Busta Rhymes Hits Richmond Awaiting New Release

 
Local Notes: Busta Rhymes appears March 13, Toad’s Place, 140 Virginia St. $25 – $30. On March 24, “Back on My B.S.”drops, Busta’s ninth studio release, and his first with Universal/Motown.
 
Before Busta: He was born Trevor Smith, Jr. on May 17, 1973 in Jamaica. After seeing Trevor perform, Public Enemy’s Chuck D nicknamed him Busta [...]

Mike Gales, Road Warrior

by Cesca Janece Waterfield
 

 
Mike Gales, who’s played with George Clinton’s Parliament since ’97, recently signed an agreement with Blunt Logic Records. With distribution as part of the deal, recordings made with his funk/ jazz band, the Warriorz, will now be available in every city they play. That’s a long list. Although Mike shares a Chesterfield [...]

Saffire’s Gaye Adegbalola Speaks Up

by Cesca Janece Waterfield
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 [...]

From Richmond With One Love: Antero

 
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 [...]

With Memory of Joseph Hill, Culture is Alive Again

 
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 [...]