Band Showcase: Bison

I first heard this band on 96X and instantly became a fan.  They have a great folk rock sound and are finely tuned technical artists.  I immediately went home and looked them up after hearing them.  I have not seen them perform live but I definitely plan to and will review the show for you all.  They are playing at the Jewish Mother Backstage in Norfolk behind the NorVa on Friday, October 14 and I highly suggest that you come!

My favorite song by far by them is Switzerland.  It is the first song that I heard by them and still the best in my opinion.  It has a great folk rhythm and the songs conveys a great feeling to you.  Truly great work.  I will be following up more on Bison in the coming weeks, and I will be starting by giving you their show review next Friday.  You can find a link to their Facebook page here and you can listen to their music there as well!

Be sure to comment below and tell me what you think of Bison!

Neptune Fest: Music Review

Saturday I attended the Neptune Festival, that I previously discussed, and was overall impressed.  Some of my favorite acts were Rich Whiskey Audition, the Joe Gosman Band, and The Aragona Project.

Rich Whiskey Audition

Neptune Fest

With the Neptune Festival down at the beach this upcoming weekend, I figured I should post the stage schedule of all the local music that will be performing.  I mean, what kind of local music blog would this be if I didn't let y'all know about this great opportunity to support some local music?  Here is the line-up.

Show Review: Jason Mraz @ Ntelos Wireless

While the focus of this blog is the music scene in the 757, I am going to review the Jason Mraz show that was at the Ntelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth  on Sunday, September 25.  Jason Mraz is from Mechanicsville, Virginia and while that is not in the 757 area code, I think it is important to occasionally include bands and artists from the Richmond area since that is our "sister music scene."  This is why I'm considering Jason Mraz a local artist from the Richmond area.

Show Review: Jesse Chong @ H2O

A picture I took of Jesse Chong playing at H2O in Virginia Beach on September 24, 2011.

Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Jesse Chong at H2O in Virginia Beach.  Like usual, he didn't disappoint.  I arrived there at around 9:15 and he was scheduled to go on at 10, and I think I arrived just in time.  My friends and I got one of the last tables in the place.  Needless to say, Jesse draws in a crowd.  From the moment he hit the stage the atmosphere changed to a calming yet exhilarating mood.  There were people sitting down on the sofas just relaxing and there were people right at the foot of the stage dancing the night away and Jesse knew how to appeal to everybody in the place.