Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Dollars and Sense

Sometimes, to really understand the present, we need to appreciate the past. Aloe Blacc’s striking, poignant new album Good Things is a perfect example. The MC-turned-R&B-crooner delves deep into the gritty urban soul of the 1970s and delivers a politically charged treatise on modern societal ills — particularly on his Bill Withers-esque hit “I Need a Dollar.” Wednesday, November 17, the multitalented singer enlightens Club Metronome with his ace backing band the Grand Scheme.