Nov 9-15, 2016
The Votes Are In: Vermont Election Wrap-Up; The Indomitable Evolution of Kat Wright; Madaila on New Album Traces
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The Indomitable Rise of Kat Wright
If you’re heartbroken, Kat Wright’s By My Side might be a perilous listen. Like any good soul album, it’s heavy with moody, plunging grooves, wailing…
Obituary: Marilyn Mason DeWees, 1930-2016
Marilyn Mason DeWees, 86, died peacefully in her home in Stowe on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Marilyn was born May 8, 1930, in Philadelphia, the…
The Parmelee Post: UVM Lab Directs Resources Into Cloning Bernie Sanders
Professors from the University of Vermont Department of Biology have announced that they’ll be suspending all ongoing research studies for the rest of the year…
Opinion: Upset About Trump? Don’t Psychologize — Organize
This opinion piece was written by Seven Days’ former Poli Psy columnist. University of Vermont president Tom Sullivan offered solace to students and faculty who…
Letters to Editor (11/9/16)
Best Protection In her letter [Feedback: “Wild Things,” October 19], Dr. Peggy Larson stated that she has removed limbs from pet cats that have been…
Soundbites: NYC Comedian Mike Finoia to Record Album at Vermont Comedy Club
Mike Finoia loves Burlington. And not in that insufferably precious way that out-of-towners tend to adore the Queen City. (I mean, yeah, we are totally…
About Time? New Overtime Rule Worries Vermont Employers
On December 1, approximately 10,000 Vermonters will become eligible for overtime pay. That has employers nervously crunching numbers and consulting labor lawyers. Both groups have…
Great Scott: Liberal Vermont Elects a Republican Governor
Vermonters upended the Democratic political establishment Tuesday, electing Republican Phil Scott as the 82nd governor of the Green Mountain State. The 58-year-old lieutenant governor and…
BTV’s ‘Little Pharma’ Shops Face Another Big Competitor — CVS
Lynne Vezina owns Vermont Family Pharmacy on North Avenue — one of just two remaining independent pharmacies in the city of Burlington. Last week found…
Sten Bowen, Four Living Creatures
(Self-released, digital download) Tucked away in Reading is a somewhat enigmatic musician named Sten Bowen. It’s not that he’s a recluse or intentionally mysterious. He’s…
Herbalists Explore Plants and Wellness
The tincture shot leaves a cool burn in the back of the throat, like the lingering chill of a cough drop. It’s bitter but delicate….
General Steele & Es-K, Building Bridges
(Bucktown USA, CD, digital download, vinyl) One constant in the ever-changing hip-hop game is the importance of the co-sign. Nothing confers legitimacy on an up-and-coming…
A Campus Sexual Harassment Claim Puts Administrators to the Test
A tenured Castleton University professor who was suspended last year for sexually harassing a student is fighting the school’s finding against him. Christopher Schwaner’s case…
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Kat Wright, Heart & Soul [SIV466]
11/5/16: Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band have been fixtures in the local music scene for the past six years. The Burlington octet have…
Gimme Danger
There’s something you should understand before seeing Jim Jarmusch’s splendid new documentary. Reviews I’ve read indicate some confusion as to what exactly the subject of…
M-Saigon Restaurant Adds Cajun to Menu
Having completed significant renovations at its Shelburne Road storefront earlier this fall, Burlington’s M-Saigon Restaurant (formerly M-Saigon Vietnamese Noodle House) has added Cajun seafood to…
Now That I’m Recovered, I Want to Leave My Partner
Dear Athena, I developed cancer two years ago, and now I am cancer free. I am very proud of my recovery. I am excited to…
Learning the Connection Between Language and Justice
Shawna Shapiro was horrified when she heard her own accent for the first time. At age 13, the Oklahoma native recalled, she left a message…
Certain Women
In the films of Kelly Reichardt, the landscape tends to be the most compelling character. That’s not intended as a dig at the acclaimed art-house…
Essay: Last Word
A former Burlington Free Press reporter on the paper’s recent layoffs.
Theater Review: Dracula, UVM Theater Department
Movies and TV have claimed a lot of vampire/zombie territory, but horror works in any medium. While it may not provoke screams, the University of…
Art Review: ‘Toward Form,’ BigTown Gallery
The title of the three-artist show “Toward Form” at Rochester’s BigTown Gallery makes a critical statement: that art making is an ongoing process. The object…
Book Review: Among the Lost, by Seth Steinzor
For South Burlington author Seth Steinzor, Dante is “that poet for whom love was the / power that moved the sun.” Or so proclaims Seth,…
Page 32: Short Takes on Five Books
Seven Days’ writers can’t possibly read, much less review, the number of books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one…
Who’s That Roadside Elvis in Addison County?
Frequent drivers on Main Street in Bristol, or Route 7 in Charlotte, may have spotted a man parked on the side of the road who…
Maiden Vermont Makes Sweet Harmony
Think about barbershop music. You’re probably envisioning four guys wearing striped blazers, straw boaters and bow ties. But the genre looks quite different at the…
Free Will Astrology (11/9/16)
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Don’t be someone that searches, finds and then runs away,” advises novelist Paulo Coelho. I’m tempted to add this caveat: “Don’t…
Exploring ‘the Other Middle Ages’ in New Play
Last weekend, Emer Pond Feeney stepped onstage at Off Center for the Dramatic Arts in Burlington for the opening night of her play The Other…
On ‘Traces,’ Madaila Ponder Nature vs. Nurture
Madaila front man Mark Daly doesn’t come from a musical family. Aside from his grandfather, who played big-band clarinet and saxophone, Daly is a lone…
In the Old North End, Drifters’ Laid-Back Bar
In June 2015, Phinneus Sonin announced that he was closing the Psychedelicatessen, the funky Old North End café that had served dumplings and strange performances…
Blossom Brings Homemade Take-out to Winooski
Last Christmas, Winooski’s Misery Loves Co. converted the former MLC Bakeshop into the Incubator, a place for Vermont cooks and artisans to share their passions…
