Green Mountain Music 101 The ConCreTe rivals theconcreterivals.com
R.I.Y.L Dick Dale, Man or Astro-man?, Quentin Tarantino flicks Burlington bands get most of the attention, but the music coming out of Montpelier is every bit as diverse and exciting. Many of the artists responsible for this thriving sister scene call the city’s super-cool micro-label, State & Main Records, home. At the moment, the Concrete Rivals stand atop the heap in the Capital City. Their thrilling surf-metal sounds like what might happen if Dick Dale took over lead guitar duties for Slayer. Liked that? Try these: Anachronist anachronist.bandcamp.com Lake Superior reverbnation.com/lakesuperior State & Main Records stateandmainrecords.com Courtesy of The Concrete Rivals
The DuPonT BroThers dupontbrothersmusic.com
R.I.Y.L. Calexico, Nick Drake, noogies
Liked that? Try these: Wooden Dinosaur woodendinosaur.tumblr.com Michael Chorney and Hollar General michaelchorney.com Hana Zara reverbnation.com/hanazaramusic
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There’s just something about family bands. The union of siblings onstage has been a recipe for musical goodness throughout history, from the Everlys to the Avetts to the Jonases — well, maybe not so much for that last one. In Vermont, the trend is embodied by the DuPont Brothers. Sam and Zack DuPont — Zack has been one of the state’s most highly regarded songwriters for years — released their debut EP in early 2013. But they’ve quickly become a celebrated local phenomenon, combining diverse songwriting influences, delicate arrangements and gorgeous brotherly harmony.