Narrows Center for the Arts

When Jeremie Albino was a teenager, he started busking around Toronto, setting up along the boardwalk or on a street corner downtown, wherever he thought he might find some passersby. “Usually nobody was listening,” he says, “but occasionally one or two people would tell me it sounded great. They had places to be and things to do, but they would stop and listen for a little while. That kind of interaction felt very special to me, and that’s when I realized I really do love performing. That’s when I realized I could hold a listener’s interest and give something back to them.” That experience set Albino on his path, and it showed him how much joy can be found in the simple act of connecting with a listener, whether it’s an entire crowd or just one person in that crowd. Since then, he has refined a vital and idiosyncratic mix of styles and sounds that are rooted in tradition but grasping toward the future: His songs are grounded in the gritty storytelling of classic country music, propelled by the rhythms of old-school R&B, played with the wild abandon of early rock ’n’ roll, and sung with the deep feeling of southern soul. Thanks to […]

Friday, June 27, 2025 $30 Advance | $32 Day of Show Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter Curtis Salgado, the man NPR calls “an icon” with “a huge voice,” is revered worldwide for his ability to wring every ounce of soul out of every song he performs. Salgado is famed not only for his powerhouse live shows and eleven previous albums, but also for his passionate and insightful original songs. He has been nominated three times for the Blues Music Award for Song Of The Year, winning in 2018 for Walk A Mile In My Blues from The Beautiful Lowdown. In total, he has won eleven Blues Music Awards, including the B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year. DownBeat calls his songwriting skills “an impressive gift.” Billboard says Salgado’s music is “inspired and powerful.” Now, Salgado is back with Fine By Me, the latest evidence of Salgado wielding his impressive songwriting and vocal skills to a wide variety of styles. His music has dashes of blues, gospel, R&B, jazz, funk, rock ’n’ roll and soul at any given moment. Salgado understands the power of clever turns of phrase and how that burrows into the hearts of his audience. On Fine By Me, he […]

Sunday, June 29, 2025 $87 Advance | $92 Day of Show Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Family has always been at the center of things for Los Lonely Boys. Henry, Jojo, and  Ringo Garza have been playing and touring together since they were teenagers. Three  years ago, they decided to take a break to focus on their own growing families. But  Summer 2022 saw them back at it again, returning to life on the road alongside The  Who. The Boys have been making music together for seventeen years now, and they  show no signs of slowing down or losing inspiration. Today, you’ll find them in the  studio, working on their newest album. The story of how the Garza brothers rode their bluesy “Texican rock & roll” sound from  San Angelo, Texas, to worldwide fame is one of rock’s great Cinderella tales. The three  young brothers formed a band, got signed to a major label, and had a hit single that  propelled them to stardom. They sold 2.5 million records, won a Grammy, and received  five more Grammy nominations in the span of their career. The sons of Enrique “Ringo” Garza Sr. are a second-generation sibling band; their dad  and his brothers played […]

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 $20 Advance | $22 Day of Show Doors 7 pm/Show 8 pm Opener: The Berger Boys Sponsored by Colleen and Steve Mulligan. Proceeds to benefit Mark Cutler’s The Same Thing Project. Mark Cutler & Men of Great Courage are an original rock & roll band with rootsy songs and contagious onstage energy. Known for his work with Providence stalwarts The Schemers and The Raindogs as well as his solo work, Mark combines powerful lyrics with memorable melodies and driving rhythm. His courageous current line-up includes Rhode Island Music Hall of Famers and Schemers members Jimmy Berger on bass and backing vocals and Rick Couto on drums and percussion; Richard Reed on organ and piano; and David P. Richardson on guitar. About the Opener: The Berger Boys Jimmy and Louie Berger are in perfect sync. Aptly named the Berger Boys, the father (Jimmy) and son (Louie) team are known for their tight harmonies and mix of original tunes and obscure covers. The Same Thing Project Founded by Mark in 2016, The Same Thing Project is a community songwriting workshop for people from all walks of life. It’s a place where you don’t need musical skill to be musical — musicians, artists, […]

Saturday, July 19, 2025 $49 Advance | $51 Day of Show Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Opener: Greg Loftus On his 17th full-length album, singer-songwriter Anders Osborne describes Picasso’s Villa, “a condensed story about living in America between 2018-2021, the fears, confusion, deep joy and peace achieved through true friendship, family, community, hours of meditation and detachment from ego. "Bewildered," the first track released from the album, is an impressionistic reflection on four decades of American politics and culture, from the Reagan era through the digital world of the twenty-first century. Osborne says, “Bewildered began as an exercise in historical observation but it was engaging in a fun way to deep dive into the stories of the past that created instant cultural shifts. All these basic human rights issues have been made into divisive political issues. But at the core of everything is the bewilderment of suffering and the basic human longing for bliss. We are all playing a divine, eternal game with Brahman, this world's duality prevents good nor bad from prevailing. We are bewildered and beguiled by love and fear.” The song Dark Decatur Love, describes a time in Osborne’s early twenties when he was living and working down in the […]

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 $50 Advance | $52 Day of Show Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Sierra Hull is widely regarded to be a as a master of her instrument; A two-time Grammy Nominated artist and songwriter, recognized for both her most recent projects, 25 Trips (2020) and Weighted Mind (2016), she is also the 4x recipient of IBMA’s Mandolin Player of the Year, the first woman to ever receive this distinction. A pioneer for acoustic music throughout her already impressive multi-decade career, she has graced the country's most iconic stages, including Carnegie Hall, the Grand Ole Opry, and the White House. Her virtuosic abilities have garnered respect from genre-defining trailblazers, friends, and collaborators such as Alison Krauss, Sturgill Simpson, Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, Bela Fleck, Bobby McFerrin, and Brandi Carlile. Originally hailing from Byrdstown, Tennessee, her unique sound is rooted in bluegrass, and she is widely considered one of acoustic music’s most inventive artists.

Thursday, July 24, 2024 $45 Advance | $47 Day of Show Doors 7pm | Show 8pm For over a decade and a half, Eric Hutchinson has been mastering the art of his unique, personal songwriting while exploring diverse musical genres like pop, soul, Americana, folk, alt-rock, and jazz. Known for his melodic pop song craftsmanship and witty, heartfelt lyrics that combine pop, rock, soul, and reggae, Eric is hitting the road in 2025 to perform all his most popular songs. An artist and songwriter who refuses to be pinned down to one musical genre or attitude with a diverse collection of songs, Eric Hutchinson continues to search to understand his place in the world and in 2025, the “Best” is yet to come…….

Friday, July 25, 2025 $45 Advance | $47 Day of Show Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Steve Forbert is a true American treasure, a fact underscored by his 21st album, Daylight Savings Time. Like all his albums of original songs, it’s suffused with what venerated rock journalist Robert Christgau discerned as his “omnivorously observant” songwriting, marked by Steve’s gift for finding the deeper meaning and magic within the spectrum of everyday moments, as well as his abundant melodic and poetic enchantment. As Forbert approaches the milestone of his 70th birthday, Daylight Savings Time contemplates and celebrates the proverbial ‘extra hour of daylight’ that comes with the time change. “Yeah to chirping crickets and to daylight savings time!” he sings on the album’s first single “Sound Existence,” “The best ain’t yet to come, but you could still get by just fine.” Steve arrived in New York City from his Meridian, Mississippi hometown in 1976. He slotted seamlessly into the “new folk” revival in such Manhattan clubs as Folk City, The Bitter End, and Kenny’s Castaways while taking the stage at CBGB, ground zero of the burgeoning new wave/punk movement. He also busked on the streets of Greenwich Village and in the elegant confines of Grand […]

Saturday, July 26, 2025 $50 Advance | $52 Day of Show Doors 7pm | Show 8pm North Mississippi Allstars started by brother Luther and Cody Dickinson in 1996 as a loose collective of musicians from their North Mississippi home inspired by their father Jim Dickinson as well as neighbors and musical elders of their community; RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Otha Turner and Fred McDowell. Luther’s first national tour was the RL Burnside Ass Pocket of Whiskey tour in 1997, selling out shows in the US and Canada. “Kenny Brown hired me to tour with RL and Cedric and showed me the ropes. That experience blew my mind. Cody and I have been on the road ever since.” NMA began touring in 1998 and over the years the touring lineup has included, Cedric, Duwayne and Garry Burnside, Chris Chew, Berry Oakley Jr, Oteil Burbruidgem  and currently Joey Williams of the Blind Boys of Alabama and Ray Ray Hollowman, guitar player for Eminem and Nee-O. Since their debut album in 2000 and hitting the never ending road, they have shared the stage with countless legends; Phil Lesh, Mavis Staples, Robert Plant, John Hiatt, the Allman Brothers, The Black Crowes, Buddy Guy, Snoop Dogg, […]