By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Kick off February with a mid-winter concert featuring two local bands, George’s Back Pocket and Phil Henry & The News Feed. The West Rutland Town Hall on Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. is the place to be. Tickets are available in advance at Be Music and Rick & Kat’s Howlin’ Mouse…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg This Friday head to Du Jour VT in Ludlow at 7 p.m. to catch pianist Jake McLaughlin. He’s there every three weeks so you’ll also have two opportunities in February. You can see him most Saturdays at The Castle, also in Ludlow. I saw McLaughlin last month at Charity’s and liked…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg The top 10 live shows I attended in the region this past year There were a lot of really good shows in the region in 2019. I narrowed the list down to my top 10 favorites and put them in chronological order. We started Jan. 10 with a rocking Kung Fu…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg An extra present is waiting for you at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub Thursday, Dec. 26, at 8 p.m. It's an all-star lineup concert with The Joey Leone Trio and Brandon "Taz" Niederaurer with Beau Sasser and special guest Higher Education. It's going to be a sick show. I've never seen Taz…

By Dj Dave Hoffenberg A lot has happened with Hamjob since my first article four years ago. They’re playing monthly this winter at the Nite Spot in Killington on Dec. 27, Jan. 11, Feb. 22 and March 21. Plus, there’s a bonus Moguls appearance March 14. They’re also playing this Friday at Center Street Alley…

by DJ Dave Hoffenberg The Nite Spot is new in town and so is Julia Rose who plays there every Sunday 4:30 p.m. Julia Rose calls her music, “Folk-Pop Jazz with some Indie Soul.” She’s a violist and a vocalist that uses a looper pedal to build 5-8 part harmonies. She plays the ukulele and…

By Dj Dave Hoffenberg Badfish is bringing their show and brand new beer to the Pickle Barrel this Friday 8 p.m. Most bands only get to do a CD release party, yet Badfish is doing a beer release party and then launching a CD next year. Badfish has been around for 18 years. I remember…

by DJ Dave Hoffenberg Thanksgiving weekend marks the return of the Killington Cup where some of the fastest women in the world will race down the trail Superstar, but skiing is just one part of it. The party it becomes is the other and good music is needed for that. This year Recycled Percussion, DJ…

by DJ Dave Hoffenberg New York’s Brotality makes their Vermont debut Saturday, Nov. 16, at The Howlin’ Mouse Record Store at 7 p.m. with Rutland’s own Max Crowley opening up the show. They’re trying to bring metal to the masses, while spreading faith and love. Brotality was formed by brothers Bryce Maopolski, 17, on guitar…

Rockin’ the region with The Samples The Samples play Friday Night Live, July 26 at 8 p.m. I had the pleasure of interviewing lead guitarist and singer, Sean Kelly, to learn about the past, present and future of the band. My favorite music is music that moves you, and Kelly's voice does just that. He…

By Dave Hoffenberg Head to Friday Night Live to see O-Town and Aaron Carter. O-Town is Jacob Underwood, Dan Miller, Trevor Penick and Erik-Michael Estrada. I had the pleasure of speaking with Underwood to find out what's been happening since they were all on “Making the Band,” the fact that Simon Cowell owes his TV…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg This Sunday, March 24, head to the Hideaway Tavern in Rutland at 7 p.m. to see King Arthur Junior (KAJ). He also hosts some of the open mics on Mondays at the Killarney in Ludlow and will be at the Iron Lantern, March 31. He describes his music as “acoustic roots…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg This Sunday, March 10, I highly recommend you go see the legendary Oak Ridge Boys at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. The Oaks, as they're also known, are an American country and gospel vocal quartet. The lineup consists of Duane Allen (lead), Joe Bonsall (tenor), William Lee Golden (baritone) and Richard…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Tuesday, March 5, is not only Town Meeting Day, it’s also Fat Tuesday  or Marti Gras!  To get you in the mood, the Pickle Barrel has the Funky Dawgz Brass Band on Thursday, Feb. 28. You can expect a high energy, dance, funk and hip-hop infused party. I had the pleasure…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Killington will offer four opportunities to see Sahara Moon, a 20-year-old up-and-coming singer/songwriter from New Jersey, this week. Her musical friend, Daniel Brown, is bringing her to Killington for the first time and she’ll perform with him Thursday, Feb. 14 at Pico at 2:30 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 15 at Summit Lodge…