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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

Blackberry Smoke // Live @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion // 10.15.21

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - October 31, 2021

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar PORTSMOUTH, VA- Blackberry Smoke: one of the greatest southern rock bands ever- but you don't know that yet. You will see, it's coming. They will be up there with Lynryd and the Allmans. With a rich catalogue of seven studio albums packed full of songs

Blacktop Mojo // Live @ Elevation 27 // 10.10.21

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - October 24, 2021

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VIRGINIA BEACH, VA- Back to the music, back to the thunder! Blacktop Mojo made current members of their “Mojo Nation” happy on a Sunday night in Virginia Beach, and created some new fans. Out on their “Somethin' Wicked Tour” to promote their 2021 eponymous

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

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

Getting to Know: The Trongone Band

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - October 23, 2017

Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photo courtesy of The Trongone Band Currently making a splash on the Southern Rock scene with the June 2017 release of their debut album, Keys to the House, Richmond VA's own Trongone Band is branching out on tour throughout the east coast and adding new fans to

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