by Jeff Maisey | Sep 16, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Shannon Jay Brittany Howard wanted to start a band ever since she witnessed former classmate and fellow bandmate Heath Fogg perform a concert in their middle school gym. Later, after meeting bassist Zac Cockrell in a psychology class, the peers joined forces...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 16, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeremy Bender Norfolk Festevents has partnered with Veer Magazine to expand its annual Embrace the Culture Festival (ETC Fest, Saturday, September 17 in Town Point Park) by offering locals an opportunity to experience live music in Norfolk venues free of charge....
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 25, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Few pop bands have made the dynamic one-two punch Culture Club did in the early ‘80s. The London-based group debuted in 1983 with the album “Kissing to be Clever,” which spawned three hit sings in “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” “Time (Clock of...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 8, 2016 | Music, Music News
By Skye Zentz “He could sing all night! Lord, he must’ve known a million songs and he made ya feel alright- ’til you knew you had to sing along.” These words could have easily been written about my father, local folk scene groundbreaker, Bob Zentz-...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 22, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Newsom Bruce Hornsby’s got a brand new album and there’s not a single note played on piano. Hornsby, who lights up the Virginia Arts Festival with a three-day “Funhouse Fest” in Williamsburg this month, has built a 30-year recording career around his...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 22, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Gill Landry. Roll that around. Pause, ponder. Yes, Gill Landry is a longtime member of Old Crow Medicine Show. But the New Orleans resident also has a jagged solo career, releasing three albums, including his latest meditation, “Gill...
