TUNK: News from Big Heavy Worldtag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//32008-07-03T12:53:24ZNews from the Big Heavy World Record Label & D.I.Y. Music Office, Vermont Music Library & Shop, WOMM-LP 105.9FM The Radiator, and (802) Booking CollectiveMovable Type 3.34Summer Thursdays at the Intervaletag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1832008-07-03T12:48:36Z2008-07-03T12:53:24Z Speedsquare performs July 10. Big Heavy World and WOMM-LP The Radiator are proud sponsors of the Intervale's 'Thursdays at the Intervale' series of concerts and programs. All summer they're free, fun and different! Join in at the Calkins Community...Big Heavy Jim
Speedsquare performs July 10.
Big Heavy World and WOMM-LP The Radiator are proud sponsors of the Intervale's 'Thursdays at the Intervale' series of concerts and programs. All summer they're free, fun and different! Join in at the Calkins Community Barn at the Intervale's historic farmstead, minutes from downtown Burlington. Events start at 5:30 p.m. Bring a picnic or try fresh American Flatbread from a wood-fired hearth. For more information, call 660-0440 x 101 or visit http://intervale.org/whats_happening/calendar.shtml#summer_thursdays
The concerts:
July 10, Speedsquare
JULY 17 Turntablism with The Lab
July 31 Jess Clemons
August 7 The Leaves
Jess Clemons performs July 31.]]>
Rocket Shop Playlist 07/02/2008tag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1822008-07-03T12:33:56Z2008-07-03T12:37:13Z With host Jim Lockridge and special guests Nastee, Dakota, and Keenan of VT UNION; IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE; SCRATCH, and Justin Hoy of HALOGEN RECORDS. Immortal Technique, "Reverse Pimpology Featuring Mojo" Immortal Technique, "The 3rd World" Scratch (The Roots), "Let's Go"...Big Heavy Jim
With host Jim Lockridge and special guests Nastee, Dakota, and Keenan of VT UNION; IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE; SCRATCH, and Justin Hoy of HALOGEN RECORDS.
Immortal Technique, "Reverse Pimpology Featuring Mojo"
Immortal Technique, "The 3rd World"
Scratch (The Roots), "Let's Go"
VT Union, "Ready"
VT Union: http://www.myspace.com/thavtunion
Immortal Technique: http://www.immortal-technique.com
Halogen Records: http://halogenrecords.com
'Rocket Shop,' a local music radio hour, airs every Wednesday, 8-9pm in Burlington, VT at 105.9FM WOMM-LP 'The Radiator.']]>
New Crew Joins Big Heavy World Record Labeltag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1812008-06-30T03:19:53Z2008-06-30T03:24:01Z Eric Zawada, from Chelmsford Massachusetts, has joined the crew of the Big Heavy World record label for the summer. Eric's interest in live music production will serve him well in his new position, where he'll help coordinate CD and...Big Heavy Jim
Eric Zawada, from Chelmsford Massachusetts, has joined the crew of the Big Heavy World record label for the summer. Eric's interest in live music production will serve him well in his new position, where he'll help coordinate CD and 7" vinyl release party concert series. After a summer of building the label's distribution network and promoting recent releases, he'll be heading back to Lyndon State College as a music business major in the fall.]]>
UVM Sophomore Begins to Take on the Jazz Worldtag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1802008-06-26T10:41:38Z2008-06-26T10:44:41Z By Kurstin Reuschel , Editor Mostly concentrated in Burlington and Montpelier, jazz music has found a solid following in Vermont. With the annual Jazz Festival in Burlington and live music venues like Radio Bean, the jazz connoisseur can find his...Big Heavy Jim
By Kurstin Reuschel , Editor
Mostly concentrated in Burlington and Montpelier, jazz music has found a solid following in Vermont. With the annual Jazz Festival in Burlington and live music venues like Radio Bean, the jazz connoisseur can find his fix here in the Green Mountain State. Chris Barosky, 19, has already fully emerged himself into the scene playing gigs around the state as a freelance jazz bassist. During this year’s Jazz Fest Chris made his way up to Big Heavy from Waitsfield, VT to join me for an interview about his journey in Vermont’s Jazz scene. As he wandered up the stairs a little unsure if he was lost, he peeked his way into Big Heavy and sat on our “brand new” interview couch.
“It’s crazy that a state so small is producing such amazing musicians and such amazing music,” Chris says.
He's been playing music since he was ten, beginning with the acoustic guitar, eventually gravitating to electric, then bass, he says. As a teen pop-punk enthusiast, Chris loved bands like Blink 182 and aspired to one day be in a band like them. It was not until his junior year at Harwood Union High School did he realize jazz was his passion.
Harwood’s “A-Band,” much like a varsity jazz band, took a trip to the Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Competition. The band was to perform a piece by Dave Holland called “Shadow Dance,” where he had to play an unaccompanied bass solo. In preparation he listened to Holland's record for two weeks straight, Chris says.
“It was apparent that I had the chops to play some of what Dave played in his solo and when it came time to play this tune in front of about 2,500 people. The adrenaline and emotion in those moments made me realize I needed to be playing jazz,” he says.
As he is about to enter his sophomore year at UVM, Chris is double-majoring in music and English with respective concentrations in jazz performance and creative writing. Right now he is living at home and practicing as much as possible working to get gigs around the area.
“You should love what you are doing, and if you love that in your life then it’s not very difficult,” he says. “I just need to set aside time to practice every day, and sacrifice other things like work. All I do is music.”
Vermont is a good way to ease yourself into a professional setting while learning about the music business works, Chris says. Within Vermont there is a large enough network of jazz musicians to find different styles and personalities while still intimate enough to know pretty much everyone, he says.
“What's cool about Vermont in terms of jazz is that we have such great talent but it's not at all cut-throat like it is in New York City,” he says. “You definitely have to arrive at a certain level of musicianship before you'll be hired to play gigs, but from there you can figure out if it's what you want your life to be or not.”
After finishing at UVM Chris plans to go to New York City to do grad work and eventually hopes to become a professional jazz musician.
“There's just something emotionally revealing and touching about jazz that is hard to find in most pop music that people are obsessed with on the radio. A lot of people, including myself when I was younger think jazz is some intellectual high art reserved only for those who were raised in it or play it; something impossible to understand in its complexity. If they would only step back and feel it, then they would be pleasantly surprised and drawn in to what it does for the soul.”
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Rocket Shop Playlist 06/25/2008tag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1782008-06-26T02:26:15Z2008-06-26T10:26:53Z With host Jim Lockridge and special guests, the cast and crew of 'SHOUT IT OUT.' Cast of 'Shout It Out', 'I Am The One' Cast of 'Shout It Out', 'Can You Hear Me Now' Cast of 'Shout It Out',...Big Heavy Jim
With host Jim Lockridge and special guests, the cast and crew of 'SHOUT IT OUT.'
Cast of 'Shout It Out', 'I Am The One'
Cast of 'Shout It Out', 'Can You Hear Me Now'
Cast of 'Shout It Out', 'Siphon'
Cast of 'Shout It Out', 'If You Knew'
Cast of 'Shout It Out', 'The Way It Sounds'
'Shout It Out': http://www.kingdomcounty.com
'Rocket Shop,' a local music radio hour, airs every Wednesday, 8-9pm in Burlington, VT at 105.9FM WOMM-LP 'The Radiator.']]>
New Crew Makes Movies: Meet Cory Lovelltag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1792008-06-25T10:30:02Z2008-06-26T10:35:50Z Cory W. Lovell, from Saratoga Springs, New York, has just joined the Big Heavy World crew to help with the 'Thrufters & Through-stones' compilation CD project. He's earning a degree in cinema studies at Burlington College after studying screenwriting...Big Heavy Jim
Cory W. Lovell, from Saratoga Springs, New York, has just joined the Big Heavy World crew to help with the 'Thrufters & Through-stones' compilation CD project. He's earning a degree in cinema studies at Burlington College after studying screenwriting at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. An interest in making music documentaries got him attached to the Thrufters project, a collection of music found in Vermont over the past four hundred years. The CD will be released during the Quadricentennial in 2009.]]>
Rocket Shop Playlist 06/18/2008tag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1772008-06-19T02:31:12Z2008-06-21T04:29:34Z Carol Abair & Kelsey Hanrahan in the Radiator studio. With hosts Jim Lockridge and Kelsey Hanrahan and special guests CAROL ABAIR and ROBIN REID. Carol Abair, 'When I Leave Winooski" Carol Abair, "Afraid To Fall" Carol Abair, "My Only...Big Heavy Jim
Carol Abair & Kelsey Hanrahan in the Radiator studio.
With hosts Jim Lockridge and Kelsey Hanrahan and special guests CAROL ABAIR and ROBIN REID.
Carol Abair, 'When I Leave Winooski"
Carol Abair, "Afraid To Fall"
Carol Abair, "My Only Son"
Carol Abair, "Outside Looking In"
Carol Abair, "Be My Everything"
Carol Abair, "I've Heard Them Talking" (LIVE)
Carol Abair, "Starburst, Old Friend" (LIVE)
Carol Abair, "Chelsea" (LIVE)
Carol Abair, "Whistle Me Dixie"
Carol Abair, "You Are The World To Me"
Carol Abair, "These Towers Tall"
Carol Abair, "My Home Is Vermont"
Carol Abair, "I've Heard Them Talking"
Carol Abair: http://www.carolabair.com
'Rocket Shop,' a local music radio hour, airs every Wednesday, 8-9pm in Burlington, VT at 105.9FM WOMM-LP 'The Radiator.']]>
Leadership Champlain Wraps Up Big Heavy World Projecttag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1762008-06-13T21:29:47Z2008-06-13T21:33:39Z The Leadership Champlain Class of 2008 with Jim from Big Heavy World. Left to right: Laurie Malenfont, Ben Russell, Jon Adler, Cindy Elcan, Jim Lockridge, Adam Brooks, and Matt Johnson. Leadership Champlain Class of 2008 presented their Big Heavy...Big Heavy Jim
The Leadership Champlain Class of 2008 with Jim from Big Heavy World. Left to right: Laurie Malenfont, Ben Russell, Jon Adler, Cindy Elcan, Jim Lockridge, Adam Brooks, and Matt Johnson.
Leadership Champlain Class of 2008 presented their Big Heavy World project this week at St. Michael's College. They developed and managed a statewide survey about Vermont's music community - the bands, fans, and venues - and gave Big Heavy the report on Tuesday during a presentation at the college. It's going to help us raise funding for our work of archiving and promoting Vermont-made music. Some of the insights were stunning, and many were what you would assume, only now we have proof. Big Heavy World will be publishing the info after we've drilled a little deeper into it and put together the most interpretive report we can derive from the data. Thank you Laurie, Ben, Jon, Cindy, Adam, and Matt - you rocked it!]]>
New Communications Crew: Alicia DeMartinitag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1752008-06-13T20:28:41Z2008-06-15T01:11:25Z Alicia DeMartini, from Valatie New York has joined the Big Heavy team to help with marketing and PR. She just finished her junior year at Champlain College majoring in Communications and is bringing her skills to Big Heavy's marketing...Big Heavy Jim
Alicia DeMartini, from Valatie New York has joined the Big Heavy team to help with marketing and PR. She just finished her junior year at Champlain College majoring in Communications and is bringing her skills to Big Heavy's marketing and production departments. She'll be scripting and producing public service announcements for WOMM-LP and developing databases for the new website to support Vermont musicians. Alicia's in the a cappella group 'Music Makers' at Champlain College and plays the piano; music's always been an important part of her life.
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TUNK Expands With New Editortag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1742008-06-11T14:36:22Z2008-06-11T14:54:28Z Kurstin Reuschel, from Colchester, Vermont is heading up TUNK, the Big Heavy World news blog, as it expands to include music writing and video interviews by Vermonters from across the state. Majoring in Journalism and Art at St. Michael's...Big Heavy Jim
Kurstin Reuschel, from Colchester, Vermont is heading up TUNK, the Big Heavy World news blog, as it expands to include music writing and video interviews by Vermonters from across the state. Majoring in Journalism and Art at St. Michael's College, she has a passion for creating multimedia. With experience writing and editing for The Echo at St. Michael's it seemed only obvious to her that she take on TUNK for Big Heavy. To write for TUNK about musicians, venues, and anything VT-music related in your area, contact her at bigheavy@bigheavyworld.net.]]>
Rachel McGrath Minds the Storetag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1732008-06-11T14:15:26Z2008-06-11T18:51:00Z Rachel McGrath has joined the Big Heavy crew for the summer to administrate the Vermont Music Library & Shop online music store and help with tourism-related Big Heavy World marketing projects. Much of the work here is letting the...Big Heavy Jim
Rachel McGrath has joined the Big Heavy crew for the summer to administrate the Vermont Music Library & Shop online music store and help with tourism-related Big Heavy World marketing projects. Much of the work here is letting the world outside of Vermont know how special Vermont - and its music - is, and she'll be playing a central role in it. Rachel's a business major with a concentration in event tourism and mass communications at Champlain College; she's throwing the music business into this mix of interests by hanging out with us. ]]>
Magic Hat's Street Bizarre Supports The Radiatortag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1722008-06-09T03:04:10Z2008-06-09T03:16:46Z Magic Hat's 'Street Bizarre' happened last night to support The Radiator - Magic Hat sold funky-cool pint glasses with the Radiator and Magic Hat logos on them - and a lineup of amazing bands played on Church Street in...Big Heavy Jim
Magic Hat's 'Street Bizarre' happened last night to support The Radiator - Magic Hat sold funky-cool pint glasses with the Radiator and Magic Hat logos on them - and a lineup of amazing bands played on Church Street in the middle of the Discover Jazz Festival: Led Loco; The Cush; The Aztext; The Marsten Lot; The Smittens; & Farm were on the main stage and the side street performances included various artists at The Unbearable Light; Jen Kearney at Halvorson's Upstreet Cafe; Jenni Johnson, the Dan Silverman Trio, and the Pine Street Jazz Band with The Blue Gardenias at Leunig's; the Gordon Stone Band at RiRa's; DJ Craig Mitchell at RJ's; Will Kirk at The Daily Planet; Lifted and Booty Juice at Nectar's; and a Jazz Dance Party at Metronome. THANK YOU MAGIC HAT!!!!
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Lake Champlain Basin Program Supports Wayside Exhibits at VT Music Library Archivetag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1702008-06-07T14:14:53Z2008-06-07T14:15:42ZThe land given to Big Heavy World in Starksboro by Saputo to help us create a scenic overlook at the Vermont Music Library archive building on VT Route 116 will soon have beautiful interpretive exhibits for travelers thanks to a...Big Heavy Jim
Lake Champlain Basin Program.
The Lake Champlain Basin Program Wayside Exhibit Design Grant Program has given Big Heavy World a grant that will support creating the design of two exhibits, published in English and French. The subjects are the Cold Mountain Creamery and the Lewis Creek Valley.
The Cold Mountain Creamery (also know over its hundred-plus years in business by several other names) played an important role in the village center, both in business and socially; for a century farmers brought their milk to the facility to be processed. The exhibit area overlooks Lewis Creek Valley, the headwaters of a creek that travels for miles before emptying into Lake Champlain. It's a verdant, wildlife-filled region with a history of human habitation that pre-dates European contact with Vermont.
Big Heavy World will be gathering historic photographs and working with historians in the community to draft the narrative for each wayside exhibit, and the design work will be accomplished by Maja Smith of MajaDesign.]]>
Rocket Shop Playlist 06/04/2008tag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1682008-06-05T02:07:17Z2008-06-05T02:07:41ZWith hosts Jim Lockridge and Kelsey Hanrahan: Drive the Hour, 'Burlington 6AM' Jenni Johnson, 'Stormy Weather '(Keeps Rainin's All The Time)' Jenny Montana, 'I Want To Cook You Breakfast' Bad Suit, 'The Gooseneck Appendage' Jess Clemons, 'For Mother' Dayve Hucket,...Big Heavy Jim
With hosts Jim Lockridge and Kelsey Hanrahan:
Drive the Hour, 'Burlington 6AM'
Jenni Johnson, 'Stormy Weather '(Keeps Rainin's All The Time)'
Jenny Montana, 'I Want To Cook You Breakfast'
Bad Suit, 'The Gooseneck Appendage'
Jess Clemons, 'For Mother'
Dayve Hucket, 'Gassical Class'
Maryse Smith, 'Worn Tee Shirt'
Lowell Thompson, 'Crenshaw'
Japhy Ryder, 'No Complaints Mr. Sprinkles'
Trey Anastasio, 'We Deflate'
Red Hot Juba, 'Bubbles In My Brain'
'Rocket Shop.' a local music radio hour, airs every Wednesday, 8-9pm in Burlington, VT at 105.9FM WOMM-LP 'The Radiator.'
Addison County Independent Writes About the L.S. Gordon Store Restorationtag:www.bigheavyworld.com,2008:/tunk//3.1672008-05-30T14:43:07Z2008-05-30T14:53:36Z Photo of Jim at the L. S. Gordon Store by Trent Campbell at the Addison County Independent. The Addison County Independent wrote a wonderful, comprehensive article this week about Big Heavy World's L.S. Gordon Store restoration and Saputo's recent...Big Heavy Jim
Photo of Jim at the L. S. Gordon Store by Trent Campbell at the Addison County Independent.
The Addison County Independent wrote a wonderful, comprehensive article this week about Big Heavy World's L.S. Gordon Store restoration and Saputo's recent gift of land that adjoins it. Big thanks to writer Cyrus Levesque, photographer Trent Campbell, and news editor John McCright!
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Jess Clemons performs July 31.]]>
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