly, it could have just been from the speakers after the last set, but I like to think of it as the excitement of seeing how the professionals put on a show.
