I cover popular music, entertainment and broadcasting for the Daily Press. That means I’m following local musicians, clubs, radio stations, concert halls, promoters, festivals and fans. My blog, Sound Check (dailypress.com/soundcheck), is a great source for the latest news about the area’s music scene. I also write about outdoor activities, lifestyles and food for the paper.

I’ve worked as a features reporter for the Daily Press since 1994. Before that, I covered city government for the Danville Register & Bee in Danville, Va. I graduated with a journalism degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1988 and from Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, N.C., in 1984.

The Who, guitars, UNC Tar Heels, early American history, barbecue, beer, my wife, my dog.

Country singer David Nail to play Newport News May 30 5/23/2013
Up-and-coming country artists continue to circulate through a particular saloon in the City Center section of Newport News.

U.S. Army TRADOC Band's live series at Fort Eustis begins June 6 5/22/2013
Federal budget bickering didn't defeat Music Under the Stars . The 81st season of the U.S. Army's free concert series begins June 6 and will continue most Thursday evenings through Aug. 29.

Lonestar reunion show headed to Fort Monroe, according to Whisper Concerts 5/21/2013
For next Sunday's Daily Press, I compiled a list of outdoor music events coming this summer. As usual, the work of hammering together that kind of a piece clued me in on a few interesting events. One is Lonestar at Fort Monroe.

Carl Hunt plans to relaunch Slapwater this year 5/20/2013
Carl Hunt, an original member of the party band Slapwater , was fired from the popular, Peninsula-based group in an acrimonious dispute that surfaced last year.

Review: Last Bison's chamber-folk sound showed growth at the Norfolk Botanical Garden 5/20/2013
The Last Bison's chamber-folk style is built on homespun, organic elements: The plink of a banjo, the thud of a single drum, soaring harmonies from violin and cello.