by Jeff Maisey | Jan 5, 2020 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Here’s a trivia question sure to stump even the most diehard music or football fan. Which act joined Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan to perform at halftime of the 1999 Super Bowl? Nope. Not Prince. And fingers off that phone. The answer...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 27, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Jazz pianist John Toomey is the backbone of the Attucks Jazz Series) By Jeff Maisey If you’ve noticed an increase in the number of jazz concerts scheduled at various venues around Hampton Roads in the past few years there’s a good reason — it’s popular. Like most...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 12, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Michael Curry A perennial favorite of lovers of choral music across the globe , the Vienna Boys Choir will give three performances under the auspices of the Virginia Arts Festival on their current 43 concert tour which also includes appearances at such...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 5, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey The holiday season is a time for traditions, and one jazz-fan favorite tradition is experiencing Grammy-nominated and platinum-selling saxophonist Dave Koz on his annual Christmas tour December 7 at the Ferguson Center in Newport News. Koz will...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 2, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Ron Wray If Santa is coming to town in a Cadillac this year, or a Ford or a Buick for that matter, he will feel right at home. Hampton Roads is hosting four classic stylists of the iconic Motown Sound for a December potpourri of soul, rock and roll, funk, pop, and...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 30, 2019 | Music, Music News
(Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos back stage at The Garden. Photo courtesy of Bff Shoots/Jeremy Mangrum) By Jeff Maisey Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos have been one of the most popular local bands over the last five years. The blues-rock group has won Veer...
