Wynton Marsalis: The Jazz Messenger

Wynton Marsalis: The Jazz Messenger

By Tom Robotham As a longtime jazz fan, I feel blessed to have lived in New York City in the early 1980s. Many of America’s greatest jazz pioneers were still alive, and I was fortunate enough to catch them in concert: Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Chet...
Sarah McLachlan Shines On

Sarah McLachlan Shines On

By Jeff Maisey   Multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Sarah McLachlan returns to Hampton Roads with a St. Patrick’s Day concert at the Ferguson Center. McLachlan, best known for her emotional ballads such as “Angel,” “I Will Remember...
Pixies to Play The NorVa

Pixies to Play The NorVa

Having played more than 120 shows across four continents over an 18-month period, Pixies announce they will take to the road again this Spring, performing at select major U.S. music festivals as well as headlining shows at intimate theatres in many cities missed in...
CCR: The Travelin’ Band

CCR: The Travelin’ Band

By Jeff Maisey From 1968 to 1970, no band was as prolific as American rock ‘n’ roll act Creedence Clearwater Revival. In 1969 alone, the quartet released three full-length studio albums – “Bayou Country,” “Green River” and “Willy and the Poor Boys.” But all was not...