Burlington Music: Never a Dull Moment

Burlington music never a dull moment

While Burlington’s weather has not been all too kind to us lately, the Burlington music scene never stops giving.
Last Monday, Higher Ground’s Showcase Lounge was surprisingly packed for Welsch Los Campesinos!’s jangly indie rock. And this past Saturday night featured two prominent UVM bands at The Monkey House, friends Buzzjar and The Feverbreakers.
At that show, a show that featured an unusually large amount of college kids dancing while sipping their 40s, I began wondering — after this semester, two of the most prominent bands on campus are taking their last stand: what junior bands will take their place?
This weekend offers a show at the Fifth Element at 9 p.m., one of Burlington’s secret venues associated with Tick Tick. While not a favorite hangout week in and week out, an evening jaunt with the hipsters of Burlington can provide for an enjoyable, entertaining night.
Osage Orange and Ryan Power are the main acts at the Element, two Burlington bands with lots of experience in the area. Ryan Power offers up experimental-tinged singer-songwriter material while Osage Orange has its roots in indie folk. Both bands are worth the trek to end of Battery St., where drinking and dancing will be aplenty.
For a change, Radio Bean features bands new to the schedule — and possibly new to the world too, as some of them do not have a Myspace. Bluegrass band Something with Strings headlines the Bean on Friday night, while Amherst, MA native shoegaze band Rusty Belle should take the stage on Saturday night.
Although a relatively light weekend for Burlington without any major shows, Higher Ground keeps busy with soul singers the Felice Brothers at the Showcase Lounge on Saturday night and Atlanta nu metal ‘90s outfit Sevendust on Sunday night in the Ballroom.
UVM also anticipates Springfest, featuring electrorockers Ratatat on a hopefully sunny day on the CBW green.