by Jeff Maisey | Nov 13, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Dinosaur Jr. is a band that never quite seems to get the recognition or chart success as pioneers of alternative rock and grunge. But, here they are 35 years down the road, reunited for nearly 15 years after a nasty breakup, and hitting the road...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 1, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston “I don’t really play for musicians,” says legendary jazz saxophonist Bobby Watson, midway through our Friday afternoon phone conversation, as he awaits a flight back to his home turf of Kansas City. “I play for [the] people.” Watson has been...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 28, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Diane Catanzaro & Chris Jones Don’t tell me this town ain’t got no heart….when I can hear it beat out loud! Hampton’s heart will be beating a Technicolor rhythm when Dead & Company play the Hampton Coliseum on Friday, November 8 and Saturday,...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 16, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston Norfolk’s Attucks Theatre, a historic gem, celebrated its centennial earlier this year, with a well-received documentary and anniversary programming that continues throughout this year. My cover story for Veer Magazine, published this past...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 11, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey BJ Leiderman, known coast-to-coast as the National Public Radio (NPR) theme song composer for melodies used on “Morning Edition” and other programs over the past 40 years, returns to Hampton Roads to sit-in with some former bandmates when the...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 11, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Marc Cohn burst out onto the charts in 1991 with his debut, “Marc Cohn,” a disc that earned him a Grammy for best new artist and spun off the hits “Walking in Memphis,” “Silver Thunderbird,” and “True...
