Phish

It's the message and not the jamming that matters to Wandering Root. ''Being upbeat and optimistic is a huge piece of the puzzle,'' says guitarist Brad Yeakel. ''When you look at the bright side, life becomes so much easier,'' he says. Wandering Root...

Tickets still remain for tomorrow night's show at the Hampton Coliseum featuring Lil Wayne and T-Pain, but the show is expected to sell out. "We are very, very close to selling out," said Joe Tsao, general manager of the Coliseum. "I am certain that we...

As of Friday, tickets still remained for tonight's show at the Hampton Coliseum featuring Lil Wayne and T-Pain, but the show is expected to sell out. "We are very, very close to selling out," Coliseum General Manager Joe Tsao said Friday morning. "I am...

1 The economic slowdown and resulting recession threw Hampton Roads performing arts groups into a maelstrom of declining ticket sales and donations. The Virginia Opera and Virginia Symphony trimmed expenses and laid off staff. Things got so dire that...

++++++++++++++++++++ || Local lads The Henhouse Prowlers rock the banjo (and everything else) at Celtic Knot Public House in Evanston Saturday. || ++++++++++++++++++++ New York Times news service The banjo is rising. And you really shouldn't be...

January's not typically a big month for concerts in Hampton Roads, but January 2009 is shaping up to be a marvelous exception. Much of the action headed our way early next year will take place in our collective back yard — Hampton Coliseum. This...

After 17 years, nine studio albums and countless tours, Medeski, Martin and Wood are, in a sense, a band without a country. And they couldn't be happier. Dedicated to what keyboardist John Medeski calls "the spirit of jazz" through a fierce devotion to...

Phish, one of America's biggest psychedelic jam bands, is reuniting and swimming our way. Last week, the group announced plans to play three shows at Hampton Coliseum March 6-8. That's good news for both the local economy and fans of improvisational neo-...