by Jeff Maisey | Sep 28, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Blue-rock guitarist/singer Jason Cale (left) in the studio with Hunter Hughes. Photo courtesy of Hunter Hughes.) By Jeff Maisey Hunter Hughes, host of WHRV’s Hunter at Sunrise digital radio program, has teamed with Zeiders American Dream Theater to present the...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 28, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston Learning that we share the same first name, during my recent conversation with the contemporary jazz legend known as Najee, was just one of many interesting tidbits that were revealed during our lengthy chat. Born Jerome Najee Rasheed in New York...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 23, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey What could possibly be better than hearing Earth, Wind & Fire perform their essential hit “September” in September? That’ll happen Friday, September 24 when the supergroup performs at Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion in Portsmouth. Last year marked...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 1, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Consider one measure of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s longevity and relevance: the group of California kids playing in a jug band scored their first big article on a page alongside The Byrds and The Doors in Tiger Beat magazine. Not Rolling...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 1, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Sly & The Family Stone will forever be remembered as one of the most influential funk/soul/pop groups of the 20th century. The band formed in 1966 and was notable not only for its multi-cultural makeup of musicians, but also in the blending...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 11, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Blackberry Smoke brings its special blend of hard Southern rock to Portsmouth. Photo by Joe Lopez.) By Jim Morrison For Charlie Starr, the frontman of Blackberry Smoke, being off the road after two decades touring — and making a living — with his band was...