Sofi Tukker // Live @ The NorVa // 10.21.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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.
The Magpie Salute // Live @ The NorVa // 9.19.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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
Judas Priest & Deep Purple // Live @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 9.8.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - September 17, 2018 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VIRGINIA BEACH, VA: Rock and metal legends arrived at Virginia Beach in a double headlining ticket while on a 25 date tour winding through the United States. Black band t-shirts were the attire of choice for the night, worn by an appreciative crowd who
Shinedown & Godsmack // Live @ Veteran’s United Amphitheater // 8.18.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VIRGINIA BEACH, VA: Powerhouse rock hit Virginia Beach hard, with Shinedown partnering up alongside Godsmack setting the venue on fire, and Red Sun Rising there to pump up the crowd. With concert goers keeping a wary eye on the rain, hot new Ohio rockers Red
The Trongone Band // Live @ Tradition Brewing // 7.7.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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
Anthrax & Lamb of God // Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 6.12.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 18, 2018 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VA BEACH, VA: The metal worshipping masses united one last time to pay tribute to one of the legendary “Big Four” thrash metal bands on their farewell tour... and four other bands stepped up to lend support during this historical event. An early evening in
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real // Live @ Boathouse Live // 6.09.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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
Lunatic Luau Festival // Live @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater// 5.5.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 Article and photos by Glenn Woodell Virginia Beach, VA -- Perfect weather, a strong band lineup, and an enthusiastic crowd all came together to make the 2018 Lunatic Luau a great success. This show has been running (almost) annually since 1997 and has been sponsored by FM99, one of the local