by Jeff Maisey | Jun 29, 2018 | Music, Music News
By Jim Roberts Chase Payne, an up-and-coming country rocker from Virginia Beach, was recently nominated for two Josie Music Awards (Rising Star Male and Song of the Year). He’ll go to the awards ceremony at Dollywood in September, but he’s more excited about the...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 23, 2018 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Ron Wray Four young men in Southern California of the band Rebelution are resting now, gearing up for their next tour in support of their new album, Free Rein, slated for release on June 15. But, soon they will be headlining at the Untied Home Loans Virginia Beach...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 20, 2018 | Festivals, Music
By Jim Morrison The Wood Brothers’ new disc, “One Drop of Truth,” an album as full of sly metaphors as it is catchy melodies, opens with a funky bass line by Chris Wood before brother Oliver’s singing takes over. “Nothin’s ever for...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 20, 2018 | Festivals, Music
By Jim Morrison Terrance Simien started singing in his church in rural southwestern Louisiana when he was about five. He moved on to play the piano and then the trumpet in middle and high school before he met the accordion — and zydeco – and that transformed...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2018 | Music, Music News
Compiled by Staff Summertime is filled with opportunities to kick back and relax to the sounds of local and regional bands. Here are our recommended summer music series events to experience. Most are free admission. Thank God It’s Ocean View Ocean View Park...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2018 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Magda Giannikou, leader of Banda Magda, has synesthesia. When she see letters or words or hears chords of music, she sees colors. “Every letter has a color and every word has a color. Every day of the week,” she says by Skype call from...
