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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

1594.0. "Burlington, Vermont Stores and Clubs" by RAVEN1::BLAIR (Fan mail from some flounder?) Mon Dec 18 1989 14:15

    
    I'm gonna be back home in Burlington, Vermont for the Xmas holidays.
    As I've been living in Carolina for the past 8+ years, I'd like to know
    what are the better blues/rock bars and better music stores in the area.  
    I may need to blow my gas money to get through the cabin fever attacks.  
    Is Hunt's Mill/Mining club still any good?  BTO noters - talk to me!
    
    Thanks,
    -pat
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1594.1here's some infoBTOVT::BEST_Gin the available lightMon Dec 18 1989 17:2212
    
    Hunt's is no longer.  It is now one of those 50's disco type places.
    You'll have to ask someone else about what clubs have good music -
    it's been ages since I've been.  As far as music stores go I'm not
    sure where the *best* ones are but the first ones to come to mind
    are the three that are now in the newly expanded University Mall,
    Pure Pop (that must have been around when you were here...), and
    there's a new Strawberries down on Shelburne Road in the mall 
    across from Sears where I've found the folks to be very helpful in
    finding things...
    
    Guy
1594.2We don't need no steenking Disco!RAVEN1::BLAIRFan mail from some flounder?Mon Dec 18 1989 17:287
    
    	Bummer on Hunt's.  Strawberries and Pure Pop are git shops, right?
    	I thought they were record shops.  I should have asked AAA to mark 
    	stores along the way.  
    
    	Thanks Guy.
    	-pat
1594.3Still some "shops"SKIVT::HEARNIs Common Sense common anymore?Mon Dec 18 1989 18:5411
    
    	Pat,
    
    		Boyd's (after sever moves around the downtown area) is
    	back on MAIN St. - Advance Music is on Church (mostly MIDI) and
    	I believe Vermont Folk Instruments is still on Church.  That's
    	about all I'm aware of... I live 'out of town' and only work
    	in the area.
    
    
    							Rich
1594.4mistakeBTOVT::BEST_Gin the available lightMon Dec 18 1989 19:087
    
    Oops!  I assumed you meant record shops for some reason.
    
    For guitars I would try Boyd's, or Advance Music (which is now on
    the lower end of Main St.)......
    
    Guy
1594.5New England's West Coast ResortBTOVT::BESSETT_KFun With 1's & 0'sMon Dec 18 1989 19:3429
    There are not many places on Burlington that have live music.  The ones
    I am most familiar with are:
    
    Club New England (Shelburne, RD., So. Burlington) Cover: $4 or $5
    Nectars          (Main Street, Burlington)        No Cover
    The Border       (above Nectars)                  Cover: around $3
    The Front        (Main Street, Burlington)        Sometimes a Cover
    
    To hear covers of songs that make Billboard, Club New England is it;
    The Border is into Rap and Reggae; The Front and Nectars usually have
    bands with 2 or 3 members that play old rock and blues.
    
    
    For stores that sell musical instruments:
    
    Advance Music (Main Street, Burlington)
    Vermont Music (Burlington Square Mall, Burlington)
    Vermont Folk Instrument (Church St. Market Place, Burlington)
    Presto Music  (in the "blue" mall across from University Mall, So.Burlinton)
    Contois Music (Pearl St., Essex Junction)
    
    IMO, Vermont Folk Instruments has the best selection of guitars
    (Martin, Gibson, Fender, etc), Contois the best selection of electronic 
    stuff (all Yamaha).  
    
    
    But the real fun is in 1.5 ft of fresh powder in the mountains......
    
    Kevin.