Actually, the scene here is pretty good. But, you don't really want to come to Vermont for much else than the scenery, and country bar bands.
Well, actually if you want "indie" stuff, there are some really great venues here. A cafe in the capital that frequently hosts local flavours as well as out of state bands that are mostly underground, but there haven't been any notable musicians to come out of the ol' Green Mountain State since Phish. Although, I would keep an eye on
The Year's Best. They are pretty damn good.
There's this other band from here getting some notoriety called Waiting for a Miracle, but they're one of those new "emocore" bands or whatever.