Listening to Lavender is like reading a fantasy novel before “maturity” ruined that for you. Nandi Plunkett—A.K.A. Half Waif—crafts haunting melodies that suspend you in a dusky dreamworld. She takes on the role of this world’s troubadour, disturbed by her travels, by homesickness, by a very beautiful kind of sadness. We follow her as she… Read More
You’re sitting in your room with two of your best friends. In your arms, you’re holding the acoustic guitar that you purchased over the summer. To your right, there is a cellist. To your left, another guitarist. You’ve been experimenting with different tunings for weeks, looking for different ways to experiment and different ways to… Read More
Go see Long Neck on Friday 3/3 at Foam Brewers! Instead of spending the next few months twisting your ankles in the snow and/or mud, hop in a carpool with friends to attend one of the many upcoming concerts in the Champlain Valley. Most of the concerts are in Burlington but we have included some… Read More
On a guitar rich in bass tones and coated with tasteful reverb, Eric Benoit conjures a series of gentle arpeggios, punctuating them with a few well-placed harmonics. Then, with his lilting tenor, he carries us through simple, evocative lyrics: “I’ve never been to New Mexico / Never seen the canyons there / But I open… Read More
Here lies 2017, the year she told you not to worry about. And look what came of it: 2017 took your net neutrality, brought Charles Murray to campus, and made your annoying twelve-year-old cousin Bitcoin rich. And what’s your consolation prize? A fidget spinner in your stocking and tide pods for Christmas dinner. More seriously—2017… Read More
When I first met Matt Ellin, he was by far the coolest punk kid at our Pennsylvania performing arts summer camp, and at first I hadn’t the slightest idea how to relate to him. But as fate would have it, we soon became close friends and musical collaborators. He has always been intimidatingly funny, talented,… Read More
Disclaimer: WRMC is a community radio station. We are re-posting this transcript because of great interest on behalf of our listenership and readership, and especially because it will not be posted elsewhere, as other local sources do not take anonymous submissions. We believe in shielding those who submit anonymously from possible retaliation because timely, relevant… Read More
Alex Bacchus (left), Elizabeth Saylor and Katrina Spencer (right) have put together an Arabic-language music playlist for you all to listen to as you prepare for the end-of-the-semester, eat over the holiday break and get your last assignments together. Let us know what you think and don’t forget to follow Katrina Spencer at katleespe on… Read More
club kid mating calls of the early 2000s You step down off the doorstep and onto the narrow sidewalk as soon as the sun sets. The sky hovers at a deep blue, and the multicolored lights from street reflect off your heavily bleached hair. You pull the fur-lined hood of your jacket over your head… Read More
This piece has been re-posted, with permission, from Beyond the Green. Dear President Patton, Demands for Justice and Healing at Middlebury in Response to Racial Profiling We demand a public apology from Laurie Patton to Addis Fouche-Channer, Black students and students of color, and the entire Middlebury community for racial profiling. We also demand acknowledgment… Read More
Getting ready to see Cupcakke at Grooveyard tonight? Or just want to listen to some super sex positive party music by (mostly) women of color? Check out this playlist then 🙂
