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by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - January 25, 2019

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar HAMPTON, VA: Back in the days of yore when MTV actually played music videos, many notable bands that may have not had an opportunity for the spotlight of national exposure were given airtime. Jimmie's Chicken Shack arrived on the scene in 1996 with the

Halestorm & In This Moment // Live @ Ted Constant Center // 11.16.18

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - November 23, 2018

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA: Virginia proudly hosted the first day of tour for co-headliners Halestorm and In This Moment, with a show that had lines of fans winding around the exterior of Old Dominion University's Ted Constant Convocation Center on a Friday night. In This Moment is

Clutch // Live @ The NorVa // 10.31.18

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - November 4, 2018

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA: Three bands with three different interpretations of rock n' roll, all on a Halloween's night. Originally scheduled for September, an illness in one of the bands on tour forced a change of dates for the Norfolk, Atlanta, and Raleigh shows. Norfolk drew the

Sebastian Bach // Live @ Boathouse Live // 10.26.18

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - November 2, 2018November 2, 2018

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NEWPORT NEWS, VA: A nice mix of rock and metal hit Boathouse Live on a Saturday night, the highlight of which was the return of glam metal legend Sebastian Bach, of Skid Row fame, making a stop to Hampton Roads after many years. The show

Sofi Tukker // Live @ The NorVa // 10.21.18

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - October 26, 2018

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar New York club music arrived in Norfolk, and had the audience grooving on the dance floor all night. The evening opened with the enthusiastic jams of DJ LP Giobbi, who personally made sure the music kept flowing without pause the entire show, seamless and upbeat.

Steely Dan // The Palace Theater // 10.3.18

by Michael W. Bright - October 9, 2018October 9, 2018

Photos and Article by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY-- Steely Dan, the ever-morphing entity of musicians at the peak of their skills, came to town again. They played to a full house and they killed, as usual. The band has been making Louisville a regular stop because its usually a guaranteed sell

The Magpie Salute // Live @ The NorVa // 9.19.18

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - September 27, 2018September 27, 2018

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Norfolk, VA -- Having lived in Georgia with its rich musical history attuned me to the plethora of talented bands that blossomed from the area. Ranging from hip hop/rap to alt rock and southern rock, I became a huge fan of The Black Crowes,

Seether & Tremonti // Live @ The NorVa // 9.17.18

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - September 25, 2018September 25, 2018

Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Norfolk, VA -- The four band lineup of the evening opened a bit earlier than the posted start time with the emotive lyrics and energy of Veio, an alt metal/rock group hailing from Oregon. During their 20 minute set, they displayed a high excitement

The Trongone Band // Live @ Tradition Brewing // 7.7.18

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - July 11, 2018

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NEWPORT NEWS, VA- The South continues to to rise, this time with the strains of song from Virginia's own homegrown favorites, Richmond's The Trongone Band. Delivering southern rock with a natural ease, brothers Andrew and Johnny Trongone accompanied by Chip Hale and Ben White stopped

The Black Dahlia Murder & Whitechapel // Live @ The NorVa // 6.19.18

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 22, 2018June 23, 2018

Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- The front doors were literally shaking at the NorVa on Tuesday ... and metal layered upon metal continued to shake the very structure of the building as a 5 band lineup plowed through the evening, leaving the audience sweaty and exhausted and