Another great episode of The Listening Room is available in the archive! Take a listen as Randolph Walker joins host Tim Jackson in the studio for an interview.
To catch new episodes of The Listening Room, tune into WVRU 89.9 FM at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays–or listen live online.
Another great episode of The Listening Room is available in the archive! Be sure to catch Tim Jackson’s interview with Roanoke’s Electric Chameleon — winner of 3 awards in the 2008 Roanoke Times music poll.
To catch new episodes of The Listening Room, tune into WVRU 89.9 FM at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays–or listen live online.
Another great episode of The Listening Room is available in the archive! Do you like some down and dirty Chicago-style blues? Then you’ll love Chickenwings and Gravy, a.k.a. Bill Smith and Rich Rittenhouse. This blues duo can often be seen playing the Monday night blues jam at The Cellar in Blacksburg among other venues in the New River Valley.
To catch new episodes of The Listening Room, tune into WVRU 89.9 FM at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays–or listen live online.
Another great episode of The Listening Room is now available in the archive! Episode 12 features Floyd musicians. Floyd, Va. is a small stoplight town with a big music scene. This session highlights four musicians who hail from there: Emily Brass, Scott Perry, Mike Mitchell, and Nico Woodruff.
You can catch them all playing various Floyd venues, including Winter Sun Music Hall, Cafe del Sol, the Floyd Country Store, and Oddfella’s Cantina. If you haven’t been there already, we’re sure this episode will make you plan a trip!
Another great episode of The Listening Room is now available in the archive! Episode 11 features David Simpkins, an amazing songwriter, teller of tales, and longtime foot-soldier in the NRV music scene. Here’s a review of his CD Long Story Short, and for upcoming dates and more information visit his website. If you love him as much as we do, which we know you will, you can also subscribe to his twice-monthly e-mail newsletter, the Meadow Creek Gazette. Think of it as an email blog–to sign up, just e-mail amosflame@aol.com and write “SUBSCRIBE” in the subject line. We appreciate all the times he’s mentioned the Voice. Thanks, David!
The world has moved on since the glory days of Guns N’ Roses, when the Terminator was hunting Axl Rose on MTV. Now, 15 years after their last album, Axl Rose is all that remains of the original lineup, although Use Your Illusion bit-player Dizzy Reed is credited with some contributions here. (more…)
