Dec 27, 2006 – Jan 2, 2007
Ringing in the New Year; Guide to Burlington, Rutland and Montpelier; Talking With Chris Graff; Best and Worst Films of 2006
News Quirks 12.27.06
Curses, Foiled Again Two men in Decatur, Ill., driving a black Nissan with plastic covering one window robbed Malcolm McDaniel at gunpoint, taking half a pack of Marlboro cigarettes and a Bic lighter. While police were interviewing McDaniel at the scene, a black Nissan with plastic over one window drove by, and the driver honked…
Taryn Noelle, There Was A Boy
(Self-released, CD) Local jazz chanteuse Taryn Noelle recently released her sophomore CD, There Was a Boy, which was recorded live at Stowe’s Ye Olde England Inn last August. The disc makes her frosting-smooth voice the centerpiece of 11 affectionate torch songs. Noelle has been likened to balladeers such as Julie London and Diane Krall, and…
Cellblock One, Cellblock One
(Self-released, CD) Barre hard rockers Cellblock One are extraordinarily confident about their destiny. The quartet’s official bio states that they want to be “the biggest rock band in the world,” suggesting that an essential blend of “talent, charisma and a tad bit of arrogance” will help ’em accomplish this feat. But the band’s latest effort,…
Best & Worst Films of 2006
» 10 Best Films » 10 Worst Films » 10 Biggest Disappointments War. What is it good for? Well, this past year it was good for the movie industry. Yes, I know it was good for a lot of people in Washington, D.C., too, but our concern today is Hollywood, not Halliburton. Ticket sales rebounded…
