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...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 18, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey The role of a true artist is to show the world in an imaginative way a mirrored reflection of reality, and Jake Clemons does exactly that in dramatic fashion on his dynamic new solo album titled “Eyes on the Horizon.” Clemons, who grew-up in...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 18, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Michael Curry The first-rate Attucks at100 celebrations continue with a performance by Nobuntu — a female vocal quintet from Zimbabwe that has been taking the arts world by storm. Norfolk is their first stop on this new coast-to-coast tour of the United...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 6, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Now that Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd has retired from recording and touring, it may be more important than ever to experience The Artimus Pyle Band in concert. Artimus Pyle became Lynyrd Skynyrd’s drummer in late 1974 when the band was preparing...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 25, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Buddha Council open for 311 on Saturday at the 5th Street Main Stage) By Jeff Maisey This year’s American Music Festival will feature more local bands than ever. Many of the 757 entertainment were selected because they won Veer Music Awards earlier this year. “We...
