Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Badge of Honor

The Burlington music scene at large was tickled to welcome celebrated songwriter Anders Parker (pictured) to the fold when he settled here two years ago. The former Varnaline front man — and, along with Son Volt’s Jay Farrar, one-half of Gob Iron — has made himself right at home with a new band, Cloud Badge, composed of two of the Queen City’s finest: bassist Creston Lea and drummer Steve Hadeka. This Friday, that outfit plays their second ever show at The Monkey House, alongside local indie upstarts The Crack Up and pseudo locals The Powder Kegs.