by Jeff Maisey | Jun 6, 2023 | News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey “We were backstage and there was a buffet spread out with chicken, roast beef and all kinds of good stuff,” recalled singer David Middleton, whose local band, the Waxing Poetics, opened for numerous nationally touring acts, including the Ramones, at the...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 17, 2015 | Festivals, News, News & Views
The Hampton Roads region is in full bloom during the spring and summer with an array of colorful festivals ranging from the two-day Virginia Beer Festival to the wacky Hermit Crab Challenge, kite festivals in Portsmouth and at the Oceanfront to music fests featuring...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 7, 2015 | Concert Previews, Music
By Jim Morrison The birth of Rosanne Cash’s Grammy-winning album began with an invitation to explore her family’s roots, and, of course, a death. This is country music, after all, real country music. Cash’s journey commenced when she accepted...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 23, 2015 | Beer News, Drink
By Jeff Maisey During the early 2000s, Chris Ray had a demanding, seasonal day-job, but in his free-time he and brother Phillip Ray often spent time homebrewing. A graduate of William & Mary, Chris Ray was drafted in 2003 by the Baltimore Orioles as a relief...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 21, 2015 | Beer News, News, News & Views
RICHMOND, VA –The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild announced today that the Commonwealth is now home to over 100 craft breweries. This important milestone was celebrated at the Guild’s annual meeting and Craft Beer Caucus legislative reception, attended by over 150...