By Jeff Maisey
We are pleased to announce the complete list of nominees for the 2026 Veer Music Awards.
The 757 region had an immensely diverse range of musical releases last year.
In determining nominees, we looked primarily for bands and musicians who officially released a single, EP, album, or music video. Throughout 2025, we posted “Veer’s Top 10 This Week” on Spotify to highlight the constant supply of new tunes being released by Hampton Roads region recording artists.
We are often encouraged by some to keep nominations at 8-10 per category to make the awards “more exclusive.” Obviously, as you’ll read below, we do our best to be much MORE inclusive — 46 separate categories and over 250 nominees.
This year we added a few new categories to be flexible and reflect trends driven by local bands. These include a category for animated or AI-driven music videos, holiday themed releases, and cover songs.
We will present Lifetime Achievement Awards to legendary concert promoter/talent agent Rick Mersel and blues great Bobby Black Hat Walters, who recently was named the Blues Ambassador of the city of Newport News.
Industry Awards will be presented to George “G-Man” Waters and Charles “Bat Man” Brown II.
Voting will be open January 13 through January 26. ONE vote per IP address. Multiple votes from same IP address will be filtered out. NOTE: A write-in space will be provided for each category.
Half of the overall tally will come from the readers/popular vote . The other half from Veer Magazine music writers.
The 2026 Veer Music Awards ceremony will be presented at The NorVa on Monday, February 9 at 7 PM. FREE admission for all. DoArt Productions will be onsite to take professional photos of award winners and other attendees.
Many thanks to Rick Mersel and Drew Orton for asking to host this community event in celebration of our local music community.
Song of the Year
BJ Griffin, “So In Love”
Audiostrobelight, “Embers”
The Last Bison, “See You Again”
Chuck Black, “I Just Want To Know”
Those Without a Name, “Evil Ashley”
Suburban Key Party, “The Wreckage”
Emerald Beach, “Strawberry Parfait”
T-Rifik, “Yes We Can”
Louissa, “Groceries”
Snailz76, “Zame Time”
Celeste Kellogg, “Faith in Freedom”
Bennett Wales & the Relief, “Little Terrors”
Jenasis, “Genesis”
Exploding Sun, “Running on the Water”
Akeylah Simone, “Wahala”
Brian Grilli, “Wedding Song”
Roberta Lea, “Too Much of Me”
Daniel Rosenfarb, “Simple Life”
YSN Capo, “Reaching Out My Arms”
TA Gatling, “Rise”
Emily Fraser, “Backyard Getaway”
Troy Breslow, “Local Boy”
Step Pets, “Tether”
Ann Gray, “Something To Prove”
Anthony Rosano, “Before The War”
Shuntell Diverse, “Loving On You”
Mike & Amy Aiken, “Just Our Price to Pay”
Clementine, “Into the Sea”
Jim Bulleit, “Don’t Forget”
Secret Ingredients, “Here Comes Paul”
Hrvy Dent, “Your Momma Don’t Like Me”
Quicksilver Night, “Rocket Surgery”
Otis Brooks, “How We Dream”
Raspy Soul, “Lil Yeah Yeah”
Lori Creek, “Starlit”
Broken Beaches, “Bye Bezos”
Shaolinn, “Witness Me”
Blvckhndz, “Food”
Jacob Vanko, “Where I Grew Up”
Rob Oliver, “Run in Circles”
Song of the Year (Cover)
Roberta Lea, “Papa Was a Rolling Stone”
The Fighting Jamesons, “The Broad Majestic Shannon”
Whoa featuring Midnight Rain, “I Knew You Were Trouble”
Lucky 757, “Blue Suede Shoes”
Quicksilver Night, “Words”
Allen Hudson & The Halfmoons, “Manakin Moon”
The Dual Gravitons, “Waiting For My Man”
The Clue, “Wicked Game”
EP of the Year
The Last Bison, “Stronger”
Lavender Fire, “Roommates”
The Jason Cale Band, “Gator By The Tail”
Emerald Beach, “Homemade”
Bennett Wales & The Relief, “Forsythia”
Lori Creek, “Starlit”
Brian Grilli, “Love Songs?”
D*nik, “Empty vol.i”
Louissa, “The Vault”
The James Henry Morgan Gang, “II”
Wilk$, “Timeless”
Deep Creeker, “Deep Creeker”
Maxwell LeVan, “Dead Plants on the Porch”
Hindu Pez, “Behead the Fascists at Dawn”
Album of the Year
Brian Grilli, “Great Big Sky”
BJ Griffin, “Elements”
Turncoat Syndicate, “Lost Weekend”
Suburban Key Party, “Broken Mirror”
Audiostrobelight, “An Energy Inside This Address”
Those Without a Name, “Let’s Pretend”
Broken Beaches, “Glue”
Octavia the Great, “still.collecting.data”
Jim Bulleit, “Angels & Other Magical Creatures”
Vivian Valentine, “Haus Kitty: House of Kitty Kouture”
Akeylah Simone, “As Is I Black First”
Pearloid, “Sugar In My Hand”
Twonesse, “The Thesis”
Bill Gaunce, “Bill Gaunce”
The Folly, “Pushing Ground”
ghostStar, “In Your Own Time”
Shower Cry, “For Those Who’ve Lost Everything They Love”
Turncoat Syndicate, “Lost Weekend”
Robbie Bradshaw, “This Town Has Secrets”
Maxwell LeVan, “Half Awake”
Fox and the Bear, “Feels Like Home”
Live Album of the Year
Chloe Youtsey, Chris Brydge, John Toomey, “Live at The Roads Bistro”
Dion Langley featuring BKS Band, “Classified Live”
Dean Kohler & The Electric Banana, “Live in Vietnam 1967”
Community Witch, “Live at the National”
The Ben Phelps Project, “Live Sessions”
Kadence, “At Scandals Live 2025”
Music Video of the Year
BJ Griffin, “This Good?”
Luh Mar1, “I Gotta Problem”
The Revamps, “Fever”
Red Weather, “Fake Friends”
Emily Fraser, “Backyard Getaway”
Chris Brydge/Tim Seibles, “Little Star Blues Villanelle”
BLK HXXDIE, “Different”
Seven Cities Syndicate, “Solo Cup”
Turncoat Syndicate “Charmed”
Shuntell Diverse, “Loving On You”
Chuck Black, “Beef & Broccoli”
Akeylah Simone, “Sun Goddess”
Por Vida, “The Gash”
Big Torrin, “The Meter Is High”
Tookie Da Topic, “Clap For Me”
Reptile Tile, “Shopping Around”
Dezzae, “Tonight”
4 Conditions, “Ticket to Hide”
Clementine, “Into The Sea”
Mgc payso featuring YSN CAPO, “INVY”
Spirit Gun, “Stand 4 Nothing”
Aaron Firestone, “Taking My Time On”
Mr Fang and the Darktones, “I Want To Die”
Snailz 76, “Bookbag”
Jenasis “Genesis”
BJ Griffin, “Are You Ready”
BJ Griffin, “So In Love”
BJ Griffin, “Star
Octavia The Great, “Cain and Abel”
The Hookz, “Every Song (Screaming Out Your Name)”
Ursus Maximus, “Eternal/Immortal”
Whoa! Featuring Midnight Rain, “I Knew You Were Trouble”
Animated/AI Music Video
Starving Artists, “Talking Bible”
Jarrett Beeler, “Mergers & Acquisitions”
Quicksilver Night, “Words”
Goldi, “Let Me In Remix”
Quicksilver Night, “The Galactic Edge”
Suburban Key Party, “Go Baby Go”
Peppos-Jones Band, “Gotta Do’s”
Holiday Release
Edolus: Released the song “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”
Shez Treble: Released the track “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
Jennifer Gammill: Released the vinyl album “Silver & Gold”
Good Shot Judy: Released the album “A Crooner’s Christmas Vol 1”
Aniela Salinas: Released the song “Santa Baby”
Roberta Lea: Released the single “Too Much of Me” featuring Kam Franklin
The JD3 Band: Released the track “A Blue Christmas For Me”
Jennifer Gammill & Roberta Lea: Released the single “First Christmas With You”
Louissa: Released the the tune “The Christmas Song”
(rOw: Released the song “Wishlist”
Ashleigh Chevalier: Released the single “Mary, Did You Know?”
Mink & Cheef: Released the 9-song album “Drunken Christmas Volume 6”
Jerad Alan: Released the songs “Naughty List” and “The Grinch Sole My Eggnog”
Vernon Lee Holloman Jr: Released the album “Merry Christmas I Love You”
Jim Bulleit, “Not Another Christmas Song”
Hip Hop
TeezySoDope: Released the album “iAmTeezySoDope”
Snailz 76: Released the music video “Bookbag” and the album “The King James Version”
Octavia the Great: Released the album “still.collecting.data” and EP “7:54”
B Menace
Twonesse: Released the album “The Thesis”
Chuck Black: Released the album “This Not Rap 3,” numerous singles and and several music videos
Stu Money: Released the album “East Virginia 3” and “Coldest Summer Ever”
Tookie Da Topic: Released the album “Ladies Night In”
Big Torrin: Released the music video “The Meter Is High”
Ghetto Chris: Opened for Project Pat at The NorVa
Seven Cities Syndicate: Released the album “Arrivederci”
CYFFA Leyenda: Released the track “Hypnotizing” and album “Virginia vs The World”
Pound Wallace: Released the album “Unc Pound Mafia World Vol 1”
Edison Av & Sik Sense: Released the album “The Storms Have Eyes”
Jahl3el: Released the album “The Care Package”
Junky Musik Babies Ent: Released several tracks including “Suffolk Thang”
Six Speed Nicky: “Only Child” received rotation on WNSB Hot 91 and he opened for Currensy in Richmond at Ember Hall.
R&B
La’Nique: Released the song “Still I Rise”
Dezzae: Release 4 singles including “Flava” and “Tonight”
Artel Carter: Released the singles “Summer” and “Beaches”
Richard Perkins: Released the singles “Touch” and “Over The Edge”
T-Rifik: Released the tunes “Yes we Can” and “Got Me a Bag”
NVTION: Released the song “So Tired”
Wilk$: Released the EP “Timeless”
SHANN: Released the single “Rebab” and opened for Timbaland
YSN Cap: Released the album “Gemini Cap Vol 3”
Raspy Soul: Release a retrospective album
Shuntell Diverse: Released the singles “Loving On You” and “Heal You”
Devecia Mack: Released the songs “Occupied” and “Summertime Fine”
FGE TAAE: Released the albums “Gifted Curse” and “Better Than Last Time”
Rachel Rocheleau: Released the tune “Gluuuuu”
Chloe Youtsey: Released the song “You Are Enough”
Jazz
Chloe Youtsey, Chris Brydge, John Toomey: Released the album “Live at The Roads Bistro”
Jae Sinnett: Performed as part of his curated Phoebus Jazz Festival
Chris Brydge/Tim Seibles: Released the music video “Little Star Blues Villanelle”
The Virginia Experiment: Headlined the 3rd Annual VA Genius Jazz Festival at The Annex
John Toomey: His trio served as the house band for the Attucks Jazz series
Jimmy Masters: Curated and performed as part of the Sandler Center jazz series
Smooth Jazz
Dion Langley: Released the album “Classified Live”
J Staton: Released the single “Just Like That”
Talton Manning: Released the EP “Push”
Matt Willard: Released the single “Oh Baby Baby”
Gospel
Voices of Fire: Performed at the Vatican on Disney Channel and released the album “Ophanim”
Reformed: Released the album “No Not One”
Gifted Hands: Released the single “Father God”
CXDIE: Released the tracks “Landslide” and “New…Year”
Country
Brian Grilli: Released the album “Great Big Sky” and EP “Love Songs?”
Celeste Kellogg: Opened for The Band Perry and released 3 singles including “Faith in Freedom”
Roberta Lea: Released the songs “Too Much of Me” and “More Than Enough of a Man”
The Bill Miles Band: Released the tunes “Hired Gun” and “Souls For Sale”
Robbie Bradshaw: Released the album “This Town Has Stories”
Troy Breslow: Released the album “The First of My Kind”
Hrvy Dent: Released the album “Love Is For Losers”
Patrick Luley: Released the tunes “My Darkest Night” and “Once in a Lifetime Love”
Aniela Salinas: Released the singles “Be My Angel” and “Denver”
Experimental/Electronic
Nested For Rest: Released the album “Chronicle”
Roger Spacebucks: Released the songs “Dreamers” and “Berlin”
Blvckhndz: Released the album “50 Shades of Rage” and the single “Firmware Fetish”
Reptile Tile: Released the track “Shopping Around”
Hindu Pez: Released the album “The Treme Sessions” and track “Behead the Fascists at Dawn”
Jon Schuemaker: Released a variety of albums, EPs and single including “Andromeda”
Spiral Static: Released the electronic goth track “Liberation”
Killerboots Collective: Released the EP “The Jameson Session”
Dance
TIARA & His Precious Gems: Released the songs “Easy On The Eyes” and “Best Friends”
Vivian Valentine: Released the album “Haus Kitty: House of Kitty Kouture”
Jenasis: Released the singles “Soul Beat,” “Genesis” and “Hanging On”
Apollo: Released the album “Exodus:XDS” featuring the songs “Freedom” and “Power”
Ambient/Soundtrack
Stephen Peppos: Released “Serenity” on Bandcamp
Otis Brooks: Released the soundtrack to “Pride & Prejudice & Dragons”
Ryan Farish: Released the album “Under The Stars”
Pop
Louissa: Released the EP “The Vault” and the single “Groceries”
BJ Griffin: Released the album “Elements,” 4 music videos, and headline The NorVa
Emily Fraser: Released the music vid and song “Backyard Getaway”
Otis Brooks: Released the track “How We Dream”
Ann Gray: Released the tune “Something To Prove” and “Acid Trip”
Shaolinn: Released the song “Witness Me”
Akeylah Simone: Released the album “As Is: Black First” and single “Wahala”
Goldi: Released an Afrobeat version remix of “Let Me In”
Jennifer Gammill: Released the single “Dancer’s Dream”
Sunny Moonshine: Released the song “Fireflies”
Shez Treble: Released the song “(I Want This) Forever”
Daniel Rodenfarb: Released the songs “Simple Life,” “Thunder and the Rain,” and “The Storm”
Tyler Donavan: Released the single “Only You”
Shormey: Released the songs “Aeroplane” and “Lover Girl Is Waiting For Your Call”
Clementine: Released a trio of songs including “Into The sea” and “Sell By Date”
Erica Payne: Released the singles “Back Outside,” “Crushed Crush,” and “Sold Out My Heart”
LDG: Released 4 singles including “Can’t Let Go”
Mrs Leakeye: Released the tracks “Our Boys” and “Hold On”
Lavender Fire: Released the album “From Shadows to Light” and EPs “Roommates” and “She’s My Ocean”
Times New Roman: Released the tracks “Bad Omens,” “Party Pleasers,” and “No Hard Feelings”
Indie Pop
Shower Cry: Released the album “For Those Who’ve Lost Everything They Love”
Emerald Beach: Released the EP “Homemade”
The Last Bison: Released the EP “Stronger” and headlined The Annex
Broken Beaches: Released the album “Glue”
Berries: Released the song “Get That High”
Step Pets: Released the single “Tethers”
The Dharma Initiative: Released the song “Me and You”
ghostStar: Released the album “In Your Own Time” and single “Danton”
Rickshaw Derby: Released the songs “The Driver” and “The Treehouse and An Oboe”
Pearloid: Released the album “Sugar In My Hand”
Coffee Resin: Released the album “Dirty Bath Water”
Maxwell LeVan: Released the album “Half Awake” and EP “Dead Plants on the Porch”
Hippie Love Party: Release the demo version of “Fish”
LetteRDead: Released the single “Running From the Sun”
The Lazy Dangers: Released the song “Glowing”
Wyatt Baldwin: Released the single “Love Is a Casino”
Tim the Wzrd: Released the tune “I Wanna Go to the Moon (With You)”
Connor Kingston: Released the EP “Threw Me In”
Punk/Garage
False Cape: Released the EP “Tears On My Blunt”
Community Witch: Released the albums “Glass Chrysalis” and “Live at The National”
RHDP: Released the album “KASKASERÖ” on Beach Impediment Records
The Dual Gravitons: Released the songs “Streets of Trondheim” and “Because I Wanna”
ALPHA: Released the album “Fly”
High Ideals: Released its 6-song self-titled debut on NYE.
Spikepit: Released the album “Peacewalker” on cassette and Bandcamp
Rockabilly/Retro
Katie and Billy Daniel: Released the single “The Drawing Board”
Mr Fang & the Dark Tones: Released the album “Fast Track to Hell”
Lucky 757: Released the album “Hey Baby”
The Futuros: Released a trio of songs including “Baby Got Her Wig On”
The Moats Dogs: Released the song “Patch The Boat Up”
Metal
Magg Dylan: Released the single “Split”
Cannabis Crypt: Released the album “Vile Breed”
Death Harvest: Released the EP “Pale Rider”
Ursus Maximus: Released the single and music video “Eternal/Immortal”
Deconflixion: Released the singles “Chiral Symmetry” and “Awaken”
Frakture: Released the album “Worms No My Name”
Por Vida: Released the songs “The Gash” and “Milk”
Croatan: Released the single “Lay All Your Love On Me”
Roccaforte: Released the singles “TWO” and “A Man With No Face”
Edolus: Released the EP “Fate”
Yeet Cleaver: Released the EP “Neanderthal Gods”
Divided: Released the singles “Quarantine” and “Called Out”
Alternative Rock
Knives Down: Released the song “Call U Back”
Jared Farrell: Released the song “The Great Divide”
Turncoat Syndicate: Released the album “Lost Weekend”
Those Without a Name: Released the Cure-eque album “Let’s Pretend”
Audiostrobelight: Released the album “An Energy Inside This Address”
Suburban Key Party: Released the album “Broken Mirrors”
Lori Creek: Released the EP “Starlit”
Torn By Fate: Release numerous singles including “Black Crown” and “Unbreakable”
Jarrett Beeler: Released the album “Sleep It Off”
Madd Francis: Released the songs “Finger Slug, “Who Am I Kidding?,” and “Kick It Up”
Half Past Dead: Released the album “Sugar, Lies & Denial”
Deep Creeker: Released a self-titled 5-song EP
Arms Bizarre: Released the songs “Cult of Self” and “Sanctuary”
Starving Artists: Released the reworked “Talking Bible”
Rock
Daniel Clark: Released the single “That Georgia Girl”
LeSabre: Released the album “LeAlbum”
TA Gatling: Released the singles “Rise” and “Muddy Waters”
Superfang: Released the album “Tidal”
Exploding Sun: Released the singles “Running on the Water” and “Here By My Side”
Bennett Wales & the Relief: Released the EP “Forsythia”
T.S.A.F: Released the song “Love On a Wire”
John Michael: Released the single “Sorry”
A Man To Cook For: Released the song “The Door”
The Ramblers: Released a self-titled album
Classic Rock
The Folly: Released the album “Pushing Ground”
Secret Ingredients: Released the album “Houston, We Have a Party”
Mike & Amy Aiken: Released the track “Just Our Price To Pay”
Anthony Rosano: Released the song “Before The War”
The Annie Johnson Band: Released the song “By The River”
Joel English: Released the album “Omnia Polaris”
Shannon & The Reunion: Released the song/video “California”
Dean Kohler: Released the albums “The MCA Demos” and “Live in Vietnam 1967”
Jim Bulliet: Released the album “Angels & Other Magical Creatures”
Peppos-Jones Band: Released the album “Life Notes,” and single, and music video “Gotta Dos”
Richard Spano: Released the song “Outsider”
Donnie Kepley: Released the songs “Hiding Inside” and “Aimless Blues” on Soundcloud
Band of Consenting Adults: Released the EP “Ordinary Things: The Dwigt Files”
Jerad Alan: Released the track “One Screw Loose Too Many”
The Clue: Released the album “Buckroe Nights”
Vernon Lee Holloman Jr: Released 4 albums including “The Road” and “The Journey”
Cowboy Pirate Mafia: Released the songs “Bottom of a Bottle” and “Shake What Ya Mama Gave Ya”
Blues
Bluzhammer: Released the song “I’m Tired”
Tina Micula: Released the songs “Supershero” and “Love Note”
The Jason Cale Band: Released the EP “Gator By The Tail”
Paul Urban: Released the song and music video “Southside Boogie”
No Agenda: Released the 4-song EP, “Hardly Know Her”
The JD3 Band: Released the tunes “Rumor Has It” and “’65”
Rob Oliver: Released the tune “Run in Circles”
The James Henry Morgan Gang: Released the EP “II”
Bobby Black Hat Walters: Released the song “America, No Kings” and sold out CNU’s Ferguson Center as the headliner
Folk/Acoustic
Jim Masters: Released the album “Red Sky”
Dan Pellegrino: Released the songs “Yours and Mine” and “Amen”
Storyweavers: Received airplay on WHRV with “Dark Days”
John Baldwin: Released the album “Songteller”
(rOw: Released the songs “Caravan Babe” and “Diamond in the Rough”
Jacob Vanko: Released the song “Where I Grew Up”
Kadence: Released the album “Soar Beyond Farther Than You Know”
Dan Nash: Released the song “Snow in April”
Ben Phelps: Released the album “Songwriter V.II”
Fox and The Bear: Released the album “Feels Like Home”
The Hookz: Released the song “Every Song (Screaming Out Your Name)”
Stella Haile: Released 3 singles including “Tooth Fairy’s Daughter”
Forest Flynn: Released the songs “Thrills” and “Different One”
Timothy Jernigan: Released the album “Welcome to Franklin”
Yes Now Is: Released a live version of the song “Is It You” on Bandcamp
Ashleigh Chevalier: Released the songs “Cheap Wine & Your Tattoos” and “Fly”
Brian Gray: Released the song “I Found You”
Teddy Krol: Released 3 singles including “Summertime”
Aaron Firestone: Released a series of singles including “Giant Cup of Coffee”
Jam/Psychedelic/Reggae
The Bread Collectors: Released the song “Blended and Sifted”
Clay Benjack: Released the singles “Separate” and “Melt”
One Culture: Released the songs “The Road,” “Patience” and “Steady Movin’”
Ganjacat: Released the songs “Firefly” and “Mirrors”
World Music
Tidewater Pipes & Drums: Performed at the Virginia International Tattoo
Amalita: Released the album El Cuento del Higo y de la Avispa”
Siren City Pipe Band: Won 1st Place at Chicago Festival & Highland Games
The Dunkirk Riots: Released the Irish traditional-meets-rock songs “Digging For Gold” and “The Answer”
Live Band
Community Witch: Opened for Johnny Marr at The NorVa
Bobby Black Hat Walters: Headlined a sold-out concert at CNU’s Ferguson Center
BJ Griffin: Headlined The NorVa
The Last Bison: Headlined The Annex
Thee Nux Trio: Opened for Nita Strauss at Elevation 27
Cultivated Mind: Opened for Steel Pulse and played Point Break Festival
B Michelle – Opened for Kool & The Gang at Portsmouth Pavilion
Celeste Kellogg: Opened for The Band Perry
Mean Jesus: Opened for Suicidal Tendencies at The NorVa
The Chong Band: Opened for Remain in Light
Por Vida: Opened for Nita Strauss at Elevation 27
The Fuzz Band: Headlined Pulse Music & Arts Festival
Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos: Opened for Samantha Fish in Baltimore
Cover Band
Snackbar Jones
5Starr
The Band Monarch
Airliner
JD Silvia’s Blues Machine
Wonderland
Grooveline 757 Band
Woodwork
Better By Tuesday
Krunch
Runnin’ Shine
Seamless Band
Relix
Michael Clark Band
Brasswind
Rocky 7
Four Letter Words
Shotgun Hunter
EverAfter
PB&J
Foxglove
Everybody Loves Tequila
Vince Kornegay Band
Free For All
Intangible Cats
Strictly Bizzness
Lil Moe Rock
The Steals
Band-It
Plastic Eddie
Hotcakes
Almost Famous 4Ever
Moaning Lisas
The Janitors
Dave Johnson & The Truth
The Band Vontrelle
The Connection
Cover Solo/Duo
Bryan Dunn
Dave Johnson
Seamless Duo
Skip Friel
Grant Austin Taylor
Bennett Walker Wales
Micah Spruill
Split Peace Soup
Mike Doyle & Brent Shepard
Zack Salsberry
Mike Gombas Jr
Fixity
Mike Proffitt
Beth Turner
Red Stapler Duo
Karl Werne
Runnin’ Shine Duo
Lewis McGehee
Derek Smith
Nate Sacks
Joe Heilman
Aaron Fulcher
Glasgow Kiss
Tribute/Themed Band
Lawn Boys (Phish)
Nature’s Child (reggae)
United Souls (reggae)
Grateful Jed (Grateful Dead)
Midnight Rain (Taylor Swift)
Wilder Horses (The Rolling Stones)
Last Fair Deal (The Grateful Dead)
Champagne Band (Classic R&B)
The Deloreans (1980s)
WOAH! 90s (1990s)
Good Shot Judy (Big Band era)
Beach Floyd (Pink Floyd)
Barry Manilow’s Wardrobe (1980s)
Radio 80s
Open Mic Night
Poppa’s Pub
Warrior’s Taphouse
Redbone’s Raw Bar
Winston’s Cafe
Abbey Road
Victorian Station/Big Pink
Hilton Tavern
Stuft
Jerry’s of Indian River
Fuzzy Wednesdays @ The Rhythm Room
Aloft Nights w/Emily Fraser & Alex Best
Elation Brewing
The Roads Bistro
Froggies
Marker 20
Elliott’s Fairgrounds
Cowboy Cactus
Voodoo Brewing Williamsburg
HK On The Bay
MoMac Brewing
Woody’s Western Branch
Classical Music Performance (Local soloists)
Christopher Kypros: The pianist performed a live original score to accompany the silent film “The General” at the Naro Expanded Cinema.
Rebecca Gilmore: Released two Vivaldi Double Cello Concertos
Stephen Coxe & Friends: Performed at Christ & St Luke’s Church
Alexis Colner: The harpist led the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in performance of Higdon’s Harp Concerto
Tidewater Classical Guitar Orchestra: Performed a concert of re-imagined Beatles songs
The Invencia Piano Duo: Andrei Kasparov and Okasana Lutsyshyn performed a program of works honoring French composer Gabriel Fauré
Live Music Venue (Bar/Bands)
The Cardinal VB
The Rhythm Room
Scandals
The Barrel II
Old Beach Tavern
Riffhouse Pub
Chicho’s Backstage
Wing King Kempsville
Froggies
Stuft
Baja Cantina
The Silos
Jerry’s of Indian River
Taphouse Grill
Woody’s Raw Bar
South Beach Grill
Live Music Venue (Listening Room)
Abbey Road
Victorian Station
Hilton Tavern
The Roads Bistro
Baron’s Pub
Grace O’Malley’s Irish Pub
Cafe Stella
Noir A Simply Panache Lounge
Murphy’s Irish Pub
Varia
Cafe Stella
Live Music Venue (Brewery)
Elation Brewing
St George Brewing Company
New Realm Brewing Company
The Vanguard Brewpub
Big Ugly Brewing
Tradition Brewing
Billsburg Brewing
Smartmouth Pilot House
Chef’s Food Hall
MoMac Brewing
Commonwealth Brewing
The Virginia Beer Company
Afterglow Brewing
The Bunker by Young Veterans
Voodoo Brewing VB
Voodoo Brewing Williamsburg
Live Music Series (Indoors)
Acoustic Carnival @ Baron’s Pub
Live From the Music Room @ Hermitage
Unity Gain: Live Electronic Music
Out of the Box Series @ Sandler Center
Songwriters in the Round @ Victorian Station
Songbird Sessions @ Aloft Hotel
Towne Bank Jazz Series @ Sandler Center
Songwriter Night at MoMac
Mixtape First Thursdays at Chrysler Museum
Live Music Series (Outdoors)
Sunsets on the River @ Hermitage Museum
YNOT Wednesdays @ Sandler Center
New Realm Brewing Co Summer Music Series
Suffolk TGIF Summer Concert Series
New Town Tunes After Hours Concert Series
Sunset Thursdays @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion
Big Bands on the Bay
Live on the Lawn @ Taste
Summer Concert Series @ Port Warwick
Summerfest 2025 at VB Town Center
Yorktown Sounds of Summer Series
Summer Fun at OV
Symphony By The Sea Series
Music Event (featuring local bands)
Wildflower Music & Arts Festival
Umoja Festival
High Street Fest
Jazz Vocal Summit @ The Z
Mosaic Festival
Porchella 2025
Virginia Deathfest
LAVA Halloween Extravaganza
ViBe Check
Pulse Music & Arts Festival
Fair Trade Festival
An Occasion for the Arts (Williamsburg)
Musicians & Arts Festival
norFOLK Festival
Proteus Festival
Bobby Black Hat’s 70th Birthday Bash
Yes Fest
10th Annual ViBe Block Party
Good Shot Judy Crooner Christmas
Harborfest
Neptune Festival
Stockley Gardens Arts Festival
2025 New Cabin Fever Pickin’ Party
Live Sound Tech
Brian Boozer Jahboo
Shannon Leggette
Daniel Aguiar
Rome Gehrig
Faraji Jackson
Jim Palacio
Ian Janes
Erwin Farrow
Amory Langley
BarKim
Carter White
DK Kudlz
Bernard Eze
Jack Gallagher
Richard Spano
Tim Connelly
Thomas Morgan
Michael “Rocky” Graziano
Brian Lumpkin
John Carney
Live Lighting Tech
Robert Bbc Loya
JaVy Loplex
Daniel Aguiar
Jedd General
William Scott Grinels
Eden Florence Guill
Delk Gizzmo
Corey Schmidt
BarKim
Jim Palacio
Rome Gehrig
Matthew Cockrill
Faraji Jackson
Todd Cooke
Photography — Live
Robbie Bruner, “Clover Stokes of The Band Monarch”
Ryan Del Rosario, “Mean Jesus”
Robert Peck, “Anthony Rosano”
Katie Culver, “Sheezer at LAVA Halloween”
Aria Maisey, “Gabe Niles as James Brown”
Daniel Simmons, “Spikepit at the Taphouse”
Kimberly Granger, “Edward Williams of The Jason Cale Band”
John Quincy Whelan, “Jason Cale”
Jada Holliday, “Bobby BlackHat and Akeylah Simone”
Pete Federico, “Clover Stokes of The Band Monarch”
George Everett, “Sherri Linn”
Jacob Adcock, “Otis Brooks”
Michael Iwanoski, “Celeste Kellogg”
Sylvia Mack, “The Band Monarch”
George Marsh, “Woah! Diego & Hootie”
Sean Burn, “Woah!”
Brian Talley, “Jim Lambie of Brasswind at Oozlefinch”
Photography — Posed
Cathy Hopkins, “Thru with Therapy”
Will Clarke, “Emerald Beach”
Katie Culver, “Community Witch Alternative Album Cover”
Corijona Forlines, “Turncoat Syndicate”
Peter Slavov, “Tiara & His Precious Gemstones”
Patricia Tsitera, “Nested For Rest”
Diego Duarte Gomes, “Codey Lee James Trio”
Robert Peck, “The Band Monarch”
Robbie Bruner, “Your Favorite Band’s Favorite Bands”
Brenda Luley, “Partick Luley”
Jim DeAngio, “The Ramblers”
Music Instrument Retailer
Winter Sound
Music Go Round
Alpha Music
Russell’s Music World
AL&M
Guitar Center
Olde Towne Arts & Music