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Basement Medicine

The student-run community news site of Vermont State University - Johnson

Basement Medicine

The student-run community news site of Vermont State University - Johnson

Basement Medicine

Seeing all-stars at Dibden jamboree

Seeing all-stars at Dibden jamboree

Anna Maria Liccione April 18, 2013

It didn’t take long for the seats to fill and then empty as loads of people crowded the dance floor in Dibden. At most rock shows, it takes a few songs for people to really get up the nerve to dance....

Feral Foster, who was up early that evening

Gathering of Fools no such thing

Tom Benton April 18, 2013

It wasn’t a gathering of fools. It wasn’t even a gathering of idiot savants. Those assembled, three groups from Brooklyn – Feral Foster (one man), the Whiskey Spitters (four men, one woman) and Avo...

The Whiskey Spitters

Gathering of Fools imports Brooklyn country

Thomas Benton March 28, 2013

  They call themselves A Gathering of Fools, and they’re coming to the Stearns Performance Space at 7 p.m. on Apr. 3. It’s actually a gathering of three bands from Brooklyn: the Whiskey Spitters,...

Whats that? Sure, pass it up here!

Still smokin’ after all these years

Samuel Bridges March 14, 2013

The metal-framed folding chairs placed aimlessly in the back of the Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington, Vt. were occupied with the immobile. The venue had two crowded bars at opposite ends, both...

Le Vent du Nord smuggle fun  across the border

Le Vent du Nord smuggle fun across the border

Justin Little December 6, 2012

It is impossible to know exactly what went through the minds of Johnson State College’s students as they went to see the band Le Vent Du Nord on Dec. 2, but they may have been expecting something different...

Taylor Swift released her fourth album, Red, on Oct. 12.

Taylor Swift 4: a panorama flipping misery the bird

Tom Benton, Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2012

Taylor Swift’s “Red” is one of the loveliest pieces of pop art about young love in recent years. It’s incredible that Ms. Swift’s capable of such a panoramic view of young love and relationships...

Jive Farmer

Funk, Rock ‘n Milk: Jiver Farmer comes to town

Leigh Robtoy October 6, 2012

An impromptu jam session at The Hub in Johnson among three musicians who had never played together before quickly turned into a new band called Jive Farmer. "The name is testament to the fact that Chris...

Pretty pleasing, with Sugar Ray on top

Pretty pleasing, with Sugar Ray on top

Tom Benton April 12, 2012

Sugar Ray and the Bluetones played Dibden on March 23, and if a harmonica was a flamethrower, they would’ve set the house on fire. The first sign of greatness was their opening act, three smoked-out-looking...

Springsteen’s newest a “Wrecking Ball” for my heart

Tom Benton, Editor-in-Chief March 16, 2012

Bruce Springsteen is one of the shining idols of my life. I first visited Springsteen when I was 14. Springsteen’s music revealed a brother I’d never imagined was out there—in songs like “Thunder...

The Aerolites are poised for takeoff

The Aerolites are poised for takeoff

Anna Maria Liccione, Arts and Entertainment Editor/Senior Copy Editor March 8, 2012

“Undeniably classifiable.” That’s exactly how I would describe The Aerolites’ unique blend of Americana, rock and roll, funk, surf and soul after an energetic show at Moog’s Place in Morrisville...

Seven Stories of sound, all of them loud

Seven Stories of sound, all of them loud

Tom Benton, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2012

Seven Stories violently assaulted my eardrums when they played Dibden on March 2. They did so with plenty enough aptitude for me to pass up pressing charges, but whether they deserved criminal charges...

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