by Jeff Maisey | May 27, 2026 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
VSO Music Director and “Potsdam” director Eric Jacobsen. Photo courtesy of Virginia Symphony Orchestra. By Montague Gammon III Two classical musicians, Army enlisted men, helped the competent amateur pianist who was their Commander-in-Chief set the course of post...
by Jeff Maisey | May 27, 2026 | Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Unsuspecting audience members often do a double-take when Virginia Beach-based Wilder Horses take the stage. “Is that who I think it is?,” you’ll likely overhear. Or, “It couldn’t be.” No, it’s not, but, yes, singer Bobby Alderman is the spitting...
by Jeff Maisey | May 22, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Roberts When you’ve played as many gigs as Joe Satriani, some of the memories blur—venues, crowds, even cities. But every now and then, something sticks. Asked for recollections of his time in Hampton Roads, he doesn’t mention a show. He remembers the ride...
by Jeff Maisey | May 3, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey When the Virginia Arts Festival presents “Music of Queen — A Rock Symphony” May 15 at Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, much of the stage will be filled with members of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra with a rock band positioned front and center...
by Jeff Maisey | May 3, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Steep Canyon Rangers are outstanding in their field. Photo by Jay Strausser.) By Jim Morrison Barrett Smith joined Steep Canyon Rangers in 2017, nearly two decades after the band formed as a group of friends attending the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill....
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 27, 2026 | Classical, Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Montague Gammon III Hampton Roads’ two most accomplished, most famous and finest (classical) musicians meld their talents April 30 at Norfolk State’s Wilder Performing Arts Center for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s “Happy Birthday, Hailstork” concert....
