Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Culture Shock

Fusing hook-laden pop with a kaleidoscopic array of worldly influences, Ann Arbor, Michigan’s the Ragbirds are an enigma. The quintet exhibits a gleeful disregard for contemporary folk-rock convention, corralling an unwieldy assortment of styles — from worldbeat to reggae to straight-up rock and roll and beyond — into a melting pot of cultural touchstones that can, and often does, explode in a torrent of irresistible grooves. This Saturday, October 22,the band makes its way to the Monkey House in Winooski with Burlington-based singer-songwriter, Zack duPont.