Feb 16-22, 2005
Vermonters Try to Get a Fix On Corrections; Choice Words With James McMurty; Bill McKibben’s Erie Take on Wal-Mart
Magic City, The June Book
(GrainBin Music, CD) Magic City’s debut release, The June Book, is a tribute to Sun Ra Arkestra vocalist June Tyson — “a cosmic emissary and true member of the angel race,” according to the central Vermont-based band. While Tyson’s divine birthright may be in question, Magic City’s interpretations of Sun Ra’s compositions are undoubtedly celestial.…
Devil’s Night Out, Truths You Cannot Swallow
(Animalville Records, CD) Vermont rockers Devil’s Night Out have the angst thing down pat. The band’s debut full-length, Truths You Cannot Swallow, is loaded with pained mini-epics centering on troubled relationships and delivered with a double dose of youthful turmoil. DNO are proponents of a style that was called “emo” a few years back –…
News Quirks 02.16.05
Curses, Foiled Again Police investigating the theft of computers and other equipment from a car dealer in Watsonville, California, reported finding suspect Santiago Madrigal, 20, two blocks from the dealership asleep in a gold 2002 Acura with the motor running. A witness told officers that the car, which turned out to have been stolen from…
SHARK TALE**
Will Smith, Jack Black and Martin Scorsese lend their voices to DreamWorks’ latest cartoon comedy, the story of a fish whose big mouth gets him into big trouble. (90 min, PG) Web: http://www.apple.com./trailers/dreamworks/shark_tale
BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS***
Actor-writer Stephen Fry makes his directorial debut with this adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s classic novel Vile Bodies, a story about society thrill-seekers set in the 1930s. Starring Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore and Dan Aykroyd. (106 min, R)
