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Few Vermont acts, save perhaps Grace Potter & The Nocturnals or various members of Phish, could compete with a Junior Brown show and outdraw him. But last April, Starline Rhythm Boys did just that, pulling in some 800 people for a benefit at the Sheraton Hotel in South Burlington, while just down the street at Higher Ground, the legendary slide guitarist played a woefully under-attended show.... Read more

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Before moving to San Francisco in August 2005, The Loyalists were among the more highly regarded hip-hop acts in Vermont. The years since their departure has seen an explosion of hip-hop artists emerge throughout the state, many of whom likely owe the group a debt of gratitude.... Read more

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“Does life have to be knowledge, or is knowledge life?” The question flowed as nonchalantly from the mouth of its speaker as any sentiment in any normal conversation. But this particular conversation was hardly normal.... Read more

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When an emerging artist draws comparisons to Ella Fitzgerald, she’s bound to raise a few eyebrows. One simply does not invoke “The First Lady of Song” without a damn good reason. But as Burlington audiences will soon discover, there are more than a few good reasons why Grammy-nominated soul siren Ledisi is viewed by many as the brightest star on the horizon of modern R&B.... Read more

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Andy Williams’ “Free Will Astrology” reading for the week of May 1, 2008, begins with the following line: “Whatcha gonna do with your freedom?” Had the local turntablist read his horoscope prior to that Thursday morning, he likely would have viewed its contents with the same quaint amusement most of us assume when discovering what the stars supposedly have in store for us on any given day. But May 1 was no ordinary day for Williams, a.k.a. DJ A-Dog.... Read more

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The members of Montréal’s Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band hold passionate social and political beliefs, reflected by an equally passionate international fan base. However, their music itself is rarely explicitly political, which leads to inevitable misconceptions about TSMZ’s motives and inaccurate designations as a “political” band. Thanks, Pitchfork!... Read more

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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

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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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San Francisco’s Rupa & The April Fishes are causing quite a stir in both world and indie-music circles, corraling myriad stylistic influences into a globetrotting aural mash-up that’s both comfortingly familiar and breathtakingly unique. Led by silk-throated vocalist Rupa — the daughter of Indian immigrants who was born in the U.S. and raised on three continents — the group comes by its duality honestly.... Read more

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Afrobeat conglomerate Rubblebucket Orchestra are one of the most exciting groups to come out of Boston in recent memory.... Read more

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