The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Artist interprets America

Artist interprets America

March 31, 2016

Art is often up for interpretation, evoking ideas unbounded in space or time. Erik Hougen, a young artist living and working in Brooklyn, describes his new exhibition as taking place in a “floating time...

Folk quartet Darlingside is pictured. The group will be playing Higher Ground March 31. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBB STEY

Folk group grows brotherhood

Bettina Cataldi March 23, 2016

Red, mole, chili and green sauces mixed into a bed of chicken and rolled into a corn tortilla form what is commonly known as an enchilada. That’s the delicious metaphor  Auyon Mukharji used to describe...

Seattle indie folk band The Head and the Heart is pictured. The group will be performing at Spring- Fest along with student band Bison April 30. PHOTO COURTESY OF CURTIS MILLARD

SpringFest lineup announced

Greta Bjornson March 22, 2016

The University Program Board announced the folk band The Head and the Heart will be headlining this year’s SpringFest. The annual concert is scheduled for April 30 and is set to take place in the...

Stand up comedian Kyle Kinane performing a set. Kinane will be performing at the Vermont Comedy club March 18 and 19.

Comedian returning to Burly for round two

Ben Elfland March 16, 2016

One comedian is most easily recognized by his voice. Kyle Kinane has been the voice of Comedy Central for the last five years, doing on-air announcements in addition to frequent appearances on “Bob’s...

Musician curates monumental sound

Musician curates monumental sound

Ben Elfland March 3, 2016

Four musicians are taking on the task of capturing the sound of a 30-artist ensemble. Wrekmeister Harmonies is an experimental music collective with only one permanent member that features the work...

Instrumental band preps for Nectar’s

Instrumental band preps for Nectar’s

March 1, 2016

Instrumental rock fusion group TAUK will be performing at Higher Ground March 2.Guitarist and alumnus Matt Jalbert said he, bassist Charlie Dolan and pianist Alric “AC” Carter became friends in middle...

Burlington-based psychedelic progressive trip-hop band Binger practices Feb. 18.  JEN RAMIREZ/The Vermont Cynic

Boston horn duo returns to steal Nectar’s spotlight

Ben Elfland February 24, 2016

Despite the chilly weather, one band is sure to heat up the night this Friday. The Hornitz will be performing Feb. 26 at 10:30 p.m. at Nectar’s, a stage they said is one of the best in the country....

Girl group gets in gear for Burlington

Greta Bjornson February 17, 2016

Sisterhood is a source of power for one Brooklyn-based band. The four women who make up TEEN are set to perform in Burlington Feb. 25 at Signal Kitchen. The alternative rock band is currently...

Electronic jam band returns to Higher Ground

Izzy Schechter January 27, 2016

Concert goers next week will be pulled in by the hypnotic music of one popular electronic jam band.      At Higher Ground Feb. 3, Lotus will bring a harmonious mix of “emotion and party vibes,”...

Through the cold, local writers read their stories

Catie Owen December 11, 2015

Winter is coming, but despite the cold, local Burlington artists are celebrating. The 11th annual showing of “Winter Tales” by the Vermont Stage theatre company will take place at the...

Nectar’s Bar and Lounge on Main Street is pictured Oct. 11. Nectar’s was bought by Nector Rorris in 1975 and has hosted bands like Phish and Grace Potter.

Nectar’s celebrates four decades

Izzy Schechter December 10, 2015

For the first time in 10 years, a UVM band is reuniting to “bring the magic” to a local music venue’s anniversary bluegrass showcase. Burlington-based eclectic bluegrass band Smokin’...

 (Front to Back) Vermont Ballet Theater School dancers Allie Zouck, Katherine Lawton and Amy Katz rehearse for the troupe’s performance of “The Nutcracker.”

Ballet takes a crack at a classic

Jensen Wainwright December 9, 2015

‘The Nutcracker” will once again bring the world of classical ballet to Burlington. The production, dubbed “Vermont’s Own Nutcracker,” will run Dec. 19 and 20 at the Flynn Center,...

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