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Music
Soundbites: Waking Windows Returns
Things were looking pretty dismal for the state of music fests in Vermont this time last year. The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival had been… -
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Waking Windows Announces 2024 Lineup
Music-booking collective Waking Windows announced the initial lineup for its 2024 music and arts festival on Friday. The annual indie-rock showcase enters its 12th year… -
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Soundbites: Dinosaur Jr. and Rough Francis Form the Heaviest of Blankets
When musicians hang out with other musicians, and particularly when booze or weed is involved, a curious game often takes place. I call it… -
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Rutland to Host the Punk Rock Flea Market This Weekend
After launching his first Punk Rock Flea Market in 2022, Nick Grandchamp is bringing back the event on Saturday, February 24, at Merchants Hall… -
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Vermont Drummer Urian Hackney Is on a Wild Ride Through the Rock World
The wheels of the roller coaster screeched and groaned as the cars climbed toward the ride's zenith. A lone rider came into… -
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Waking Windows Announces Weekend-Long Mini Festival
When the members of indie booking collective Waking Windows announced in February that their annual flagship festival, usually held the first weekend in May,… -
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Soundbites: The Best Vermont Music of 2022
Well, we did it, homies. 2022 is all but in the rearview mirror. And what a weird-ass year it was, eh? We found out… -
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Soundbites: Highlight's Amazing NYE Lineup and New Holiday Tunes From Matt Hagen
As we get ready to close the books on 2022, all the clichés come to mind. Making resolutions, pretending to be sad about celebrities… -
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After a Two-Year Pandemic Hiatus, Waking Windows Finally Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
The 10th annual Waking Windows music and arts festival was gonna be lit. It boasted big-time indie headliners in Japanese Breakfast, the Nude Party… -
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Arts + Culture
Dinosaur Jr., Japanese Breakfast to Headline Waking Windows 2022
Waking Windows has released the initial lineup for its 2022 festival. Boston rock legends Dinosaur Jr. and Philadelphia indie rockers Japanese Breakfast headline the… -
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Soundbites: Introducing New Music Editor Chris Farnsworth
Hey! It's me, Farnsworth — aka Chris, aka the guy whose parents gave him a Winnie-the-Pooh middle name that we'll worry about later. I'm… -
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Drummer and Producer Urian Hackney Reflects on a Remarkable Year
When he was a kid, Urian Hackney would wait outside his father and uncle's rehearsal space trying to build up the courage to ask… -
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Arts + Culture
Rough Francis Fire Bassist for Allegedly Attending 'Terrorist Insurrection' in D.C.
Rough Francis have fired bassist Dan Davine for allegedly attending what the band called "the terrorist insurrection" in Washington, D.C., on January 6, at which… -
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Soundbites: Quick Hits on Local Music Happenings
You've probably noticed that the Seven Days music section is a lot smaller than it used to be. Hell, the whole paper is smaller,… -
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Soundbites: Unpacking Higher Ground's Upcoming Kat Wright Show
Higher Learning Despite data indicating that the coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of abating, the reopening of society continues — including the return of… -
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Rough Francis, 'Urgent Care'
(Self-released, digital) Look, if you don't know the story of Rough Francis — and by extension their progenitors, the famous punk outliers Death —… -
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Arts + Culture
Rough Francis Drummer's Coronavirus-Themed Nirvana Cover Goes Viral
Rough Francis drummer Urian Hackney's parodic cover of Nirvana's "Stay Away" has gone viral. On Saturday, the multi-instrumentalist and producer unveiled "Stay Inside," a… -
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Soundbites: Demystifying Waking Windows' New Radius Clause
A Cause for a Clause It's a little bit nuts to think that planning is well under way for next year's Waking Windows music… -
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Arts + Culture
Waking Windows 2019 Lineup Announced
Strap in, folks. The Waking Windows music-and-arts festival has just revealed its 2019 lineup. The highly anticipated three-day indie-music bonanza kicks off in Winooski on… -
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News
Montpeculiar: Rep. Dylan Giambatista Spiffs Up Vermont's State Song
Politics has long been a cornerstone of punk rock, from the Sex Pistols to Anti-Flag, the Clash to Minor Threat, Propagandhi to NOFX. Since… -
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Soundbites: Musicians Unite for Talent Skatepark
Ch-Ch-Changes Howdy, folks, and happy 2019! If you're anything like me, this is how your year has gone so far: Make a New Year's… -
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The 2018 Local Music Scene Survey
After a year of highlighting the works of local singer-songwriters, musicians, club promoters and producers, we thought it would be enlightening to learn what… -
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Soundbites: Rough Francis Anniversary and Season Two of 'The T'
Final Countdown Season's greetings, music lovers. We're just a few weeks away from the end of the year, and practically every musician and their… -
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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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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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