May 11-17, 2005
Being John Alexander: Bad Guy, Bishop or Barre Stonecutter, This Burlington Actor Takes Center Stage; Vermont Armwrestlers Flex for the State Finals
Being John Alexander
Bad guy, bishop or Barre stonecutter, this Burlington actor takes center stage
Jazz Mandolin Project, The Deep Forbidden Lake
(Lenapee Records, CD) Vermont’s mandolin prince Jamie Masefield plays his heart out on Jazz Mandolin Project’s sixth release, The Deep Forbidden Lake. There’s plenty of radiant music to be found in this collection of 12 instrumental covers; the disc is like a grand tour of leader Masefield’s favorite melodies. With the help of keyboardist Gil…
Manifest Nexto Me, Forever From Now On
(Self-released, CD) Dense, dank and ready to invade your speakers, Winooski’s Manifest Nexto Me’s sophomore release Forever From Now On delivers on the band’s newfound live power. Somewhere between hip-hop, Bitches Brew-era Miles Davis and rock, Manifest crisscross musical genres with conviction and authority. Once tagged as a hippie-ish jazz-hop act, the band is finally…
Astrology 05.11.05
ARIES (March 21-Apr. 19): For all I know, you may someday author a book called How to Attract Your Very Own Millionaire Spirit Guide. If you do, you will begin writing it during an astrological phase much like the one you’re in now. In fact, it could even be this week. You’re more aligned with…
News Quirks 05.11.05
Games People Play After the Army paid $5 million for a video game to teach soldiers about urban warfare, critics complained that it is at best a mediocre training tool. Lt. Col. Jim Riley, chief of tactics at the Army’s infantry school at Fort Benning, Georgia, told the St. Petersburg Times that his school rarely…
NATIONAL TREASURE**
Nicolas Cage stars in this Jerry Bruckheimer action-adventure about a historian on the trail of a treasure he’s convinced was stashed away by the country’s founding fathers. With Justin Bartha and Diane Kruger. (100 min, PG) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/national_treasure/
ENDURING LOVE***
Daniel Craig, Rhys Ifans and Samantha Morton star in the latest from director Roger (Changing Lanes) Michell, a creepathon concerning a mild-mannered professor driven to the breaking point by a stalker. Based on the bestseller by Ian McEwan. (100 min, R)
