by Jeff Maisey | Mar 30, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey There’s a lot of talk lately about preventing brain-drain in Hampton Roads. When talented people leave the region because creative opportunity exists elsewhere it’s a disappointing reality. Recently, fiddle player extraordinaire Charlie Austin...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 24, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music
By Jim Morrison The last time John Fullbright was in Norfolk, five years ago, he played a private house concert in a garage for about 80 people. To say his career has taken off since then would be like saying Bob Dylan has written some pretty good songs. In...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 23, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music
By Jim Morrison Cage the Elephant was born and shaped in a Bowling Green, Kentucky, writing songs, and getting into trouble. That’s about all there was to do, playTidball’s, the city’s longstanding club while underage. There’s a photo on a...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 10, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to an injury, The Chieftains concert has been cancelled. The Virginia Arts Festival has helped make Norfolk front-and-center during a week-long celebration of St. Patrick’s Day by scheduling the legendary traditional...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 2, 2016 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey The big question is why have you decided to leave Hampton Roads and where are you headed? I am leaving Hampton Roads because it’s just hard for me to be me here these days. This town is not set up for a guy like me anymore. I’m moving...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2016 | Classical, Music, Music News
(February 25 marks JoAnn Falletta’s 25th anniversary with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra) By Montague Gammon III A coal miner’s granddaughter has led the Virginia Symphony for 25 years. In that time JoAnn Falletta – or Dr. Falletta, to give her the earned...
