by Jeff Maisey | Aug 17, 2026 | Concert Previews, Featured, Music, Music News
(Billy Idol was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year. Photo by David Raccuglia.) By Jeff Maisey Talk about an interesting time in music history — 1978. The previous year saw the release of some of the greatest, most iconic albums in pop/rock...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 24, 2026 | Drink, Featured, Food, Restaurant News
(Sasha Rigney’s creative craft cocktails are exploding in popularity. Photo courtesy of Sasha Rigney.) By Jeff Maisey It’s opening time on a Wednesday at ilo Bistro in Norfolk. Like any other dinnertime throughout the week, a small gathering hovers around the...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 24, 2026 | Featured, Music, Music News
This Meow Meow loves milk too. Photo by Nicholas Harmony By Jim Roberts Meow Meow may not be a household name in the U.S., but in the world of cabaret, she’s a legend with an international following in cities like Sydney, London and Berlin. The day before we spoke,...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 19, 2026 | Dance, Featured, Stage & Film
(Ariana Dickerson and Micah Bullard. Photo by Nir Areli) By Jerome Langston “We are preparing for our tour to France, which is about to happen right now. And then we follow that up by coming to Lorraine Graves’ hometown,” said Robert Garland, the artistic...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 26, 2025 | Featured, News, News & Views
The nominees for the 2026 Veer Music Awards in the Posed Photography category are as follows: Cathy Hopkins, “Thru with Therapy” Will Clarke, “Emerald Beach” Katie Culver, “Community Witch Alternative Album Cover” Corijona Forlines, “Turncoat...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 24, 2025 | Featured, Musical Theater, Stage & Film
(Opera vocalist Flora Hawk) By Montague Gammon III The most important show to take the stage at the Harrison Opera House since the US premiere of composer Thea Musgrave’s Mary Queen of Scots in 1978 and the world premiere of her Christmas Carol in 1979, maybe even...
