by Jeff Maisey | Jun 19, 2015 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison “I don’t want Google Glass or anything, but I feel like so much of what I believe in is very modern,” Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynde Lee Segarra says. “When I hang out amongst musicians that are really trying to live like they’re...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 1, 2015 | Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey The year was 1995. Hard-edged rock groups such as Helmet and Biohazard were all the rage. In Hampton Roads, Mindset was right on-par with these bands. Mindset released a self-titled album and a follow-up titled A Bullet for Cinderella....
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 1, 2015 | Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Arleigh Kincheloe, the Sister Sparrow of Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, has been the frontwoman for the raucous soul/rock/funk group since its inception in 2008, but it was only with their new record, “The Weather Below,”...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 17, 2015 | Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison There was nothing to debate about where Neal and Cole Friedman, the twins who helped form Major and the Monbacks, were headed after graduating from college last spring. It was on the road with the band With two key members sprung from the ivied walls...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 17, 2015 | Classical, Music, Music News
Music, mystery and excitement in a glass filled castle By Montague Gammon III When JoAnn Falletta calls any musical event “one of the most exciting things I’ve ever been a part of, in my entire life of making music,” it’s time to take notice. That’s how she...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 12, 2015 | CD Reviews, Music, Music News
Tempest “The Tracks We Leave” (Magna Carta) Tempest, those pirate-clad, swashbuckling progressive Celtic rocking musicians based in the San Francisco Bay area, have set sail with what is arguably the veteran group’s most bountiful collection of tunes. Throughout the...
