Tim, yes I have heard of (and seen) Waylon Speed. Have you heard of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals?
Welcome to the forum. I used to visit IBM in Burlington for work and would always stay at The Essex and enjoy the excellent food from the culinary students.
Back in the day, when I worked for IBM in Manassas, VA, I worked on the tools for the Burlington chips (not the ones you eat). Also did it for the Fishkill plant as well.