by Jeff Maisey | Aug 9, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey In a 2013 released autobiography titled “By US Bonds: That’s My Story,” singer Gary US Bonds shared insights about his life as a young recording star from Norfolk, Virginia, the creation of the Norfolk Sound, family life, his up-and-down music...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 25, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey In talking with guitarist/singer Marcus King, it doesn’t take long to realize his heart, soul and head are all in the right place. King learned to play guitar by watching his father, bluesman Marvin King, and absorbing the music he heard on...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 17, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Ron Wray 1993 St. Louis was launch site for bottle rockets that have been exploding on the music scene ever since. The band The Bottle Rockets was formed then as members worked on merging their interests in punk and country rock somewhat like Uncle Tupelo,...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 7, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Michael Curry Known throughout the nation, especially the world of jazz, Jae Sinnett has been a fixture and leader for almost three decades. He is a drummer, composer, leader, teacher and mentor. And, of course, he is the voice of jazz on WHRV Public Radio....
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 7, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey And then there were three… Back in 2011, local alternative rock radio station 96X began airing “Switzerland,” an infectiously melodic song full of emotion blending what seemed to be a marriage of Appalachian mountain music, classical and pop. ...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 1, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston It takes less than 5 minutes for me to become pleasantly surprised by information shared by singer/songwriter Lalah Hathaway during a substantial and quite enjoyable, lengthy phone conversation with her, earlier this week. Shortly after her...
