DIY SINGER/SONGWRITER OKLAHOMA CAR CRASH RECORDING NEW ALBUM WITH LONGTIME FRIEND AND MUSICAL PARTNER WITH PLANS FOR ALBUM RELEASE TOUR THIS SUMMER

INTERVIEW BY MATT WALKER PHOTOS BY HEATHER MCPHERSON, NAT BROWN, AND DAKOTA FLOYD Nat Brown — also known as OKLAHOMA CAR CRASH (OKCC) — is all about DIY, from self-booked tours to more than five self-released EPs. He was even doing-it-all… Continue Reading

“THE GIRL WITH THE UKULELE:” SINGER-SONGRWRITER SKYE ZENTZ SPREADS HER LOVE OF MUSIC THROUGHOUT HAMPTON ROADS, AS WELL AS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND ONLINE LIVE PERFORMANCES

INTERVIEW BY MARIANNA CAMPANO PHOTOS PROVIDED BY SKYE ZENTZ At first glance, SKYE ZENTZ seems like a hippie-chic, crunchy, possibly vegan, definitely vegetarian, new-aged flower child. You know the type. However, once you take a second to scratch the surface,… Continue Reading

PURCELLVILLE SINGER-SONGWRITER SPENCER JOYCE RELEASES NEW SINGLE, “ELEPHANT IN A JAR,” AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON SECOND STUDIO ALBUM, AUGUST IS THE SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY NICK DEPINTO AND SPENCER JOYCE Depending on what style of genre the singer-songwriter is covering, SPENCER JOYCE wears many hats. Following the less than spectacular release of his debut album Overnight Rockstar, which… Continue Reading

FOLLOWING BREAK UP OF HIS POP PUNK BAND, JONNY MAYS OF WATERMEDOWN DELIVERS PASSIONATE, HEART FILLED MUSIC AND PLANS TO RECORD HIS FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY CLAIRE KIM PHOTOGRAPHY There are few bands that can make me feel inspired in a dingy dive bar than the heart filled, angst ridden music of WATERMEDOWN. Better known as Jonny Mays, who is… Continue Reading

ARTIST AND MUSICIAN RAYTHEON DUNN CREATES THERAPEUTIC MUSIC FOR HIMSELF AND HOPES HIS MUSIC WILL INSPIRE HOPE AND HEALING FOR OTHERS

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY PERK’S PICS Though he is relatively new to the local music scene, singer/songwriter RAYTHEON DUNN of the indie rock band DEAR ADAMUS has a beautiful voice that needs to be heard. His simple and… Continue Reading

JUSTIN JONES JOINS THE DEADMEN TO REKINDLE HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC, GIVING HIM TIME TO TAKE A STEP BACK FROM HIS OWN BAND AND FOCUS MORE ON HIS FAMILY

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY SAM HOLDEN AND MARK SILVA Recently, Jones and his band performed at the bi-annual Vintage Virginia Wine Festival at Bull Run Park in Centreville, and we had the opportunity to catch their performance. After being… Continue Reading

RICHMOND NATIVE SAVANNAH VALENTINO CREATES HER OWN UNIQUE BRAND OF FOLK FOR A NEW, YOUNGER GENERATION

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY THERESE KEIL PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHILIP EDWARD LAUBNER PHOTOGRAPHY Though she is only 20-years-old, SAVANNAH VALENTINO is way beyond her years in terms of her songwriting prowess and natural ability to capture deep emotional responses… Continue Reading

TROY BRESLOW’S AMERICANA JOURNEY LEADS TO INTROSPECTIVE SONGWRITING AND GROWING HOPES OF TOURING TO SUPPORT HIS DEBUT EP

INTERVIEW BY ZACH MCCOY PHOTOS BY KLW PHOTO! AND ZACH MCCOY A young man sits alone on a bar stool with a microphone-stand in front of him, an acoustic guitar rests lovingly in his hands, and a harmonica holder is… Continue Reading

VIRGINIA’S TOP 10 BEST ALBUMS FROM 2013

LIST COMPILED BY JOE FITZPATRICK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It has been a crazy year in the Virginia music scene, but we would not have it any other way. Every genre was on their game this year from metal to EDM to punk… Continue Reading