Wren Kitz News Today

Things were looking pretty dismal for the state of music fests in Vermont this time last year. The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival had been cut...

Ryan Power first popped up in the Burlington music scene as a relatively straightforward singer-songwriter, opting for folk and breezy jazz with his 2005 album,...

There was no shortage of noteworthy Vermont releases this year — everything from folk, rock and pop to hip-hop, blues and jazz.

(Self-released, cassette, digital) From their inception, Burlington country outfit Eastern Mountain Time have featured a rotating cast of collaborators who revolve around singer and songwriter...

At first glance, the menu at Burlington's Despacito Bar and Kitchen is full of ideal bar snacks: chips and artichoke dip, Buffalo bites, pizza-inspired Empanazas...

(Another Earth, cassette, digital) It was pouring rain the day I met Wren Kitz. As I interviewed the artist, whose work at the time focused...

Glom, Wren Kitz, Furrows (psych-rock)

In the introduction to the original 1973 edition of his Beard on Bread: A Cookbook, trailblazing chef James Beard wrote, "Breadmaking is something of a...

The Röse Parade, Hyena Dream Machine Chuck Brewer, who records as the Röse Parade, delivered the best local album of the year only days into 2020. Released on January 4, Hyena Dream Machine set an impossibly high bar. A true hybrid of styles, it emulsifies elements of rock, R&B, synth-pop, disco and punk into an unparalleled cosmic blend. Brewers enigmatic poetry delves into complicated emotional states and points of view. In particular, his disse...