The 20-song album comes out May 28, the same day a listening party will be held at Standing Stones Wines in Winooski.

Monarch, a local band based in Bloomington, plans to release its sophomore album "BRICK!" on Oct. 24, tackling political themes.

This is a true story of a concept written on a cocktail napkin in Potsdam, New York late one night at a frat party in 1971. The discussion culminated with an idea for a band name. The napkin is long ...