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The Inner Fire District (MySpace) are hard to define. When pressed they call themselves Radical Yiddish Balkan Culture Folk but their sound sidesteps labels. TAGS: burlington, culture, folk, music, musician profile, stuck in vermont, video

Early last Thursday morning, fire consumed an apartment building at 144 North Union Street in Burlington. Fortunately, all of the building’s nine residents were able to escape unharmed. But the house and virtually everything inside it was a total loss.... Read more

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(Fat Cat Music, CD)

It’s tempting to assume that a group claiming to blend jazz and rock is really just another aimless jam band. But once upon a time — as far back as the 1960s with Can, or even more recently with post-rock bands of the 1990s — jazz and rock came together in an innovative fashion, and was appreciated by more than stoned college kids.... Read more

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“I heard a guy ask a guard if he’d ever jerked off with his own tears. It was stunning,” says Chaim Rochester, 32, guitarist for local metal band Amadis. Rochester, a.k.a. J.J. Harris, is speaking about his recent 45-day stint at the St. Johnsbury Regional Correctional Facility. “You know, it was relatively low-key. No one tried to shank me,” he says. “The number-one question I’ve been asked is if I had to eat the Nutraloaf,” he continues. “The answer is no.”... Read more

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So you think Shakespeare is boring, eh? Vermont Stage Company's new production of King Lear will quickly dispel that notion as it explodes onto the FlynnSpace stage.

Fights, betrayal, backstabbing, bloodshed, love, sex, madness - King Lear is a complex family drama set in a nondescript time period.... Read more

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It’s been a while since we’ve heard from experimental music guru Greg Davis. It seems he’s been quite the busy, buzzing bee lately, recording, producing and touring with or for an array of artists and labels as varied as the man’s music itself.... Read more

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There’s been a noticeable void in the Burlington music scene for the last six months or so, as Gabrielle and Burette Douglas of psychedelic rockers The Cush retreated to the sunny climes of their home state of Texas for the winter. These particular snowbirds have long been one of the area’s most revered acts, so their return is welcome after yet another long, cold, eerily quiet Vermont winter.... Read more

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(Saddle Creek Records, CD)

Omaha darlings Neva Dinova have a handful of indie releases to their credit — including on the mp3-based Crank! — but You May Already Be Dreaming is their debut for hometown magnates Saddle Creek Records. The disc has an atmospheric twang that’s hard to forget, and it holds up well alongside output from label mates such as Bright Eyes and The Faint. ... Read more

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When it debuted in Berlin in 1928, The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) instantly turned old-fashioned opera into groundbreaking musical theater. It had a political edge, thanks to the lyrics of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), and its music was infused with the sounds and sensibilities of 1920s German cabaret, courtesy of the great composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950).... Read more

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