by Jeff Maisey | Jun 19, 2015 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison “I don’t want Google Glass or anything, but I feel like so much of what I believe in is very modern,” Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynde Lee Segarra says. “When I hang out amongst musicians that are really trying to live like they’re...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 10, 2015 | News, News & Views
The CD of the Week on Out of the Box is “Bound By the Blues” by Sonny Landreth. Hear Paul Shugrue’s review here:http://mediaplayer.whro.org/program/1000003 New this week: Florence + the Machine, Albert Hammond Jr., Amy Helm, Ben Lee, Clap Your hands Say Yeah,...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 1, 2015 | Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey The year was 1995. Hard-edged rock groups such as Helmet and Biohazard were all the rage. In Hampton Roads, Mindset was right on-par with these bands. Mindset released a self-titled album and a follow-up titled A Bullet for Cinderella....
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 1, 2015 | Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Arleigh Kincheloe, the Sister Sparrow of Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, has been the frontwoman for the raucous soul/rock/funk group since its inception in 2008, but it was only with their new record, “The Weather Below,”...
by Jeff Maisey | May 18, 2015 | Concert Previews, Music
By Jeff Maisey Though John Ashton has decided not to hit the road this go-round with the Psychedelic Furs, I thought he’d be a great interview reflecting on the Furs big time success in the 1980s with such hits as “Pretty in Pink” and “Love My Way.” Ashton, after all,...