by Jeff Maisey | May 24, 2016 | Music, Music News, News, News & Views
Compiled by Staff As the weather heats up so does the region’s outdoor stages with live music from local and national bands. Here’s what’s hot this summer. YNOT Wednesdays (Virginia Beach/Sandler Center Plaza, 5 PM) 6/1 – Kaboombox 6/8 – Tidewater Drive...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 26, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey As part of the Colley Cantina/Veer Magazine Saturday Night Live local music series, Norfolk-based alt-country band Rodeo Clown will perform Saturday, April 30. In addition to music, great Baja California style food and craft beer, there’ll be...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 13, 2016 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Montague Gammon III The Venice Baroque Orchestra will bring the still-fresh Italian and German music of three and four centuries ago to Norfolk this year, mixing familiar composers such as Bach, Vivaldi and Handel with the lesser known Geminani, Corelli and...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 30, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey There’s a lot of talk lately about preventing brain-drain in Hampton Roads. When talented people leave the region because creative opportunity exists elsewhere it’s a disappointing reality. Recently, fiddle player extraordinaire Charlie Austin...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 10, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to an injury, The Chieftains concert has been cancelled. The Virginia Arts Festival has helped make Norfolk front-and-center during a week-long celebration of St. Patrick’s Day by scheduling the legendary traditional...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 2, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey The big question is why have you decided to leave Hampton Roads and where are you headed? I am leaving Hampton Roads because it’s just hard for me to be me here these days. This town is not set up for a guy like me anymore. I’m moving...