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Music
Four Live Albums From Local Artists
Any music fan, casual or otherwise, likely has an opinion about live albums. Some people love them. (I'm looking at you, Phish fans.) Others… -
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Soundbites: Ansari Not Sorry?
In case you somehow missed this week's biggest bit of local entertainment news: Aziz Ansari is coming to Burlington. Specifically, the comedian plays two… -
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Preece, 'Bad Choices Make Good Stories'
(Self-released, digital download) It's 1997, and I'm desperate to impress a girl. I should be smart enough to know it won't work, but I'm… -
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A Box of Stars, 'Days Drunk Off Heat'
(Self-released, digital download) A Box of Stars emerged from the Green Mountain College arts community — or, as the folk band refers to its… -
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Ani DiFranco on Politics, Her Upcoming Memoir and Latest Album
Few musicians have had careers like Ani DiFranco's. Currently living in New Orleans, the formerly Buffalo, N.Y.-based singer-songwriter has been in complete creative control… -
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Soundbites: WinterWonderGrass, Grand Point North and Above the Radar
Point Sisters Another gorgeous Green Mountain summer comes to a close with this weekend's Grand Point North music festival. Though your wall calendar might… -
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Album Review: HANKNATIVE, 'Problem Child'
(Self-released, digital download) A video teaser for Problem Child, the debut album by Burlington rapper, singer and producer Hank Collins, aka HANKNATIVE, features moody… -
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Album Review: Devon McGarry, 'The Time'
(Self-released, CD, digital download) In the spring of 2017, Burlington singer-songwriter Devon McGarry released his debut studio EP, Echo Chamber. Straightforward and undemanding of… -
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Sabouyouma Are Ambassadors of West African Culture
Before the advent of written language, media and technological communication, oral tradition was the only way people could convey information over time or great… -
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Perfect Storm: Art Hop, Stowe Jazz Festival, Pride and Otis Mountain Get Down
I've been trying to come up with a snappy nickname for the region's second weekend in September. Why does it need a nickname, you… -
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Album Review: Abby Sherman, 'Finding Hope'
(self-released, CD, digital download) With multiple tattoos, an acoustic guitar slung across her lap and an ineffable sense of wisdom in her voice, Abby… -
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Album Review: Alabaster Samovars, 'Alabaster Samovars'
(Self-released, digital download) Alabaster Samovars is a rap duo that has, out of nowhere, dropped one of the best 802 albums of the year.… -
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Preoccupations' Scott "Monty" Munro Gets Real About His Band's Name Change
Here's a quickie primer on Canadian post-punk band Preoccupations: They make raw and brooding new wave-inspired rock that seethes with dark energy. They also… -
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Soundbites: J Bengoy's New Music Video and A Bike-In Film Fest in Waterbury
La-Z-Boys Where do you draw the line between contentment and apathy? Are they really that different? Yes, but it's easy to confuse them when… -
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Album Review: The High Breaks, 'Stay Loose & Hang Tight With ... the High Breaks'
(Self-released, CD, digital download, vinyl) Stay Loose & Hang Tight With ... the High Breaks begins with an invitation: "Let's all climb aboard ...… -
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Album Review: The Thursday Torys, 'Future Folks'
(Self-released, digital download) This review is a long time coming. Lyndon's the Thursday Torys originally planned to unveil their debut album, Future Folks, in… -
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Soundbites: A Tribute to Donovan and a New Home for the Nightshade Kitchen
Mad About Saffron Tribute shows: We can't seem to get enough of 'em ... for now. But that could change. There's only so much… -
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Hip-Hop Label Equal Eyes Records Makes an Imprint in Burlington
Equal Eyes Records is a Burlington hip-hop label that's emerged as the local scene hits an all-time peak. The imprint has released six projects… -
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Album Review: The Dead Shakers, 'All Circles Vanish'
(Self-released, digital download) Who are the Dead Shakers? Depending on the day, they might be a multitude of talented folks culled from Burlington's pan-genre… -
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Album Review: Eric George, 'Two Hands, Songs of Resistance'
(Self-released, CD, digital download) August 23 is the birth date of the late songwriter and activist Malvina Reynolds, born in 1900. Reynolds penned popular… -
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The T Sisters' Erika Tietjen on Being Sassy and Working With the Wood Brothers
There's nothing quite like the sound of siblings singing. The Roches, the Carpenters, Haim, First Aid Kit, Joseph — all are known for their… -
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Soundbites: Recapping Burlington's First Guerrilla Queer Bar Takeover
800-Pound Guerrilla I know it seems like every few weeks or so I preface a feature or a section of this column with a… -
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Album Review: Sam., 'Collision'
(self-released, digital download) In 2017, Burlington's 99 Neighbors established themselves as the region's new guard of hip-hop. Originally called Possibly Human, the nebulous collective… -
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Album Review: The Essex Green, 'Hardly Electronic'
(Merge Records, CD, vinyl, digital download) Deep into the Essex Green's new album, vocalist/keyboardist Sasha Bell sings, "And I am a fool to say… -
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Rough Francis' Message Is More Important Than Ever
If you're a music nerd, or have followed Vermont's music scene throughout the last decade, you probably already know this story: In the 1970s,…
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