Jul 12-18, 2006
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Exit Strategy
Country-punk-funk-rock Address: Jonah Magnoni 1625 Camels Hump Road , 05462 Web: www.exitstrategymusic.org E-Mail: jonahglass@mail.com
Elmore Mountain
House rockin’ blues and classic rock with searing guitar work and driving boogie bass. Address: Mike Bernal PO Box 741 , 05672 Phone: 802-598-8773 Fax: 802-888-9115 Web: mikebernal.com E-Mail: info@mikebernal.com
Eames Brothers Band
Burlington based blues/rock trio. Soulful country/funk electric blues sound. The Eames Brothers have been playing together for over 15 years and are ready to rock any house! Address: Ralph Eames 45 George Street , 05401 Web: www.eamesbrothersband.com E-Mail: eamesbrothers@yahoo.com
KA
Hip hop. We have a public access show we use to get the word out. The new CD is titled “Shut Yo Mouf” and is going to be released in mid April. It is available now on our website by request. Address: Ka Smith P.O. Box 188 , 05495 Phone: 802-264-9659 Web: www.mentelmuzikproductions.com E-Mail: mentelmuzik@yahoo.com
Adele Nicols
Dynamic jazz vocalist sings from the Great American Songbook as if she lived each tune at the time it was written. Brilliant vocalist with impeccable style and grace. Address: Adele Nicols P.O. Box 494 , 05673 Phone: 802-496-8930 Web: www.adelenicols@msn.com E-Mail: Adele@Adelenicols.com
Mysha Caruso
New-folk singer-songwriter offering fresh Americana rhythms. An engaging solo performer with acoustic guitar, harmonica and a compelling voice. Phone: 978-448-5760 Web: www.MyshaCaruso.com E-Mail: music@MyshaCaruso.com
Ghosts of Pasha, The Pig Sun
(Our Friend the Atom Recordings, CD) Vermont’s Ghosts of Pasha have had an interesting ride since coming together in 2003. Due to a prank pulled on the group by a Big Apple comedy troupe, they’ve been mentioned in both Rolling Stone and Spin magazines. The incident was later recounted on “This American Life,” a popular…
The Shapes, The Shapes
(Self-titled, CD) The Shapes are yet another band to crawl from the wreckage of the Big Apple’s millennial rock explosion. Their self-titled debut has all the right moves — from punk-lite drumming to Strokes-esque downstrums. What it lacks is a sense of identity. The album kicks off with “Bordeaux,” a sprightly pop number with lockstep…
News Quirks 07.12.06
Curses, Foiled Again After Dana Buckman pulled a gun at an auto parts store in Rochester, N.Y., the two clerks handed over the money but chased him when he fled. They caught him, took away his gun, beat him with a pipe and retrieved the money, according to Buckman himself, who followed his guilty plea…
Astrology 07.12.06
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Yawning often occurs during the time we’re transitioning from a passive state to a more active one, like when we’re waking up in the morning or when we’ve decided to stop watching TV, get up off the couch, and head out for a jog. Psychology professor Robert Provine, an expert on…
You Are What You Don’t Eat
Soon-to-be “localvores” dish up the foods they’ll miss the most
THE MATADOR****
Writer-director Richard Shepard brings us this oddball buddy exercise about an aging hit man and suburban business type brought together by a chance encounter in Mexico. Starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear. (97 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/the_matador/
THE LIBERTINE**
Based on the life of the second Earl of Rochester, director Laurence Dunmore’s feature debut chronicles the adventures of an aristocratic rake with a love of women and wine and a flair for the well-turned phrase. Starring Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton and John Malkovich. (130 min, NR) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/thelibertine/
16 BLOCKS***
Bruce Willis stars in Richard Donner’s action-adventure about the unlikely bond that develops between a petty criminal and the cop who’s supposed to escort him to his grand-jury testimony. With David Morse and Tig Fong. (102 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/16blocks/
