Music / The Arts

Roy Brown: Photo by Wendy RamseyPublished in The Message For The Week, Dec. 1, 2010
Local musician Roy Brown and his new tribute band V2, Vermont's ultimate U2 experience, recently debuted their live show at the Mole's Eye Café in Brattleboro, to a resounding positive response.
"It was a surreal experience for some reason," Brown stated in a recent interview. "We had a great time and the crowd really responded well. We opened with "Beautiful Day," launched into " Elevation" and the place took off!"

David HullSeptember 4, 2010 Stratford,Connecticut-born bassist David Hull is a veteran, hard-working musician whose been paying his dues for many years, hitting the road as a fresh-faced high school kid after hooking up and recording an album with former Jimi Hendrix drummer Buddy Miles. In fact, Hull became a touring member of the Buddy Miles Express in the
late 60's and opening for Hendrix at the L.A. Forum and not only that, actually paid tribute by performing at the guitar icon's funeral service!

Curst: Vermont Democracy Published in The Message For The Week, Chester, VT., August 11, 2010 Curst, Vermont Democracy, 2010 Southern Vermont rockers Curst, who have been playing together in various forms since 2004, recently released their first full-length CD titled Vermont Democracy, which is a culmination of songs taken from three previous EP releases during these various line ups from 2006 to the present.

Curst: Photo by Danielle WoolschlagerPublished in The Commons, Brattleboro, Vt. June 30, 2010 Originally formed in 2004 and featuring a heavy blend of hard rock and heavy metal, the on-again-off-again band Curst are definitely "on again", recently completing and releasing their debut, full-length CD titled Vermont Democracy, which has actually been in the works going as far back as to 2006.

GeddyLeeRush In Concert, Mohegan Sun Arena, New Haven, Ct. 7/19/10 Rush is a very unique band. This Canadian trio, which has sold over 50 million albums and toured the globe during their 30+ year career, still somehow remains the world's biggest cult band. So many follow them passionately, yet still, so many don't know who they are.

Dino benchPublished in The Green Mountain Outlook, April 21, 2010 CHESTER, VT - Meet Chester, Vermont-artist Barre Pinske, who recently completed a unique, commissioned project-a dinosaur-theme waiting area for a pediatric dentist office in Milford, Ct. So how did this prehistoric of a project come about?

Utensils In Still LifePublished in The Green Mountain Outlook, April 14, 2010 BELLOWS FALLS, VT - The Green Mountain Outlook office recently welcomed the photography of Bellows Falls, Vermont residents Elissa Descoteau and Roberto Gautier, whose "Utensils In The Still Life Tradition" prints are currently gracing the Red Wall Gallery at the office on The Square in Bellows Falls.

Sienna Dreamin, I & II: oil on canvasPublished in the Green Mountain Outlook, Mar. 31, 2010 Currently on display through April 25, Southern Vermont artist Scott J. Morgan is exhibiting his new series of paintings titled “World View", at the restaurant of L. A. Burdick's in Walpole, NH.

802 Music: 802 Music founder, David Hinkleypublished in the Green Mountain Outlook, Mar. 24, 2010 Upon first contact with Dave Hinkley, founder of 802 Music located at One Main Street in downtown Springfield, I knew right away this gentleman was not your average 20-year- old. In fact, this was a young entrepreneur with a vision to create a local music scene for his generation. Hinkley may or may not see it this way, but this editor certainly does.

Stonewall: Live at Alyson's in Walpole, NHPublished in the Green Mountain Outlook, March17, 2010 The Friends of Head Start of Cheshire and Sullivan, NH counties recently hosted a second annual benefit concert at Alyson's Orchard banquet hall in Walpole, NH to benefit the Drewsville Head Start program.