by Jeff Maisey | Jul 28, 2024 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Ciara, Missy Elliott, and Busta Rhymes) By Jerome Langston “I feel like she is the ultimate trendsetter, but she’s also timeless,” says Nakia Madry-Smith, during a recent chat about the Hampton Roads born and reared popular music icon, Missy Elliott, who is...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 24, 2024 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Christone “Kingfish” Ingram) By Jerome Langston Thousands of fans of jazz and R&B are expected to flock to this year’s 54th annual Hampton Jazz & Music Festival, which will feature music stars like Boyz II Men, Kem, Coco Jones, Jon Batiste, and...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 19, 2024 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison From the beginning, Tower of Power co-founder Emilio Castillo grooved to a different beat. Growing up in Oakland, Castillo formed his first band with his brother. They did covers, but obscure covers. Rather than James Brown’s “I Feel Good,” they...
by Jeff Maisey | May 18, 2024 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Sublime’s lead singer, Bradley Nowell, died of a heroin overdose in the spring of 1996. His son, Jakob, was 11 months old. Two months later, the Long Beach band released their third album of their groundbreaking punk, rock, ska, and reggae stew....
by Jeff Maisey | May 18, 2024 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Montague Gammon III A Grammy winning singer-songwriter from New England, a finger pickin’ multi-instrument virtuoso from Northern Virginia, and a sibling-led bluegrass band from the tiny musical hotbed of Floyd, in Appalachian Virginia, walk into the Virginia Arts...
by Jeff Maisey | May 2, 2024 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Brandy Clark’s first Grammy win this year began with a Grammy loss two years ago. She was nominated — for the 9th and 10th times — for Song of the Year for “A Beautiful Noise” sung by Brandi Carlile and Alicia Keys and for...
