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by Jolene Roderick - February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

Article and Photos by: Jolene Roderick CORNELIUS, NC — In the wake of their latest single, "The Price I Pay," Darin and Brooke Aldridge, the highly acclaimed Bluegrass and Americana duo, delivered a memorable performance at The Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius, NC, on Friday night. The newly opened

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real // Live @ The NorVa // 4.4.23

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - April 11, 2023April 11, 2023

Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Woodell NORFOLK, VA-- How do you match greatness? How do you rise above and beyond a living musical legend, if that legend is your own father? By relentlessly creating, touring, and exploring within yourself- Lukas Nelson is always giving homage to father Willie Nelson but

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real // Live @ Boathouse Live // 6.09.18

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 14, 2018

Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NEWPORT NEWS, VA: Surrounded by music his entire lifetime and mentored by legends, Lukas Nelson has paid with time, work, and sweat to earn his own way up the musical ranks and not rely on any advantages that having Willie Nelson as a father

Lindi Ortega // Live @ The 27 Club // 5.5.18

by Adrienne Row-Smith - May 8, 2018

Photos and Article by: Adrienne Row – Smith Ottawa, Ontario -- The 27 club on York street had a line out the door and was packed even before the show began for Lindi Ortega and Jeremie Albino. Jeremie Albino kicked things off for the night with his beautiful and emotion-driven songs. Ranging

Cody Jinks // Live @ The NorVa // 7.7.17

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - July 10, 2017

Article by : Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA: “Raising hell with the hippies and the cowboys They don't care about no trends They don't care about songs that sell I've never been a part of any musical scene I ain't just talking Nashville, if you know What I mean” Notwithstanding his

Jaime Wyatt // Live @ Hotel Cafe // 6.5.16

by Matt Stasi // Bylle Breaux Stasi - June 9, 2016

Article by: Bylle Breaux // Photos by: Matt Stasi Once moved beyond the fact that she looks effortlessly like a brunette vintage Barbie, Jaime Wyatt has the personality of your favorite aunt who knows how to make the perfect homemade jelly. She is a pale, red-lipped, leggy, Honky-Tonk goddess with long

Jon Pardi // Live @ The NorVa // 3.24.16

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - March 27, 2016

Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar & Glenn Woodell NORFOLK, VA: A gorgeous oversized crystal chandelier hangs from the towering ceiling of the main hall of the NorVa amid the acoustic baffles, utterly out of place and yet perfect, for it harkens back to a time a

Blackberry Smoke // Live @ The NorVa // 3.10.16

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - March 15, 2016March 15, 2016

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- Southern Rock is real Country. Yes, there, I said it. There's no sequins and glitter, no huge hollow shining amphitheaters, just an honesty that lies within the lyrics. It's as real as the dusty red clay that billows out behind your truck