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First annual Bacon-Fest: Saturday Oct 5th 2013 Norfolk’s Scope Plaza…11am. 
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Hip local event…Virginia Bacon Festival
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Hip local event…Localpalooza with Clutch
I’m definitely going to this. – HipsterApproved.net
Be sure to check out awesome-hip band Clutch at Localpalooza at Virginia Beach’s Motor World on Saturday, Oct 26th 2013.
Oh…and there’s 99 other acts performing as well…on 10 stages….and everyone gets to drive a go-cart…
Welcome Back Phish Phipsters!
This event was just added to the Local Calender:
Phish
Friday – Sunday, October 18-20
On Sale Thursday, August 8 at 10 am
Phish will perform a trio of consecutive concerts at Hampton Coliseum Friday, October 18, Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, October 20. All shows begin at 7:30 pm and doors open at 6 pm. Parking lots open at 2pm daily. This is the band’s first fall tour since 2010. Known by Phish fans as The Mothership, Hampton Coliseum has a notable role in the band’s history. The five-CD “Hampton Comes Alive” was recorded in the venue and released in 1999. What is more, a decade later Phish launched its reunion concerts on March 6, 7, and 8, 2009 in the venue, following a five-year touring break. Phish has performed 15 times in the Mothership, dating back to 1995.
A limited number of tickets are available directly at http://tickets.phish.com/. The ticket request period is currently underway and will end Sunday, August 4 at 11:50 pm EST. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Thursday, August 8 at 10 am online at Ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000. Tickets will NOT be available at Hampton Coliseum Box office or Ticketmaster Outlet.
Admission:
$65 General Admission; $180 for a 3-day pass
Additional fees may apply.
Local Calendar Update: OV Crab Fest 7/20/13
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22nd Annual Ocean View Crab & Seafood Feast – July 20th, 2013 Ocean View Beach Park – 100 blk W. Ocean View Ave
The 22nd Annual Ocean View Crab & Seafood Feast – one of the area’s best seafood feasts will be held Saturday, July 20th from 12 PM – 7 PM at Ocean View Beach Park on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay. This year’s theme is “We Salute All Who Serve”. Come out and enjoy live music provided by the band “Plastic Eddie” & DJ Steve Duke. Enjoy a day with friends, family, food and fun with the smell of salt and seafood in the air at Ocean View Park.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Food will be reasonably priced and includes everything from fresh steamed crabs, crab cakes, soft-shell crabs, clam strips, shrimp, hot sausage and hot dogs for the kids. A selection of beverages will please all ages.
Remember Lady Gaga’s ‘meat-dress’? Here’s the Crab Bra! ~ HipsterApproved.net
Local calendar update…Scott Weiland @ Norva 8/12/13
Ultimate hipster Scott Weiland (singer of Stone Temple Pilots) has announced a show at The Norva Theater in beautiful downtown Norfolk, Virginia.
He is performing on Monday August 12th 2013. Tickets are $20 (+ fees) in advance.
Scott’s high school photo.
The tour is called Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts: The Purple at the Core Tour featuring the hits from the classic albums Core and Purple.
Scott’s mugshot
Unfortunately I will not be able to attend this show due to The HipsterApproved Summer ’13 Tour featuring Portland, Oregon! (*more info to come…)
It appears he will be playing all the ‘hits’, but did anyone get Scott’s masterpiece solo work released back in 1998 called ‘12 Bar Blues‘? Genius.
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Local News Reminder..Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros tonight @ The Norva
Ultra hipster band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are performing tonight (6/21/13) in beautiful downtown Norfolk Virginia at The Norva Theater.
Yes…this is a 10 piece band ~ HipsterApproved.net
You can get all the ticket info here at the Local Calendar page. Just follow the links…
BTW…You have got to check out this video I found on YouTube of this father and daughter performing a cover of Edward Sharpe’s hit ‘Home’…it’s awesome –>
Hip film review…Hardcore Norfolk: A Story of Rock N Roll Survival
As a resident of the city of Norfolk Virginia, I was very excited to hear about this film. I believe I read the interview that was in Veer Magazine when the filmmakers appeared on the cover.
Somehow I lost track of the date and missed the Opening Night showing at the Naro Theater. I’m sure that must have been quite an event. And ‘red-carpet’ events like that don’t happen that often here in Norfolk, VA. (Some footage of it appears as bonus material on the second disc!)
Debra Persons, the films co-director and executive producer, was nice enough to meet with me to talk about the film. I could really tell that this movie was a labor of love for Debra. This film is very personal to her, and co-director and associate producer Andrea Rizzo. The two were living the awesome life you see portrayed on the screen. By that I mean that the bands that you see in the movie are the bands that they were going out to see and getting to know. The same goes for cinematographer and editor Paul Unger only a bit later in the local scene.
The film starts with a brief history of the ‘Norfolk Sound‘ and the rich musical past that was in this area for quite some time. Very interesting. The footage of Tidewater landmarks and skylines are great and the ‘DIY‘ feel of it adds to the overall aesthetic of the film.
It’s not long till the documentary focuses on rock n roll…
I’m not going to spoil any of the great stories that are told in the film. (And it’s awesome that I know so many people interviewed in the movie!) I advise that you buy a copy of this great DVD for yourself and watch it. And tell your friends to do the same. These film-makers had a dream and went for it…and had success! That is a very bold thing for someone to do and I applaud them for that. We should all show our support by getting a DVD or CD (or both).
They don’t have any plans to make other feature films. (Except Paul…he’s still working in the video business). This is the movie that they envisioned to make, and after a lot of tweaking…it’s done. You can check out their website at –> www.HardcoreNorfolk.com
They are living the dream.
Ocean View Virginia Art Show 13th and 14th Oct 2012
Local News…Whale in Ocean View!
Some weird local news…that is pretty un-hip actually…Hey local people – Have you seen the big dead whale that washed up in OV? I went and checked it out after getting a whiff of it when I was going to Farm Fresh for some groceries! It’s on the beach right near the public bathrooms and the parking lot. Man…it’s gross…
It got me thinking about when that dead whale washed up in Oregon a few years gone by….this was way before Portlandia…
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