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Thurston Moore - First Unitarian Church (Burlington, VT) - Sunday, January 29, 2012
He played a six-string and a twelve-string, both acoustic, and was joined by a second acoustic guitar, drums, violin, and most surprisingly, a harp.
27 November 2011The Joy Formidable - Higher Ground (S. Burlington, VT) - Thursday, November 17, 2011
Now I know why they named their album The Big Roar- because that’s what they sounded like, a three-person post-punk whirling dervish of a band.
9 August 2011Jeff Mangum - First Unitarian Church (Burlington, VT) - Monday, August 8, 2011
What better venue to see the man play than a church?
4 August 2011Zappa Plays Zappa - Higher Ground (S. Burlington, VT) - Wednesday August 3, 2011
Not only do they do faithful versions of Zappa’s music, but Dweezil manages to recreate Frank’s guitar tone to an astonishing degree.
22 June 2011OFF! - 242 Main (Burlington, VT) - Monday, June 20, 2011
These punk rock veterans made it look so easy, flailing and headbanging away while playing some of the tightest, heaviest and catchiest music that I’ve heard in years.
27 April 2011The New Original Sonic Sound - S/T (Jackpot)
The production is appropriately dirty and analog for a tribute to The Sonics, and all the essential elements of the music are in place: organ, guitar, saxophone, and gritty blues howl.
16 April 2011The Pixies - The Metropolis (Montreal, QC) - April 14, 2011
When Kim Deal played the opening notes of “Debaser” the place just exploded, and the intensity did not go down until the house lights went up almost two hours later.
6 April 2011New York Dolls – Dancing Backward in High Heels (429)
They may not sound like how you remember them, but the New York Dolls are back with the first essential summer record of 2011.
24 March 2011Mike Watt - Hyphenated-Man (Clenched Wrench)
With inspiration from an unlikely source, Mike Watt started a record label and put out his magnum opus.
20 December 2010Lauryn Hill - Higher Ground (S. Burlington, VT) - Sunday, December 19, 2010
I came to the realization at the show that Lauryn Hill is the Axl Rose of the hip-hop world.
11 November 2010Monster Magnet - Mastermind (Napalm Records)
It has a big, fat bass sound that stands out on nearly every track, rivaling the guitars for dominance and giving the album coherence.
2 November 2010Project/Object - Higher Ground Showcase Lounge (S. Burlington, VT) - Sunday, October 31, 2010
Dweezil’s got the DNA, but Project/Object has the Zappa alumni: Ike Willis and Ray White are in the band, and their enthusiasm was infectious.
22 October 2010The Black Crowes - Higher Ground (S. Burlington, VT) - October 19 & 20, 2010
It’s always fun to see a band two nights in a row. The extra night allowed them to spread their wings and play songs from all of their records.
11 October 2010Death with Rough Francis - Higher Ground (S. Burlington, VT) - Thursday, October 7, 2010
“The story of Death is the story of two cities- Detroit and Burlington”, said Bobby Hackney, which is why Burlington was lucky enough to be one of the few cities to witness Death live.
4 October 2010Built To Spill - Higher Ground (S. Burlington, VT) - Sunday, October 3 2010
The three-guitar arrangement was not overkill at all. Each player carved out his own space within the framework of the songs.
7 September 2010Mike Gent of The Figgs
This year The Figgs released their tenth studio album and toured as Graham Parker’s backing band. Mike talks about life with the band, songwriting, and the man who fights himself.
25 August 2010The Sword - Warp Riders (Kemado Records)
This record is bound to increase The Sword’s profile and expand their audience into hard rock territory, but not at the expense of the headbangers who have been fans from the beginning.
8 August 2010Manassas - Down The Road (Atlantic)
Last weekend I found a hidden gem for two bucks! For the price of this record I could have only downloaded the first two tracks from iTunes.
26 July 2010The Big Four Satellite Broadcast from The Sonisphere Festival – Levski Stadium (Sofia, Bulgaria) - June 22, 2010
This sounded like such a cool idea that I had to go: a satellite broadcast of The Big Four of 80’s thrash — Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax — beamed down live to movie theaters around the world from the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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