by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten. ~ Plato, The Republic. Lately, for a variety of reasons, I’ve been thinking a lot...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 12, 2015 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey To this day the best concert I’ve ever experienced remains The Rolling Stones’ December 18, 1981 date at the Hampton Coliseum. After George Thorogood & The Destroyers completed their so-so opening set, the musical equipment was removed from...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 12, 2015 | News, News & Views
By Staff Bluesy rock band Seth Stainback & Roosterfoot and acoustic duo Little Pants each won two categories in the 2015 Veer Magazine Local Music Awards. A special tribute was paid to Norfolk Sound pioneer Lenis Guess. Photographer Sherry Boylan was...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 10, 2015 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey For all of my childhood and teenaged years, Mike Arlo was on the radio, spinning a significant part of the soundtrack of my life. Today I turn on the radio in my car, and he’s still there, a familiar, friendly voice. When Arlo made his debut in 1975,...
