May 31 – Jun 6, 2017
Kamasi Washington Ignites a New Generation of Jazz Fans; Can Hyperbaric Oxygen Cure What Ails You?; Diners are Flocking to Samurai Soul Food
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Kamasi Washington Leads a New Guard in Jazz
It seems that jazz is perpetually on the verge of being “over.” Or, to borrow a phrase often uttered by Reuben Jackson, host of “Friday…
Obituary: E. Calvin Schneider, 1944-2017
E. Calvin Schneider died peacefully of an interstitial lung infection at his home on June 4, 2017, in the house that he and his wife…
Obituary: Gabriel Bass, 1948-2017
Gabriel Sol Bass, 68, of Hinesburg, Vermont, left this world on Friday, May 26 at 12:30pm, surrounded by music, close friends, and family who lovingly…
The Parmelee Post: Massive Asteroid Abruptly Cancels Trip to Earth
A massive asteroid that appeared to be heading directly toward planet Earth has abruptly changed its course, according to members of the Vermont Astronomical Society….
Shoulder Room: Route 7’s Gains Cause Some Pains
A yellow-clad road worker flagged a dozen cars to a stop last Thursday while excavators gouged out earth and shrubbery along the east side of…
Ask Athena: What’s Up With Going Down? BJ 101
Dear Athena, I’ve never given head. I think it might be gross, but I want to do it to my partner. My partner has a…
Tiny Hardwick Breaks a Dishwashing World Record
Who needs a dishwasher when you’ve got friends like these? A soapy scrum of 346 people gathered in Hardwick last Saturday to break the Guinness…
Hackie: McDonald’s, 2 a.m.
“Look at you, Jernigan — you’ve grown a beard.” “Yeah, and it’s mostly white. I’ve gone full geezer, brother. You don’t like the way it…
Eckankar Followers Chant ‘Hu’ in Burlington
On a Sunday morning in May, in a space decorated with flower arrangements at Burlington’s Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, some 25 people were…
From Writing Tips to Naked Irishmen: Short Reads on Vermont Books
Seven Days writers can’t possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable…
Rope-a-Dope: Scott Elusive on Future of Pot Bill
It was a moment that exposed our nation’s ambivalent attitude toward marijuana. As he announced last Wednesday that he would veto a pot legalization bill,…
White River Indie Film Fest Tackles Social Issues
White River Junction will serve as the hub of the Vermont film world this week, when moviegoers and local filmmakers converge in the Upper Valley…
Movie Review: ‘The Lovers’ Doesn’t Have Enough There There
It’s not often that I find myself struggling to find enough to say about a film. But The Lovers, the latest from writer-director Azazel Jacobs…
Free Will Astrology (5/31/17)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “The most intense moments the universe has ever known are the next 15 seconds,” said philosopher Terence McKenna. He was naming…
Ghost-Town Center: The Dying Days of Burlington’s Downtown Mall
Crowds swarmed the Church Street Marketplace last Tuesday, navigating outdoor café tables, street vendors, slow-moving tourists and window shoppers. Steps away, a ghost town. Inside…
Skinny Pancake Opens at Shelburne Museum
The Skinny Pancake, which started in the summer of 2003 as a crêpe cart on Burlington’s Church Street, will open a branch in early June…
Album Review: Some Hollow, ‘Green’
(Self-released, digital download) Look, I like cheese. Ask anyone I go to lunch with. My music tastes are no different. I can dig some truly…
Soundbites: Discover (Free) Jazz; So Long, Section Sign Records
Ah, the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. Much like the lilacs that precede its arrival, the fest’s sweetness and ubiquity are matched only by its ephemeralness….
Movie Review: Biting Satire ‘War Machine’ Revisits the Conflict in Afghanistan
Netflix takes its incursion into historically Hollywood-held territory to the next level with War Machine, a $60 million military satire starring Brad Pitt, written and…
Burlington’s S.I.N.siZZle Stakes a Claim to the Throne of Local Hip-Hop
The antiseptic set of a local TV news show is an awkward venue for hip-hop. But the bright lights didn’t seem to faze Burlington rapper…
Report Card: Studied to Death by the Vermont Legislature
The Vermont legislature rejected Gov. Phil Scott’s plan to merge the liquor department and lottery commission earlier this year, opting instead to study the matter….
Album Review: smalltalker, ‘Walk Tall’
(Self-released, digital download) Burlington-based soul band smalltalker are not as idle and awkward as their name suggests. The group’s debut EP, Walk Tall, bustles with…
Art Review: W. David Powell’s ‘Golden Era’ Collages
W. David Powell reaches into his unique reservoir of scientific, historical, literary and visual references for an exhibit at the White River Gallery @ BALE…
A Worcester Entrepreneur Corrals Farmers, Food Trucks and Community
On June 8, a farmers market will debut just off Route 12 in Worcester. Located on property privately owned by entrepreneur Kyle Devitt, the weekly…
Letters to the Editor (5/31/17)
Trump = Titanic In your excellent piece “Trumpatized” [May 24], you omitted the answer given by Bruno Latour in his May Harper’s magazine article “The…
On Huntington’s SHO Farm, Nearly Everything Is Edible
It’s spring, and the fragrance of lilacs fills the air. Their flowers offer a rare and delicious scent, but are they good enough to eat?…
How a Vermont Family Keeps Their Late Son’s Spirit Alive
May 28 is the start of birthday season in the Cohn family. This was the date, in 1992, when Samuel Mariano Cohn, the family’s middle…
Is Hyperbaric Oxygen a ‘Miracle Cure’?
Mary Kay Blouin felt like she was living in a state of perpetual exhaustion. After a couple of falls on pavement in the last two…
A Performance About POTUS From Artists’ Imperative
After the election of Donald Trump last November, artists — and many others —wondered: How do I respond? The 95,369 people who voted for Trump…
Dee Kalea Presents 50 Years of Jazz Photography
According to photographer Dee Kalea, her subjects routinely praise her for capturing their essence. That may be because, over nearly 50 years of shooting the…
Eat This Week, May 31 to June 6, 2017: On Island Time
Most cocktail historians trace the Scorpion Bowl’s roots to a Honolulu watering hole called the Hut, sometime in the 1930s. The original Scorpion blended rum,…
Samurai Soul Food Has Taken Fairlee by Storm
“CHICKEN AND BEER,” announces a bold blue sign on the side of the building at 176 Route 5 in Fairlee. While the label gives passersby…
Vermont Sushi Factory Delivers Organic Maki
Attention, local sushi connoisseurs: There’s a new fish in the pond. Last month, Hardwick-based Vermont Sushi Factory began wholesaling all-organic, made-daily maki in area storefronts…
