Gaye Adegbalola came a long way to get uppity. The Fredericksburg native has confronted and overcome obstacles, raised a son, met her dreams, and then discovered new ones. She sings about it all, as a founding member of Saffire, the Uppity Blues Women. Born and raised in Virginia, she graduated from Virginia State University with […]

 
Photographed by Kimberly Frost. Wylie Jones, Guitar, 31; Sam Krivanec, Bass, 33; Mike Sheroshick, Drums, 26; Jake Larson (The Mayor), Percussion, 32; Tim Reardon, Vocals/Keys; Gordon; Joshua Dowell
 
Richmond band Antero will open for Culture at Toad’s Place, at the “Reggae Party,” Sep. 6. Although Wylie Jones is the only Richmond-native in the band, there’s no […]

 
On Sep. 6, Culture, Jamaica’s legendary traditional reggae band, will perform at Toad’s Place. The tour is an exciting if poignant milestone in Culture’s thirty-plus year career. Founding member, Joseph Hill, died in 2006 while the band was on tour in Germany. Saturday’s performance will introduce Richmond to his son, Kenyatta, who stepped forward […]

Former Heroin Addict Finds Redemption through Spoken Word
 

 
by Danny Holcomb
 
Meeting with slam poet John “Survivor” Blake at the bar inside Richmond’s Tobacco Company, I am struck with the realization that this is a man on a mission. He is finishing up the first half of his shift as a waiter, but make no mistake: John […]

by Dean Christesen 
 
 
       NO BS! Brass is just what its name suggests. A 12-member ensemble with a fat in-your-face sound, they play what they mean and mean what they play. The music is hard to resist dancing to, but the band makes it easy to just sit back and be impressed. Both the dance floor […]

 
As the sun sets July 24, drumming will fill the woods of Dogwood Dell in Byrd Park, and Ezibu Muntu will mesmerize and educate its audience with the rhythms, movement, and spirit of Africa. Ezibu Muntu African Dance and Cultural Foundation, a multidisciplinary arts and culture group with studios downtown, are Thursday night’s featured performers […]

Before you see Dead Prez, did you know…?
 
 
 

M-1 was mobilized as a young man by the book, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” by Alex Haley.

Spike Lee said of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X:” “It has given me courage that I didn’t know I had inside me.”

M-1 and stic.man met at Florida A&M University in 1990.

Lee […]

 
Members:
Jon Gleich, Keys/Sax
Dabbs Aikens, Drums
Ticia Carter, Vocals
Darren Moxin, Guitar
David Monger, Bass
 
Pennyshaker aced the test that defeats most bands – the test of time. Together for almost seven years, they’re still performing, evolving, and while hanging out at Capital Ale House downtown, acting a lot like a mischievous family you can’t help but love. Their infectious […]

…The King of Blues, that is.
 
The Contenders:
 
In this corner, let’s hear it for
Robert Randolph,
appearing at the National Theatre, June 12!
 

 
Born: Irvington, New Jersey, 1979
 
Beginnings: Growing up, he played a distinctive form of gospel called “Sacred Steel” in black churches and listened to gospel music almost exclusively.
 
Admirers: Include Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, Steven Tyler
 
Against […]

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY
AP Music Writer
 
NEW YORK (AP) _ Sony BMG is joining Universal Music Group in allowing users of select Nokia mobile phones access to its entire music catalog later this year.
 
Nokia Corp.’s “Comes With Music” program will allow users who buy select cell phone models to download any song from Sony BMG’s catalog […]