May 2-8, 2007
The Home & Garden Issue: Life is Sweet for Vermont’s Pollinators, but Their Party Days May Be Numbered; Seeking Help From a One-Man Broom Squad; How do you Leave a Place You Love?; Noshing at Nectar’s During Sound Check
Going Six Feet Under
One would think an individual who spends an inordinate amount of time in front of his TV set would have a cable or dish package…
Checking out “Cake Mania”
Over the weekend, I tried out a computer game called “Cake Mania” in order to blog about it — tough job I have, eh? Apparently,…
Fusion/Acid Jazz/Funk/Etc.
[image-x]I feel that I must reply to the reader’s comment concerning fusion (Jill’s posting). I’ve been involved with college radio for nearly twenty years, so…
Summa Cum Plastered
For some reason, Champlain College holds graduation the first weekend in May, a full two weeks before UVM and St. Michael’s. Speaking of St. Mike’s,…
On the Festival Trail
[image-x]Jazz Mafia co-blogger L.J. Palardy is correct in thinking that I may be familiar with the annual FIMAV, which draws increasingly large crowds each May…
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Liminal Engagement [SIV24]
5/4/07, Soo Sunny Park’s installation at BCA’s Firehouse Gallery, “Liminal Engagement,” May 4–June 2, 2007: What do you get when you combine plastic cups, metal…
Can’t wait?
[image-x]Quickly, those who can’t wait until June 2 or are otherwise engaged on that date might want to know that Kenny Garrett and Pharoah Sanders…
Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing
I just got a plea for help from a man in search of good, creamy blue cheese dressing. Here’s his missive:Suzanne: I went out to…
Hope for a champion performance…
[image-x]I can’t disagree with anything Michael says! This is why it’s great Seven Days brought together such a varied group of jazz experts. My jazz…
Getting the Hives
As one grows older, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep up with the current music scene. I can’t even imagine how a newly-minted teenager of…
Detox on the Rocks?
Unsurprisingly, CNN reported today that experts are coming out against the wildly popular Master Cleanse regimen. The “cleansing fast” allows a laxative, saltwater and a…
Calling All Leprechauns
Writing the Hackie column comes with a built-in contradiction. On the one hand, I have great respect for the privacy of the folks I drive…
My Money is on Champions
[image-x]I have to say there isn’t a single show for which I’m more excited than the Chick Corea and Bela Fleck duet. As a jazz…
James Beard Foundation Woes
There was an interesting article in today’s NY Times about how the James Beard Foundation is struggling to bounce back from a 2004 scandal. The…
News Quirks 05.02.07
Curses, Foiled Again Howard Bradley Mayfield, 47, tried to spend four counterfeit $20 bills at a convenience store in Damascus, Va., police said, but the…
Buzz Kill?
Life is sweet for Vermont’s pollinators, but their party days may be numbered
Stone Cold Roosters, Out Of The Woods
(Self-released, CD) If there can be such a thing as a modern old-school country band, central Vermont’s Stone Cold Roosters are it. The group’s debut,…
Page McConnell, Page McConnell
(Sony Legacy, CD) I don’t like Phish. There, I said it. That statement is close to sacrilege in these parts, but I really feel much…
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Urban Dance Complex [SIV23]
Vermont and hip hop merge at Sarah Cover’s new dance studio in Williston, Urban Dance Complex.Says Sarah, “I … am trying to create a Vermont…
Cheese fest or Champions? Béla Fleck and Chick Corea
[image-x]I’m breaking with the Eddie Palmeri kick. I really enjoy theidea of examining the Jazz Fest schedule an artist at a time, but ever since…
