(Jenke Records, digital download)

Sometimes outdated media can amplify nostalgia. When memories of wistful yearning are documented on VHS tapes, cassettes or in tattered photographs, they seem somehow more meaningful. Burlington’s Ryan Fauber Band channel this sentiment on a new release, The Milton Tape. It takes a minute to adjust to the practice-room-style recording — originally captured on a tape recorder in 2007 — and several more to comprehend it.... Read more

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(Jenke Records, digital download)

Rumor has it within the music industry that the tighter the pants the musician wears, the longer the sound check will last. In the baggy-pantsed world of hip-hop, that sometimes means MCs won’t even show up. When it comes to Burlington’s Mavstar — aka Marek Lorenc — I suspect he would be there early. The MC holds a degree in music theory and composition and plays clarinet for Burlington’s Setup City.... Read more

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(Self-released, digital download)

Burlington’s ska scene isn’t prominent — it lives primarily on local turntables rather than onstage. But ska-punkers Husbands AKA are gaining momentum. On their new, self-titled album, which showcases their hardcore and punk-rock roots, the musicians bring checkered hellfire.... Read more

(Bear Minimum Records, CD)

Through the late 1980s and early ’90s, hardcore and punk rock adopted a sensitive side: emo. Washington, DC’s Rites of Spring opened the floodgates, and emo eventually bloomed into a commercial success. The music industry capitalized on this untapped genre and swept its original intent under Hot Topic’s rug.... Read more

(State & Main Records, digital download, CD)

If you lived in Vermont 10,000 years ago, there was a good chance you had beachfront property overlooking the Champlain Sea. There was also a good chance there were gnarly waves to surf. As such, the Concrete Rivals, Montpelier’s new surf-metal trio, arrive fashionably late on the Vermont surf scene with their debut release, Eat Their Weight in Snakes.... Read more

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