Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Roller Revolution

“Work hard, hit harder.” That’s the motto of the Barre-Montpelier Twin City Riots’ Livid Loquita. And there’s no doubt the all-female, DIY roller-derby team has the bruises to prove it. Saturday’s “Red, Black and Blue Bout” marks the crew’s inaugural home game, central Vermont’s first-ever taste of flat-track action. While the ’blade battle is family friendly, it ain’t for the faint of heart. Shoulder and hip checking are allowed — nay, encouraged — as the Riots engage in a skating smackdown with Plattsburgh’s North Country Lumber Jills, whom they’ve only faced before in a scrimmage. Once the Riots have racked up some more wins, how ’bout an all-Vermont match with the Green Mountain Derby Dames?