It's been about six months since last we heard from Rebecca Kopycinski's — aka Nuda Veritas — "monthly" local music TV show Burly Song. Due to time and money constraints, it seems biannual editions will be par for the course for the foreseeable future, which is too bad. It'...

They came. They saw. They got arrested. As numerous media outlets are reporting, last weekend's Phish reunion shows in Hampton, Va resulted in a perhaps predictable flurry of activity on the city's police blotter as 194 concertgoers were arrested and cops seized — are you sitting down? —...

Just kidding. Burlington doesn't suck. But now that I have your attention . . . In a couple of weeks, Seven Days will be running a cover story concerning ways to "make Burlington better." The piece is still very much in the planning stages. But a brainstorming session earlier today kin...

Higher Ground just announced that Bonnie "Prince" Billy, a.k.a. Palace, a.k.a. Palace Songs, a.k.a. Palace Music, a.k.a. Palace Brothers, a.k.a. Will Oldham will make a return visit to VT on Monday, May 18. If I may, woo hoo!, a.k.a. hell yeah!, a.k.a. yippee! Here's a clip from a rece...

I swear I'm not making this up. According to Boston.com and various other media outlets, Etta James publicly threatened to whoop Beyonce Knowles' ass at a recent concert in Seattle. The legendary singer was apparently miffed over Knowles' Inaugural Ball performance of "At Last,"...

Local hip-hip mover and/or shaker Burnt MD has gotta be just about the hardest working musician in VT, hip-hop or otherwise. He's also one of the more aggressive promoters I've come across in my time behind this desk — and I've come across quite a few. Hardly a week goes by that he doe...

Happy Obama Day, Solid State! As I'm sure many of you do, I know several people who were at the festivities in DC today, including a few who are attending Inaugural Balls this evening. While I normally avoid large crowds like the plague, I have to admit, I'm a little jealous. Given the elect...

So another year has come and gone (and then some . . . sorry). And it was a pretty wild one at that: Obama thrashing McCain; The Not-So-Great Depression; discovering that Tom Brady is mortal after all. A wild, wild year, indeed. It was also an impressive year for music, in general. Although, when ha...

This just in from the Department of Inevitability: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2009 PHISH ANNOUNCES FIRST SUMMER TOUR IN FIVE YEARS Online Ticket Request Period Is Underway; Tickets Go On Sale To General Public Weekend Of January 30th & 31st The Clifford Ball, A Seven-DVD Box Set, Scheduled...

I know, I know. I promised that godforsaken Best of 2008 list two days ago. And it's still not done. Things have been nuttier than usual the last couple of days. But I swear I'll have it up before I write my Best of 2009 post, guaranteed. Actually, I'm hoping later today or tomorrow morning. We shal...