by Jeff Maisey | Mar 29, 2019 | CD Reviews, Music, Music News
Kinetic Element “The Face of Life” (Melodic Revolution Records) In my early teenaged years, I used to slouch down into my bean bag chair with headphones strapped onto my cranium. With only the dim blue glow of the stereo amplifier serving as light in my otherwise...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 29, 2019 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
By Montague Gammon III A woefully obscure bit of American history, a shameful episode from an era that also produced some of our country’s greatest glories, takes life on the Harrison Opera House stage this April as part of Virginia Opera’s Variations Series. An...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 29, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Luther Dickinson has his talented fingers in so many projects. His solo records. A stint with The Black Crowes. Work on an album with ex-Replacement Tommy Stinson’s group, Bash and Pop. And, of course, playing and touring with his brother, Cody,...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 15, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey California-based Celtic-rock band Tempest used to make semi-annual appearances at the ol’ White Horse Pub in Virginia Beach, pulling in a couple hundred fans on an off-night while touring the country where they’ve played huge outdoor events like the...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 15, 2019 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey For just over one week in late February, Norfolk-based Smartmouth Brewing Company’s limited release Saturday Morning IPA with marshmallows was the most famous beer in America. Talk about going viral: national media outlets always looking for bizarre...
