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PROVIDENCE, R. I. — Sauntering from the humid Providence streets into Brown University’s David Winton Bell Gallery (the Bell), the cool contrast of Diné artist Eric-Paul Riege’s hyper-modern black, gray, and white palette will surprise you. But the coup de grâce for me, as a textile artist, is Riege’s employment of synthetic materials from retailers like Joann Fabrics and Amazon. The show’s…

5-30-25

Revisiting the discography of one of the most fun and unique bands from the early 2000s, the dance-noise band from Rhode Island, The Chinese Stars (RIP). Check out this track titled "Girls of Las Vegas" from their first full-length album A Rare Sensation (2004). The Chinese Stars featured members ex-Arab on Radar, and, afterward, Psychic Graveyard, whom we have previously written about, and released two albums on Three One G records. For fans of Gang of Four, Q and Not U, Moving Units, and, um, a couple San Diego bands.