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Music
Imperfect 10: Recapping the Best Local Recordings of 2016
Here's a dirty little secret: There is no such thing as pure objectivity in arts criticism. Oh, sure, that's the ideal, and something every… -
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Soundbites: 2017 Predictions; A Fond Farewell
The close of a year is a natural time for reflection. It is also a time to look ahead. So, as has become Soundbites… -
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The Local Scene On the Best Music of 2016
When you want to know what music you should listen to, it's wise to turn to the folks who make the music you love… -
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Soundbites: 2016 Year in Review
There's no sugarcoating it: 2016 sucked. From a rash of musical icons passing away to the election of an orange-skinned misogynistic racist to the… -
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File Under X-Mas: Four Local Holiday Albums You (Probably) Haven't Heard
Few things in the realm of popular music are as divisive as Christmas music. For Clark W. Griswold types, the cheery jingles start ringing… -
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Jazz Guitarist Mike Martello Is Still Swingin' at 89
Mike Martello has a favorite story he likes to tell. It's about the most unusual gig the Vermont jazz guitarist ever played — in… -
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Soundbites: Monkey (Still in) Business
The conversation on the local scene for the last few weeks has largely centered on the closing of beloved Burlington punk club 242 Main.… -
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Soundbites: Revisiting the Boys' Club; Brett Hughes Makes a Record
In case you were away or maybe hibernating or something, fabled Burlington punk club 242 Main closed its doors with a blowout show last… -
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Soundbites: The Last Mosh
As the old chestnut goes, all good things must come to an end. And this Saturday, December 3, after a 30-plus-year run as the… -
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Anachronist, Lost in the Corners
(State and Main Records, CD, digital download) On their first two releases, Montpelier's Anachronist explored the nooks and crannies of indie rock's jangly past.… -
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Soundbites: Giving Thanks
For the past several years, I've used the Thanksgiving week column to highlight some of the things I'm personally thankful for in the local… -
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Soundbites: The Soundbites and the Fury
I'll be honest: It feels a little — OK, a lot — disingenuous to go about business as usual this week. Like I imagine… -
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After 20 Years, the Dillinger Escape Plan Make Their Getaway
It's rare that we're given the opportunity to end something — a relationship, a job, an artistic pursuit — in the way it deserves.… -
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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,… -
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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… -
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Soundbites: Radio Bean's Sweet 16
They grow up so fast, don't they? It seems like only yesterday that beloved Burlington hipster haunt Radio Bean was but a fledgling, funky… -
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The Red Newts, LIVE! Bootleg #2
(Self-released, CD, digital download) For the past three years, Burlington's the Red Newts have ranked among the area's busier bar bands, haunting juke-joint stages… -
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Soundfrights: A Halloween Monster Mashup
Halloween truly brings out the beast in the local music scene. -
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Soundbites: 242 Main Announces Last Show
Well, damn. We knew this day would come eventually. But, like any sad news, even when it's inevitable and we've been given time to… -
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Soundbites: On Jim Breuer, Pete RG and the Return of Funkwagon
This is a local music column, so it only makes sense to begin this week with a nationally renowned standup comedian, right? OK, fine,… -
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The Rise of the Tsunamibots
The time of humans is over. The culprit in our downfall is not climate change or a viral plague or even Donald Trump. The… -
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Soundbites: Concrete Revels
It's a good week to be a fan of local surf music. For starters, everyone's favorite killer surf-punk robots, the Tsunamibots, are releasing their… -
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Soundbites: Back to the Future Part III
There might not be six more exciting words for a music fan to hear than, "We're gettin' the band back together." Next weekend, local… -
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Kelly Ravin Turns Alt-Country Bard
Kelly Ravin is where he often is these days: standing on the stage of a small local bar. He's tuning his low-slung guitar as… -
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Soundbites: Thoughts on GPN; New Records Galore!
Before we dig into the news of the week, I'd like to take a moment to reflect on last weekend's Grand Point North festival…
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