by Jeff Maisey | Apr 21, 2026 | Featured, Music, Music News
By Jim Roberts When Kayce Laine saw her face on the digital marquee outside Scope Arena in Norfolk, she cried. “Growing up there, I always saw myself as being like a pop star,” she said. “I wanted to be on these stages doing pop music.” She will realize part of that...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(The Chameleons play Richmond Music Hall on Monday, April 20. Photo by Helen Millington.) By Jeff Maisey By age 21, in 1983, I had absorbed the music of The Beatles as a kid influenced by teenagers on the dead end street I was raised on. From this impressionable...
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 2, 2026 | Music, Music News
(Singer/songwriter Roberta Lea. Photo by AJ Elliot.) By Jeff Maisey Local singer/songwriter Roberta Lea, a winner of numerous Veer Music Awards, has programmed a dynamic new indoor festival in celebration of women in the arts, business, community leaders, poets,...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 2, 2026 | Classical, Music, Music News
Joshua Bell and Academy of St Martin in the Fields by Christian Meuwly By Jeff Maisey The world’s most in-demand violinist will lead the legendary Academy of St Martin in the Fields through a program featuring Brahms and Schumann March 7 at CNU’s Ferguson Center and...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 15, 2026 | Music, Music News
(Cecile McLorin Salvant. Photo by Ebru Yildi) By Jerome Langston As part of the Virginia Arts Festival’s deep commitment to presenting world-class jazz music, the current season of the festival features some wonderful jazz offerings; including vocalist Anais Reno with...
