The Mace & Crown

By: William Channel Chris Cagle and Casey James gave a concert at Knucklehead’s Roadhouse this past Wednesday night. Cagle, who has been out of country music for the past three years, is making a comeback to his music career. The duo came to Knucklehead’s Roadhouse as part of the radio station 106 Christmas party. Releasing [...]

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By: Amy DeLaura Originally from D.C., the up and coming band Crash Boom Bang is now on tour with Plain White T’s, promoting their new EP “These Wild Things.“ The first stop on their tour was Nov. 3 in Virginia Beach at Diesel Rock N’ Country Sports Bar.  Diesel allowed a wild atmosphere that was [...]

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By: R Jay Molina In 2010, the progressive rock band Angels & Airwaves, also known as AvA, boldly defied their record label after “corporate underwriting” by releasing their third studio album free of charge over the internet. Fans of the band were quick to download the album, which was simply titled, “LOVE,” and were greeted [...]

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By: Jessica Scheck Coldplay’s new album, “Mylo Xyloto,” was released on Oct. 24. After the success of 2008’s “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” “Mylo Xyloto” took Coldplay fans down a different path with new concepts and a change of style. Partnering with Brian Eno, a master of ambient music, to co-produce [...]

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By: Ethan Shaw Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor Recalling singles such as “Bring Me To Life,” “My Immortal,” “Going Under,” and “Sweet Sacrifice” that capsulated so many gothic rock fans for the last decade, it is disheartening to see that Evanescence’s newest album does not meet up to the its predecessors’ standards.  While record sales [...]

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By: MaryAnn Jackson Sound Tribe Sector 9, also known as STS9, rocked the Norva on Friday, Oct. 28.   STS9 is an electronic band fused with instrumental rock, jazz and hip-hop. They are  known for their  unique genre of music. STS9 brings together different types of music to create a different sound based on an [...]

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By: Martin Tucker Michael Rapaport’s controversial documentary “Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest” is finally available to supportive public who couldn’t make it to the Sundance Awards, Art House Theaters, or the Naro. Released on Oct. 23, this documentary covers the four members Kamaal “Q-Tip” Fareed, Ali Shaheed Muhammed, Malik [...]

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By: Sarah Nadeau The best way to describe Feist’s music is complex, intelligent and sophisticated pop. Out of her entire body of work, her latest album “Metals,” released on Oct. 4, best illustrates this idea. What makes this album so successful is the fact that Feist was able to harness all of the tools she [...]

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By: MaryAnn Jackson If you enjoy amazing improvisational bluegrass and love all different types of rock music, then mark your calendar for Thursday, Oct. 20. On this date, The Norva will be featuring Yonder Mountain String Band. Tickets are around $25 after taxes and can be purchased either at The Norva website or backstage at [...]

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By: Sarah Nadeau Jermaine Cole, better known as J. Cole, might be a rapper with the number one album in the country and signed to Jay-Z’s label RocNation, but as a college student working hard to earn your degree, you might have more in common with the MC and producer than you think. While still [...]

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