by Jeff Maisey | Feb 25, 2023 | CD Reviews, Classical, Music, Music News
Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Orchestra “William Walton: The Complete Façades” (Naxos) “Façade” is the original title of quirky, witty poetry of Edith Sitwell read to the music of William Walton. This Naxos label CD, recorded at Virginia Wesleyan in 2021, features...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 29, 2022 | CD Reviews, Music, Music News
Jonah Ross “These Days” (Self-Release) Jonah Ross, the lead singer and guitar player of Court Street Company, will unveil a new three-song EP as a solo recording artist. Ross made a slash when his kickoff single “Close to Me” received airplay on Paul Shugrue’s “Out...
by Jeff Maisey | May 31, 2021 | CD Reviews, Music, Music News
Runnin’ Shine “Nowhere to Go” (Self-Release) Award-winning contemporary country band Runnin’ Shine have another excellent album to be proud of with the 13-song “Nowhere to Go.” Rockin’ country requires some upfront guitar and they are keen to deliver it on songs like...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 27, 2019 | CD Reviews, Music, Music News
Suburban Key Party “2nd Place Medals” (Self-Release) Alternative rock band Suburban Key Party could very well unlock the doors to success with this new 6-song EP. Two songs stand out big time: “Sticks & Stones” and “Secrets.” “Sticks & Stones,” for one, has...
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 | Oct 18, 2018 | CD Reviews, Music, Music News
Painting with Sound An Appreciation of Coming Home, the new CD by Justin Kauflin By Tom Robotham I’ll never forget the first time I saw Justin Kauflin perform. It was in 2004, at the Roper Theater in Norfolk, where he was playing with the Governors School for Arts big...
