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Jim Rizzo is an IT guy living in Providence, RI. From growing up on the oldies to playing clarinet in his middle school band, music was a major part of his life from an early age. He first discovered the power of live music in 1997 at the Hartford Civic Center and hasn't looked back. He can generally be seen checking out the live music happenings around the greater Providence area.
Twitter: @RunawayJimPVD

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Holly Bowling ‘Distillation of a Dream’

Jim Rizzo Oct 2, 2015

Listening to tribute albums of your favorite band can be hit or miss, but it's almost always an interesting experience. Holly Bowling's Distillation of a Dream is no different. She took an assortment of Phish songs, listened to them and…

Jam/Progressive

Magnaball: Phish Goes All Out for 10th Festival (Updated)

Jim Rizzo Aug 18, 2015

Phish will return to Watkins Glen International this coming weekend to celebrate their 10th festival. Magnaball will be a three day festival held Friday, August 21, through Sunday, August 23. As with past festivals, there will be a…

Finger Lakes

UPDATED: Phish’s Magnaball Sold Out

Jim Rizzo Aug 15, 2015

UPDATED: 08/15/2015 According to ticketing sites, Phish's 2015 Magnaball Festival at Watkins Glen is completely sold out. While we can't confirm, what we heard is the cap was set at 50,000 Phishheads. If you have no ticket yet, we…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Monophonics ‘Sound of Sinning’

Jim Rizzo Apr 15, 2015

Monophonic, by definition, means consisting of one sound, yet Monophonics, a six-piece band from San Francisco, are anything but monophonic. They call their style of music "Psychedelic Soul." That's exactly how to describe their newest…

Jam/Progressive

Pink Talking Fish: Triple Bill from a Single Band

Jim Rizzo Nov 28, 2014

Tribute bands tend to fall into one of two extremes. They are either really impressive and give you an experience reminiscent of the band they’re covering or they fall flat and just play a bunch of songs by the band to which they’re…

Jam/Progressive

Tauk, The Jauntee, and Formula 5 Go Furthur in Providence

Jim Rizzo Oct 2, 2014

review by Jim Rizzo, photos by Eric Rogers On Saturday, September 25, the bus stopped in Providence, RI at The Spot Underground. To celebrate, The Spot had a planned mini festival outside. Unfortunately, likely rain showers forced them to…

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