May 16-22, 2007
Street Performers Chafe, or Cheer, at the Rules of Engagement on the Marketplace; Carbon Farmers in St. Albans; No Smooth Sailing for Small-Scale Hydro Power in Vermont
Pharoah
[image-x] I just got an e-mail from Phil Sentner, maniacal jazz fan and sleepless consumer, from the depths of Lyndonville, VT. Phil writes, “By the way, I heard the new Kenny Garrett disc last night and Pharoah sounds like the old Pharoah, not playing that New Age shit Laswell was producing.” This is good news…
Food Stamp Diet Poll Results
So, about that poll…I created it because I was surprised, almost shocked, at how much weight I lost over the eight days living on a food stamp budget. I lost 6 pounds. Experts suggest losing no more than one to two a week through diet and exercise. I hardly exercised, so that was almost entirely…
The Decoys
A mix of original rock tunes and cover songs you love, done only the way The Decoys can do them. Address: Rob Root 12 Woodcrest Circle , 05468 Phone: 802-893-0459 Web: www.myspace.com/thedecoysmusic E-Mail: robroot99@yahoo.com
Marigolds
The Marigolds are a multi-genre band with influences firmly rooted in early Crazy Horse era Neil Young and mid seventies Bob Dylan, but their heart lies in psychedelic and garage rock similar to The Velvet Underground and The Clash. The band has spent the last two years surprising local bar crowds with their impressive library…
Cccome?
“Spoken-word passages guide the listener through narcotic grooves and whooping riffs; picture early Black Sabbath fronted by a shamanistic carnival barker.” -Casey Rae, Seven Days Address: Smokey Knolls 8 N. Winooski Ave , 05401 Phone: 802-598-1299 Web: myspace.com/cccome E-Mail: lee@radiobean.com
PJ Davidian
Drummer/percussionist specializing in jazz, backbeat and afro-cuban styles. Address: PJ Davidian 19 Orchard Terrace , 05401 Phone: 802-922-3469 E-Mail: pjdavidian@gmail.com
Dick FaceBat
Quirky, riff-driven, mostly-instrumental music, played primarily on multilayered synthesisers & digital drums with the occasional guitar & vocals. Address: Richard Wright 134B Park Street , 05401 Phone: 802-864-4931 Web: http://www.geocities.com/batfishtiger E-Mail: batfishtiger@yahoo.com
Nowhere Found
Hard-hitting alternative rock. Put Soundgarden, 3 Doors Down and Nirvana in a bucket and shake it. Then drink the sweet, sweet smoothie of rock. Address: Steve Maas 101 Red Clover Way , 05468 Phone: 802-893-6080 Web: www.nowherefound.com E-Mail: nowhere.found.vt@gmail.com
Stolid
Melodic Alternative with a Hard Rock edge, Stolid’s sound is inspired by many influences. With a verse that provokes, or a chorus that enthralls, their music appeals to the minds, and the auditory systems of many. Address: Josh LaFrance PO Box 605 , 05468 Phone: 802-598-6211 Web: www.stolidrock.com E-Mail: stolid@stolidrock.com
AKA Michael Wayne
Address: Chris Coon 257 Maple Hill , 05767 Phone: 802-767-6018 Web: www.myspace.com/theakamichaelwayneband E-Mail: akamichaelwayne@yahoo.com
Trust Fund Road Warriors
Here, in the artfully titled category, “Hackie Unplugged,” I offer my biweekly notes on some aspect of the most recent Hackie column. Now you know. “Hooters vs. The Ground Round” – aka, the story of 5/16/07 – raises an interesting issue about the craft of writing. (Well, I would find it interesting.) Some folks might…
MONTSTREAM MONTSTREAM
Katharine Montstream – man, the girl can’t help it. I think of her in the way I think of Bruce Springsteen. Like Bruce, it just comes out of her. For Bruce, it’s a quality of courage and heart – a music that moves the listeners to the marrow of their bones. It’s just his soul;…
Food Stamp Diet Poll
Today seemed like a good day to create my first poll! Opinion Polls & Market Research
Food Stamp Diet: Post #9
My last day before I’m allowed to buy more groceries. Breakfast: Polenta (or cornmeal mush) with cheese.Lunch: Leftover lentil stew and tomato couscous.Dinner: Barbecued baked beans, brown rice with cheddar, pickles that have been in the fridge forever. The baked beans came out pretty well. I made the barbecue sauce out of most of a…
Food Stamp Diet: Post #8
The end of the week is fast approaching! Breakfast: Oatmeal with raisins and a touch of nutmeg and cinnamon.Lunch: Not the high point of my week…a free bagel (we get bagels every Tuesday at the office) with cream cheese. Then another half bagel with a piece of cheese and an apple. Dinner: A new batch…
Food Stamp Diet: Post #7
Ok…I’m up to day 6 now. And oh do I want crisp, leafy green things back in my life. Here’s what I ate: Breakfast: Yogurt with a banana. Monday is a big day ’round the office. On Monday and Tuesday, we put together the week’s paper. Not much time for anything extra. I began work…
News Quirks 05.16.07
Curses, Foiled Again Christopher Watts, 32, was wanted for probation violation when a police officer approached him in Franklin, Ohio. According to the officer’s report, Watts fled by climbing a fence to the top of a one-story bar. He then tried to jump to the roof of a business next door, only the gap turned…
Single Pebble Slighted?
Last week, the folks at L’Amante Ristorante sent me a link to an article on the Food & Wine website called Food & Wine Across America. In it, Emily Kaiser lauds Burlington and the vicinity as a place with a great food scene. I wrote about it for this week’s food news. Unbeknownst to me,…
Pesky Pesticides
I interrupt my food stamp diet posts to present: The Evil of Pesticides. Yep, those chemicals that are sprayed all over our foodstuffs, but which the government holds to be safe for human consumption. This morning, I came across an article called, “Pesticides May be Making Kids Sick at School.” One of the first paragraphs…
Busker Dos and Don’ts
Street performers chafe, or cheer, at the rules of engagement on the Marketplace
Strike Up the Broadband
Local Matters: Will the Verizon-FairPoint deal leave Vermonters well connected . . . or digitally deserted?
Romans, All Those Wrists
(Self-released, CD) Burlington’s Romans can’t be strictly categorized as a hardcore band. That’s not the most surefooted way to start a review, but these dudes are way more eclectic than many of their aggro peers. So let me simply tell you why their debut, All Those Wrists, rules. It takes talent, technique and vision to…
Maddub, Live! At The Northeast Kingdom Music Festival
(Self-released, CD) Central Vermont’s Maddub is the future of rhythm- and-roots . . . if you believe everything you read on the Internet. I don’t, so I gave their new live disc a spin to see if there was any truth to the boast. It turns out there’s not. What’s on offer is rambling “dubtronica”…
Let’s Get Local
[image-1]One of the best parts of living in Burlington, is that whenever something cool is going on, I feel like I have a 70% chance of knowing someone involved. The Jazz Fest is no exception. My favorite part of Jazz Fest is not the selection of amazing jazz artists performing at the Flynn and other…
THE PAINTED VEIL***1/2
Edward Norton and Naomi Watts star in director John Curran’s adaptation (the third Hollywood has produced) of the 1925 novel by Somerset Maughm. With Liev Schreiber and Diana Rigg. (125 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/warner_independent_pictures/thepaintedveil/
MUSIC AND LYRICS***
Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore are paired in this romantic comedy about a washed-up pop star who gets a shot at a comeback when he’s invited to write and record a duet with the music industry’s reigning diva. Brad Garrett costars. Marc Lawrence directs. (100 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/musicandlyrics/
FUR: AN IMAGINARY PORTRAIT OF DIANE ARBUS**1/2
Nicole Kidman stars in Steven Shainberg’s fictionalized account of the events that made Arbus one of the most distinctive talents in the history of photography. Costarring Robert Downey. (120 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/picturehouse/fur/trailer_large.html
CATCH AND RELEASE**
Susannah Grant, who penned the Erin Brockovich screenplay, wrote and directed this romantic comedy about a woman whose impression of her fiance changes after he dies. Starring Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith and Sam Jaeger (124 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/catchandrelease/
BREAKING AND ENTERING***
Jude Law and Juliette Binoche star in writer-director Anthony Minghella’s drama concerning a well-to-do architect who dives into London’s seedy underbelly after his offices are repeatedly burgled. (120 min, R)
BECAUSE I SAID SO*
Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore star in this feel-good comedy about a mother who makes it her mission in life to find the right man for her daughter. Piper Perabo and Tom Everett costar. Michael (Heathers) Lehmann directs. (102 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/becauseisaidso/large.html
Expectations
[image-x] I’m not planning to be at the Chick Corea/Bela Fleck concert primarily because I live too far from Burlington to take in the full ten days straight. Now, however, the ongoing discussion here (and probably elsewhere) of Fusion and its discontents seems to be making this the most talked about gig of the festival…
Food Stamp Diet: Post #6
Ok — we’re up to day #5 (of 8, since I’ve added an extra day) Breakfast: A three egg omelet with pepper jack and more leftover mashed potatoes — I knew I’d need something hearty since I was planning to spend five hours helping construct a yurt! Tasty, filling, yay!Lunch: This was provided to the…
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SpielPalast Cabaret [SIV25]
Take a walk back in time to the seedy clubs of Berlin inthe 1930s where women wore revealing lingerie and sang for theirsuppers and the entertainment was always sassy. SpielPalastCabaret has been performing around Vermont for 6 years and is a fluxuatingfamily of dancers, actors, mimes, musicians, jugglers and performers.This year they alight at City…
Food Stamp Diet: Post #5
So, this is my post for Saturday…I’m totally behind on posting after working all weekend on my articles for this week’s paper. My realization for today is that I typically eat way more than I need to. I believe this is mainly because I love my own cooking (and that of my husband) so damn…
