Burlington · Vermont
Find Musicians in Burlington, VT
Burlington is the home of the jam: Phish came together here, and the city's improvisational, do-it-yourself scene has thrived ever since on Lake Champlain. Bandry connects Vermont's players, local-first.
Why Bandry
Built for finding people locally.
Local, not regional
Radius-filtered means you see people who can actually make it to your rehearsal, not someone hours away.
The full music chain
Studios, mixing engineers, photographers, videographers, designers. Everything to take a project from rehearsal to release.
Direct contact, always
No in-app messaging to babysit. Link up, and they reach out to you directly. Off-platform, on your terms.
The scene
Burlington has the depth.
Where Phish began
Burlington's jam and improv tradition is the real thing, and it still runs the scene. Find the players by role and radius.
Small city, deep bench
A college town with a music community far larger than its size suggests. Bandry just makes those connections searchable.
The whole region
Set your radius and the bulletin reaches across Vermont and the Champlain Valley.
On the ground
Where Burlington plays.
A quick map of the Burlington scene: the indie-reachable rooms and the shops that keep it running. Bandry connects you to the players who fill them, and the Resources tab pins the rest near you.
Venues worth knowing
Higher Ground
South Burlington's premier club, two rooms, a 300-cap Showcase Lounge and a 750-cap Ballroom, top touring and local acts.
Radio Bean
An Old North End coffeehouse and bar with live music nightly, tiny and bohemian, a launchpad for emerging Burlington artists.
Light Club Lamp Shop
An Old North End vintage lamp lounge, cozy and small, jazz, Irish sessions and weekend DJ dance parties.
Foam Brewers
A waterfront brewery on Lake Street with frequent live music, indie rock, jazz and folk plus touring bands, casual and intimate.
The Monkey House
Winooski's prime music bar and pizza spot, an intimate room, a key emerging-band tour stop tied to the Waking Windows promoters.
Red Square
A Church Street downtown institution with live music nightly, touring bands on weekends, DJs midweek, loud and packed.
Record stores, studios and rehearsal
Burlington Records
Record store. A College Street downtown shop with 15,000-plus new and used LPs across every genre, Vermont's trusted vinyl stop.
Pure Pop Records
Record store. A downtown indie shop since 1980 at College and South Winooski, new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes, a longtime fixture.
Tank Recording Studio
Recording studio. An Old North End studio since 2007, a 1,000-square-foot live room with cathedral ceilings, full record, mix and master.
Robot Dog Studio
Recording studio. A South Burlington studio run by Ryan Cohen, well-regarded and spacious, books up fast for record, mix and master.
Advance Music Center
Gear shop. A downtown Maple Street store of 30-plus years, instruments, gear, repairs, lessons and rentals, the area's largest selection.
A starting map of the local scene, not a directory or an endorsement. Rooms and shops change, the people you meet on Bandry are how you stay current.
Who's on Bandry in Burlington
Every role in one place.
Find your people
Looking for a specific role?
Resources tab
The places, not just the people.
Beyond the bulletin, Bandry's Resources tab pulls in nearby studios, rehearsal spaces, venues, repair shops, and music stores from Apple Maps. Everything you need to actually make the record, all in one app.
Looking for a specific place? Recording studios, rehearsal space, music stores, instrument repair, music venues, or vinyl pressing near you.
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Finding musicians in Burlington
How do I find musicians in Burlington?
Post what you're looking for on Bandry's Burlington bulletin and set your reach to local. Musicians within your radius see it, and when someone's interested they link up, sharing their contact info so you can reach out directly and take it off-platform. No DMs and no inbox to manage.
Is Bandry free to use in Burlington?
Reading the Burlington bulletin and endorsing posts are free forever. Posting your own ad and linking up run on a subscription, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, after a 14-day free trial of everything. Bandry never takes a cut of any gig or arrangement you work out.
What kinds of musicians and pros are on Bandry in Burlington?
All of them: drummers, guitarists, bassists, singers, and keyboard players, plus producers, mixing and mastering engineers, photographers, videographers, designers, and studios. Burlington's scene runs deep, and role-based posts cover the whole chain from forming a band to finishing a record.
How close are the Burlington musicians Bandry shows me?
As close as you set. Bandry's local posts are radius-gated on both sides, so you only see people who can realistically make it to a rehearsal or session, whether that's across Burlington or out into the rest of Vermont.