Nov 9-15, 2005
A Unique Vermont Program Helps Females Join the Force; Police Consider Issuing Tasers; Remembering Dana Stone, Vermont’s Forgotten Vietnam War Photographer
Jugtown Pirates of Lake Champlain
A Taste of Twisted Traditional Toe-Tapping Tunes… Spaced Out, Punk-Rock Bluegrass. PIRATE GRASS! Address: Ben Strosberg 98 Rose St. , 05401 Phone: 607-624-1546 Web: www.jugtownpirates.com E-Mail: pirates@jugownpirates.com
Colin Clary, Sweater Weather or Not, These Are The Songs I Got
(Asaurus Records, CD) Burlington’s indie-pop guru Colin Clary is a reliable lo-fi deliveryman whose releases range from fuzzed-out rock to acoustic ballads. Whether in a band or on his own, Clary typically focuses on themes of friendship and romance in this northern burg. Since the ’90s, his musical efforts have offered plenty of insight into…
Magic City, Alive At Nectar’s
(GrainBin Music, CD) Central Vermont’s “chamber jazz” group, Magic City, don’t play many gigs. When they do grace the stage, however, the results are spellbinding. Their latest offering, Alive at Nectar’s, was recorded at that venue last summer. Each of the disc’s nine cuts demonstrates the band’s remarkable musical interplay and enchanting dynamic. Magic City…
Paul Webb & Patti Casey, Stone Boat
(Self-released, CD) Talented Burlington composer Paul Webb’s new recording Stone Boat once again features Vermont vocalist Patti Casey, whose luxurious pipes were a highlight of his 2001 release, Green Mountain Spring. In addition to Casey, Webb’s latest boasts guest appearances from some of the area’s most accomplished performers, including Paul Asbell, Dave Grippo and Kip…
News Quirks 11.09.05
Curses, Foiled Again Sheriff’s deputies in Yavapai County, Ariz., reported that a man who was housesitting for his father encountered an intruder standing naked in an upstairs room holding two rifles belonging to the homeowner. The man said that he got the rifles away from the man, who started to flee, then stopped to ask…
Astrology 11.09.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I don’t think you’ll become the equivalent of a king or queen in the coming weeks, but you could be instrumental in determining who becomes a king or queen. And that would ultimately be fun for you. Likewise, I doubt that you yourself will be the beneficiary of a windfall or…
THE PERFECT MAN*1/2
Hilary Duff stars in the latest romantic comedy from Mark (A Cinderella Story) Rosman, the tale of a teen who’s tired of moving to a new town every time her mother breaks up with a boyfriend, and conspires to keep her bags unpacked with help from an imaginary secret admirer. Costarring Heather Locklear and Chris…
STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH***1/2
George Lucas calls it a day with the third in his series of ponderous prequels. The final film chronicles the formation of the Galactic Empire and the birth of big, bad Darth. With Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen and Jimmy Smits. (146 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/
MILLIONS***1/2
From Trainspotting director Danny Boyle comes this sweet-natured fantasy in which two British boys have just one week to spend a gigantic sack of cash that has literally dropped from the sky. Starring Alex Etel and Lewis McGibbon. (97 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/millions.html
