Record Crates United

Kevin Coleman – K.C. Blues

Kevin Coleman has already proven himself to be one of the more adventurous artists within the cosmic Americana sphere, but with K.C.Blues, Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist progresses Appalachian and fingerstyle guitar traditions into a whole new beast. Inspired by roughened field recordings of blues and folk music from the early 20th century, this album finds Coleman further…

A Conversation with John-Francis Quiñónez on Poetry, Music, and Influence

Back in January, I attended the singular rehearsal of Bex Burch’s As Yet Untitled piece at Prototype 237, and I had the pleasure of meeting the opener and co-presenter, Providence-based poet, artist and community arts space co-guardian Q (John-Francis) Quiñonez. We struck up a good conversation, and they shared with me some of their poems…

Rain Be Damned! RCU’s Garden Party 2026 Recap

The rain came down, but the smiles persisted. Our seventh house show was a gleaming reminder of the good that happens when community comes together in the face of adversity. Despite the uncooperative weather, we had ourselves a beautiful garden party. I was so moved by the generosity and love that all of our friends…

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Since 2012, Keith Hadad’s Record Crates United has been a home for wayward music. Artists and sounds from the past and present that may have or at least deserve to have a cult following will have their time here.

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