Eagles of Death Metal // Live @ The Norva // 10.2.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- It's the day following one of the most tragic events to hit U.S. soil. On October 1st, 2017, a lone shooter took aim at thousands of concertgoers at an outdoor Jason Aldean show in Las Vegas, Nevada,
The Psychedelic Furs with Bash and Pop // Live @ The NorVa // 9.29.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - October 2, 2017 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA: When alt-rocker Tommy Stinson, one of the founders of The Replacements, decided to put down his bass and pick up his guitar, Bash and Pop was conceived. Skipping back and forth over the years with long stints
Foreigner and Cheap Trick // Veterans United Home Loan Amphitheater // 7.26.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 3, 2017August 3, 2017 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell VA BEACH, VA: Foreigner showed us exactly why they are one of the world's best selling bands of all time, on a cool summer's night in Virginia Beach. Opening tribute band Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, fronted by the late John Bonham's son as
Cody Jinks // Live @ The NorVa // 7.7.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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
In This Moment // Live @ The NorVa // 7.2.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - July 8, 2017July 8, 2017 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- An evening that offered a little something “different” from the norm- and nearly a sell out. Coming off the heels of a sold out show in Charlotte, NC, In This Moment's “Half God Half Devil” tour featured
Mushroomhead // Live @ Shaka’s // 5.8.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - May 10, 2017 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar VIRGINIA BEACH, VA: This event in Virginia could have been billed as a metalfest, as a total of seven bands filled the night during day seven of Mushroomhead's current tour. Relicseed featured a thunderous sound with only three band members
Senses Fail // Live @ The NorVA // 3.14.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA -- Another post-hardcore line up rocked the NorVa, this time led by New Jersey's Senses Fail. Celebrating their fifteenth anniversary with a tour titled “Quince Años”, they were joined by Like Pacific, Counterparts, and Movements. The crowd was
Overkill // Live @ The NorVa // 3.8.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA: night of thrash metal, courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records, powered through Norfolk on Tuesday night at the famous NorVa. The evening began with a consistently strong line up featuring two bands from Finland, Swallow the Sun and
Big Gigantic // Live @ The Norva // 2.19.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - February 24, 2017 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- Bonnaroo. Coachella. Firefly. Austin City Limits. Who has played at all of these impressive, big-name festivals? Big Gigantic, that's who. Combine fantastic stage lighting, a full booming bass sound (extra cabinets abound), and the catchy engrossing beats
Anti Flag and Reel Big Fish // Live @ The NorVa // 1.21.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - January 24, 2017 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar Possibly prescient in the titling of their latest album “American Spring”, given the current political climate, the political punk rockers Anti Flag gave theme to the evening in Norfolk following the historic nationwide Women's March of 2016. The timing could