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

Jamie and Doug Return to Slade

March 7, 2005

This past Thursday, March 3rd, Jamie Masefield and Doug Perkins played a concert in Slade Hall for what, the umpteenth time? It was a kicking show. As Jaime and Doug agreed, "It started out slow, but...

Billy Martin of Medeski, Martin, and Wood Converses with the Vermont Cynic

March 5, 2005

Saturday night, February 26th, after a hot Medeski, Martin, and Wood show at the Higher Ground, I sat down to have a conversation with virtuoso innovative jazz drummer Billy Martin.Vermont Cynic: So some...

Jeremy Scott is So Hot Right Now

February 22, 2005

Here at the Cynic we are under a constant assault from aspiring musicians looking for publicity, and most of them don't deserve any. Every day, we editors and writers dread receiving the newest hit singles...

Family Groove Company Coming To Nectar’s

February 22, 2005

Think of jam songs like dragsters: shaky vehicles flirting with disaster. The tires might blow, the car could hit the wall, and the next one looks to do the same. Bands often lose sight of composition...

What Will “Be”

February 21, 2005

Legend has it that in the forties Lester Young was the king of cool. His introverted sax style eased out from his horn like a trail of incense. He was poetry and more than anything his aura was unexplainable-it...

You Can’t Be Neutral On A Moving Train

February 17, 2005

At 8:00 pm on Monday, February 7th,The Students for Peace and Global Justice aired the film "You Can't Be Neutral On a Moving Train," while previously advertising it as being a film by Howard Zinn. If...

STS9 Is Coming Too

February 17, 2005

Sound Tribe Sector Nine has played Burlington many times in the past few years. After releasing their new album Artifact on their own independently owned record label 1320, this tour will be one not to...

Collecting the Body, Transferring Desire

February 17, 2005

What do a Japanese sword, stiletto shoes, a penis sheath, and a Barbie have in common? Curated by UVM students, "Collecting the body, Transferring Desire" is one of the new spring exhibits at the Fleming...

“Fell in Love with a Boy”

February 17, 2005

A crazy thing happened to me in the post-office the other day-I found out people are listening to soul again. But, it wasn't just anybody; it was three little girls with blonde hair and pig tails. They...

Breakbeats in the Land of Dante

February 3, 2005

Florence is a delightful city, home to the greatest masterpieces in art history; the finest wine from the nearby Chianti region; and olive oil so luscious it can be used to prepare pretty much every single...

An Appointment at Higher Ground with John Brown’s Body

February 3, 2005

I woke up on Friday and looked at my hands, still marked with the Higher Ground under-21 "X." Scratching my head released the stale smoke locked in my hair and now my dreams were fading. I could remember...

The Flo Hosts An End of the Semester Party at Nectar’s

December 6, 2004

p>December 12th, The Flo' and The Casual Fiasco will perform an end of the semester party at Nectar's from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. If everyone else's semester has been like mine, getting drunk with the Flo'...

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