![]() ![]() And so now, our very unscientific, completely prejudiced, and downright incestuous Second Annual Good Citizen Progress Report: The Class of 1998. And the other three, the Pants, Wide Wail, and folk-singer Tamah, have all been laying low and woodshedding, but we expect to be hearing a lot from them very soon. James Kochalka Superstar was on the cover of Good Citizen #8, so you know where he is. ![]() Four of the bands that we predicted would be huge have broken up (The Fags, Rocketsled, Twelve Times Over and Five Seconds Expired) but ALL of those bands have had members become vital parts of today's Vermont musical landscape and can now be found as members of Bag of Panties, Non Compos Mentis, Drowningman and Minimus, among others. These five bands are all kicking some serious ass and getting some serious attention from the industry. Of the twelve bands and performers that we selected back then, five are re-appearing here: Dysfunkshun, Chin Ho!, Tammy Fletcher (and the Disciples), Belizbeha and Strangefolk. Instead of saying "So and so is kicking so and so's ass," we decided to just pick the bands who we thought were making, well, um, progress. So, how to illuminate the few bands that really work their asses off to get ahead? In Issue #5 of Good Citizen we unveiled the first Good Citizen Progress Report. In fact, we'd have to say we've gone well out of our way to avoid intra-band mud wrestling competitions. We've never been a big fan of contests, competitions or polls that pit one band against another. Way back in 1996, we got all self-important and decided to do an issue of Good Citizen that focused on the bands from Vermont who we expected to make it, whatever that means. Here's the list: Invisible Jet, Strangefolk, Tammy Fletcher, Smokin' Grass, Zola Turn, Chin Ho!, Belizbeha, Dysfunkshun, Gordon Stone Band and viperHouse. We looked at all the genre's, and found some dramatic stories and some slow, steady climbs. ![]() Bands who are getting noticed by the music industry. Bands who are getting their songs played on radio stations all around the country. We picked ten bands who are helping to put the Vermont music scene on the map. The Second Bi-Annual Good Citizen Progress Report. ![]()
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