by Jeff Maisey | Mar 2, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey The big question is why have you decided to leave Hampton Roads and where are you headed? I am leaving Hampton Roads because it’s just hard for me to be me here these days. This town is not set up for a guy like me anymore. I’m moving...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 10, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Everyone knows a Beach Boys melody. Name a song instantly the tune is recognizable – “Good Vibrations,” “Surfer Girl,” “I Get Around,” “Surfing USA.” It’s a list as long as an endless summer! When Bruce Johnston joined the band in 1965,...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 20, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey World renown metal band Lamb of God returns to Hampton Roads in support of its latest album, “VII: Sturm Und Drang,” which debuted at #2 on Billboard’s US Top Current Albums chart. The Richmond-based group also received a Grammy nomination...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 20, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey What happens when you record your debut album more than a year before it’s released? In the case of Athens, Georgia experimental pop group Mothers, you tour with the likes of Of Montreal and garner favorable press exclaiming you’re one of...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 20, 2015 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Only a couple of years ago, Leon Bridges earned a living washing dishes at Del Frisco’s Grille in Fort Worth. He played the open mikes around town, mostly folkie country stuff. “There weren’t many people doing R&B at open mikes,”...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 16, 2015 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison The arresting three-part harmonies flowing from the current lineup of The Wailin’ Jennys were born in a bathroom. Founding member Ruth Moody sought recommendations for the departing Annabelle Chvostek from a friend, Aoife O’Donovan...
