Jun 1-7, 2005
The Music Issue: Michael Chorney’s Latest Recording Revolves Around Sun Ra; How Not to Have the Lamest Presskit Ever; Growing Concerns About Greenbelt Gardening
News Quirks 06.01.05
Curses, Foiled Again When employees were closing a supermarket in Slidell, Louisiana, they confronted a customer whom they had seen take several items off the shelves. The man, later identified as Devyn Coleman, 19, bolted but ran face-first into an automatic door that did not open because it had been locked. Several employees took the…
Astrology 06.01.05
ARIES(March 21-April 19): Maybe all you really need right now is a grilled cheese sandwich. It’s quite possible that if you savor a well-made version of that earthy delicacy, the things that are off-kilter in your life will get smooth and fresh again. I’m not kidding, Aries. The adjustment that will help you get back…
Big Spike Bluegrass, Cheatin’/Lying/Leavin’/Crying
(Self-released, CD) Big Spike Bluegrass, a quintet of fine musicians based in northern Vermont, has an answer for those who question whether there’s any “real” bluegrass music coming out of New England: their promising debut album, Cheatin’/Lying/Leavin’/Crying. The band is headed down the same dusty road navigated by past and present North Country bluegrass combos…
The Loyalists, Get What You Give
(Backbone Records, CD) Burlington’s The Loyalists are proving that quality hip-hop isn’t just an inner city phenomenon. One of a few local rap acts to rhyme convincingly about life in the Green Mountains, the band’s sturdy tunes stay true to the genre’s past, while maintaining a sharp modern edge. Their sophomore CD, Get What You…
THE AVIATOR***
Howard Hughes was an innovator and a risk taker. So it’s ironic that Martin Scorsese’s screen portrait of him is the least audacious and adventurous movie he’s ever made. Leonardo DiCaprio does a captivating impression, but the script never quite brings its subject meaningfully to life. With Cate Blanchette, Alec Baldwin and, it goes without…
POOH’S HEFFALUMP MOVIE***
Brenda Blethyn, Jim Cummings and David Ogden Stiers lend their voices to the latest big-screen outing based on A. A. Milne’s beloved children’s books. This time around, Pooh, Piglet and Tigger learn about acceptance and diversity with a little help from a much-feared monster. (68 min, G) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/poohs_heffalump_movie.html
ARE WE THERE YET?*1/2
Brian (Beethoven, Snow Dogs) Levant brings us this comedy about a ladies’ man who attempts to score points with the woman of his dreams by driving her two kids, who live in Portland, Oregon, to visit her in Vancouver, where she’s been forced to find work. Ice Cube and Nia Long star. (91 min, PG)…
