by Jeff Maisey | Aug 18, 2026 | Music, Music News
(Jae Sinnett opened for Echo & The Bunnymen at The NorVa in June Photo by Aria Maisey. By Jeff Maisey Seventy Seven zero. You’d never know by listening to Jae Sinnett he turned 70 at the end of June. Nor, by gazing at his fit physique, in-demand schedule and...
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 | Jun 16, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Jesse Chong and Skanks front Ganjacat at the Point Break Festival on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Photo courtesy of Jesse Chong.) By Jeff Maisey Virginia Beach-based pop/reggae group Ganjacat has once again been tapped to perform at the highly successful Point...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 14, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Grace Potter will perform on the Lawn of the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. Photo by James Mountford) By Jim Morrison Grace Potter is on the phone from her Topanga Canyon residence, but the restless rocker is about to head out on another cross-country road trip...
by Jeff Maisey | May 27, 2026 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
VSO Music Director and “Potsdam” director Eric Jacobsen. Photo courtesy of Virginia Symphony Orchestra. By Montague Gammon III Two classical musicians, Army enlisted men, helped the competent amateur pianist who was their Commander-in-Chief set the course of post...
by Jeff Maisey | May 27, 2026 | Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Unsuspecting audience members often do a double-take when Virginia Beach-based Wilder Horses take the stage. “Is that who I think it is?,” you’ll likely overhear. Or, “It couldn’t be.” No, it’s not, but, yes, singer Bobby Alderman is the spitting...
