by Jeff Maisey | Sep 18, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Michael Curry The first-rate Attucks at100 celebrations continue with a performance by Nobuntu — a female vocal quintet from Zimbabwe that has been taking the arts world by storm. Norfolk is their first stop on this new coast-to-coast tour of the United...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 6, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Now that Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd has retired from recording and touring, it may be more important than ever to experience The Artimus Pyle Band in concert. Artimus Pyle became Lynyrd Skynyrd’s drummer in late 1974 when the band was preparing...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 25, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Buddha Council open for 311 on Saturday at the 5th Street Main Stage) By Jeff Maisey This year’s American Music Festival will feature more local bands than ever. Many of the 757 entertainment were selected because they won Veer Music Awards earlier this year. “We...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 20, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Tribute bands can be fun when a group such as Pink Floyd is not likely to reunite key surviving members Roger Waters and David Gilmore. Concert tributes like Australian Pink Floyd not only dedicate themselves to performing the music...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 20, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey While Ohio Players released their debut single, “Neighbors,” in 1967, it wasn’t until 1973 and “Funky Worm” that the Dayton, Ohio band experienced Billboard success on the R&B and top pop albums and singles charts. Ohio Players were...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 20, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston Smart music lovers still enjoy listening to jazz. Sure it might not be reflected by overall music streams for the genre, or in whatever constitutes album sales these days—but it is certainly reflected by the continued popularity of “jazz”...
