by Jeff Maisey | Aug 20, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Tribute bands can be fun when a group such as Pink Floyd is not likely to reunite key surviving members Roger Waters and David Gilmore. Concert tributes like Australian Pink Floyd not only dedicate themselves to performing the music...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 20, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey While Ohio Players released their debut single, “Neighbors,” in 1967, it wasn’t until 1973 and “Funky Worm” that the Dayton, Ohio band experienced Billboard success on the R&B and top pop albums and singles charts. Ohio Players were...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 20, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston Smart music lovers still enjoy listening to jazz. Sure it might not be reflected by overall music streams for the genre, or in whatever constitutes album sales these days—but it is certainly reflected by the continued popularity of “jazz”...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 9, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey In a 2013 released autobiography titled “By US Bonds: That’s My Story,” singer Gary US Bonds shared insights about his life as a young recording star from Norfolk, Virginia, the creation of the Norfolk Sound, family life, his up-and-down music...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 27, 2019 | CD Reviews, Music, Music News
Suburban Key Party “2nd Place Medals” (Self-Release) Alternative rock band Suburban Key Party could very well unlock the doors to success with this new 6-song EP. Two songs stand out big time: “Sticks & Stones” and “Secrets.” “Sticks & Stones,” for one, has...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 25, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey In talking with guitarist/singer Marcus King, it doesn’t take long to realize his heart, soul and head are all in the right place. King learned to play guitar by watching his father, bluesman Marvin King, and absorbing the music he heard on...