Rock/Alternative:
24 Seven Band - New Country Covers, Classic Rock, Modern Rock, and Dance Favorites.
2 Faces -
54 Steps - A unique blending of classic and modern classic rock n' roll.
710 Oil - Progressive rock delivered from Virginia Beach.
@play - Modern and progressive rock.
Action Habit - New rock & roll from Hampton Roads.
A Darker Romance - Some fresh goth-punk emocore.
Almost Always - Catchy Punk and Emo from Smithfield.
Ananda -   the diverse transitions of Frank Zappa, the improvisational jam and interaction of Phish.
Angels vs Aliens -  a variety of musical styles and influences such as Superchunk,  and The Smashing Pumpkins.
A Reason For - Fresh young rock from Kecoughtan.
Atkins Lane - Fresh progressive stuff from Glouster Virginia.
Bad Ace - Classic and southern rock with some Texas blues.
John Baldwin Band - Local solo favorite has picked up a great rhythm section.
Beyond  - Rock with a Latin flare.
Big Dog Biscuit - Rock and Roll from the Cathouse.
Bigger Dream - Little bit of new and a little bit of old and a lot of Rock & Roll.
Black Cat Road - Classic Rock with a Southern Attitude.
Blackbird Pond - uniquely mixes Country, Punk, and Blues.
Blind Toona - Classic Rock
Bluelords - A blistering twin-guitar attack, coupled with an undeniable authenticity.
BluePearl - Four Musicians who have gigged from Korea, Dallas, Washington DC, New York to Dubai and Bahrain.
Blyndsyde - If you want to rock, they'll get it done for you.
Boneshakers  Playing the club circuit again with David Hull remaining on bass.
Bootjack Hollow - Plays anything from blues, classic rock and roll to top 40.
Brad Street Band - Proudly sponsored by Jagermeister, these guys perform originals and covers of rock, reggae & punk.
Brand Zero - blend of metal, punk, alternative, classic and new rock, grunge, and pretty much everything.
Breakingform - a unique texture which is hard to find in today's often over-distorted world.
Bully - An original rock band. Our members are comprised of locals from the Hampton Roads area, Virginia. Our influences range from Weezer and Ramones, to Veruca Salt and L7.
Burden Of Proof - Rock 'N Roll with a southern edge.
Carbonleaf  - Ether Electrified Porch Music.
Cesca - Dynamic singer and songwriter.
Chasing Shadows - Covering music from the 70's until now.
Chemical X - Funky, Party, Cover Dance band from Virginia Beach.
Control Council - Funky Rockers and the Deadliest Band Alive. 
Counterfeit Molly - 5 Piece local all original rock band. Music available on Mp3.com.
Death On Contact - Our goal is pretty evident: to be the most brutal band in Hampton Roads and beyond.
Doad - Classic Rock.
Downsize - High Energy Modern/Alternative Rock.
DreadLine - A hard rock band with a heavy metal influence
Drenched - They’ve emerged from the dismal swamps of Deep Creek on the attack and they’re not slowing down any time soon.
Dynamohum - Good little  4 piece with an excellent repertoire.
Eazily Amused - A four-piece indie-rawk band on a mission to bring down the walls of the Teen Pop Nation.
Element - Alternative, Dance, Funk & Rock.
El Kabong -  Classic Rock/ top 40  with 5 vocalist.
Epoxy - Mixes everal styles of music including Reggae, Metal and Punk.
Esoteric - Rock band out of Marion Virginia.
Evelyn Wishing - Emo-core band with alot of talent.
Everything - what music really is - a feeling, an expression that shouldn't fit into any one category.
Evil Means - Original rock compared to Godsmack and Black Label Society.
Family Tree - Nominated in the category of Jam Bands for local band of the year in Ninevolt's third annual local music awards.
Tom Farley Band - Formerly of Cimarron and the Tom Farley Cam Head Band.
Fat Elvis - Progressive sounds from Virginia Beach.
Fine Swiss Cheese - Never a dull moment at a cheese party !
Fishtank Diver - Modern Rock.
Five Words - Four piece rock funk fusion band.
Full Throttle - Hard driving classic rock band.
Fully Vested - Classic Rock.
Funksion - All-original alt. rock!
The Fuzz Band - a fusion of hip hop, jazz, R&B, soul, alternative and classical music that transcends traditional borders of artistic expression.
Get Big - local crowd favorites.
Grinners Flight - a high-energy, three-piece band bringing their blend of "James River Rock-n-Blues" to the masses!
Ground Zero - a high energy, 21st Century Rock band that delivers "in your face" rock/funk/original.
Grouser- New Richmond area band doing good stuff.
Groove Yard - A little bit of funk, a little bit of junk, a little bit of something for everyone.
Heather Edwards Band - a wide variety from today's top Female artists as well as Classic Rock and Southern Rock favorites.
Hemotheory - God Rock from Tidewater.
Hollowbodies - The Hollowbodies are poised to share their down home charm with the rest of e world. 
Hyde  - New 4 piece rock act.
Janitors Tight blend of Rhythm & Blues, 60's Soul, 70's Funk, Classic rock, Cajun and current Top 40 Dance.
Juice - Classic rock from Suffolk.
Annie Johnson -  mainstream pop and rock that is often flavored with a bit of jazz and blues.
David Johnson - Emotionally-driven acoustic formerly of "Overflow".
Ice Blink - a mixture of soulful wails and finger-pluckin' guitar.
lead 86 - a wide variety of danceable, progressive and alternative music as well as 80's music.
Legally Blonde - Modern Alternative and Classic Rock.
Liberation -The band has a vast repertoire of songs in a variety of styles.
Lost Colony - A funk-groove odyssey through the musical spectrum.
Lostthenfound - Christian rock band made up with some great  Tidewater talent.
Lucky Town - Formerly "The Haze. The unique vocals of two sisters.
LunaC - Fronted by Brittany Wilkerson.
Luthers Fall - A musical cuisinart powered by high-octane percussion and relentless guitar and bass riffs.
Moaning Lisas - This band is in a class by itself. You will love them.
MoDeBree - Everything from Etta James to CSN&Y out of Richmond.
My Abandoned Faith - a 5 piece out of Newport News, we are a blend of southern grunge, modern rock, and heavy metal. 
Nitro Lounge - Their fresh and hard driving approach contains melodic dynamics reflecting influences of Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains and King's X. 
Ocean - Classic Rock & Roll from South Norfolk.
Past Out - A  5 piece Punk Rawk band from Virginia Beach, VA.
Phunn Phactor - contagious dance music.
Plastic Eddie - Variety of covers and innovative original music.
Q-Bass -  Old school funk & Rock with a hard edge.
Quang T Band - Music hasn't been this much fun since the days of Devo.
Relic - a tasty selection of variety rock and blues from the 50's to today.
Revery - Formed in August of 2003 the band members came together from several of the region's most popular bands.
Rhythm Pigs - A 3 Piece Southern Rock Blues Band
Rip Dizzy - RIP DIZZY is a band rocketing a collision course with musical success and artistic achievement.
Rock Iron Puppets - Some fine local rock with excellent stage presence.
Ruckus - 4 Piece rock and roll act.
Scoobysnackz - Modern rock, old skool punk, reggae influenced rock, 80's and classic rock.
Sea of Souls - Sea of Souls formed in 1991 and have since released Six CD's. One of the area's best.
Sharif - A welcome infusion of ambitious, organic rock music.
Shooting Blanks - Pop Punk.
Siam - Alternative rock.
Simple Life - Soft Rock.
Sojorn - From classic hits to Top 40.
Solid State - a variety of modern and classic pop, rock and blues.
Some Odd Sense - Strong vocal harmonies, bright melodies, layered guitars, and a punchy rhythm section.
Sonic Circus - 3 former "Scooby Snackz" 
Splint - High energy rock.
Subject To Change - Rock/Pop.
Sweet Justice - Classic rock, blues, current pop, crossover country and funk.
That Girl Band - Rock to rap, hip-hop to pop.
The Taylor Made Band - An acoustic/electric trio that employs a lot of three-part harmony.
Tripleshot - an energized evening of southern and classic rock mixed with Texas style blues
TruFusion - Sweet mixture of Jazz & Rock.
The Big Mighty - Leave on a sonic journey with The Big Mighty!
The Influence - Song writing capabilities with ever changing progression is their strength.
The Truth - The Truth will set you free.
The Xceptionz - Allman Brothers, 60's/70's/80's classic rock by Steppenwolf, the Cars, and Midnight Oil, or modern tunes from today's groups, like DaDa.
Thomas Rose - He's been called a modern version of Jim Croce. 
Turdzilla - A satirical band where Root Boy Slim meets Spinal Tap while Zappa is playing in the room next door.
Uncle Speed - Retro stuff from Virginia Beach
unFILTERED - eclectic, sometimes gritty, and sometimes euphoric.
Uprising - A hard rock band that has influences from hard core to old classic rock, the blues, jazz and a bit of just about everything.
Venus Taxi - Covers and originals from another fine group in Hampton Roads.
 
Rhythm & Blues:
Black Rose Band - 5 piece Blues act.
Bobby "Black Hat" Walters - Has been playing harp since 1972.
Strictly Bizzness - Local R & B act.
 
Country:
Bad Habit Country - A blend of old & new country with some Southern Rock added.
David James  - Web site contains sound clips.
Doug Dunn with Steel River-  Sponsorship of Corona Extra and  an opening act for Jimmy Buffett.
Honkey Tonk Experience - Mission is to provide quality honky tonk music to a world that is severely deprived of the true meaning of country music, and maybe an excuse to have a couple of chilled Cuervo shots.
Rev Rockets - Surf-a-billy.
Southern Blend - Good Southern Rockin' for over 10 years.
Jason Swain - Young fresh talent from Suffolk.
 
Blues:
Steve Cheseborough - Brings to life the acoustic country blues of the 1920s and ’30s.
Hammerhead Blues -Hard Drivin' Improvisational Blues...the way ya like it!
Jim Newson and the Porchrockers - a vibrant, energetic, eclectic blend of jazz, swing, blues, funk and rock.
 
Acoustic:
3 Men and a Box - Acoustic duo.
Archers Meadow - Great little acoustic act with a new CD released.
David Carter -The Virginia-Pilot says "Soloist Worth Seeking Out" "Artist to Watch" - Port Folio Magazine .
Jesse Chong - A great performer with a good ability to work the crowd.
Colin - Exceptional Folk music from Newport News.
Double Take - An acoustic rock-country-variety duo.
Gangsters Of Love - Acoustic/electric based rock-n-roll and original music.
Norman Harrell - Local favorite formerly with Snuff.
Dave Klages -"Songs for Sale"is a collection of life's stories written over the past 10 years. 
Charlton Phaneuf - Solo acoustic that uses a loop pedal with beat samples and phrase layering.
Mike Proffitt - Mike Proffitt's music space. 
Brad Street - with over 200 songs, there’s something for absolutely everyone.
Unsed - Powerful acoustic rock.
Wax & Steel - Covers from Sixpence to Styx and Tonic to Tull, as well as some original tunes.
Karl Werne -His music has the dynamics, spirit and intensity needed to hold your interest, your hand, and your breath.

Techno / DJ / Electronic

Astral - Techno-metal group created by Vlada Astral, composer, keyboardist from Kiev.

Ska/Reggae:
The CalypsoNuts - A variety of songs and things, with an emphasis on the island feel.
Ever-G - Music for Jah, Peace, Love, Family & Life.
Fighting Gravity "Fighting Gravity is a regionally popular ska-influenced band based in Richmond, Virginia.
Island Boy  - Island Boy is a 6-Piece band playing Rock Party Tunes,Rhythm & Blues Dance and a splash of Caribbean.
Robbie Meade - Calypso with a Bizzare touch.
Parrothead - Great harmonys.
 
Metal:
Agony Creeps - A heavy, melodic, groove sound, indescribable by many.
Construkt -  Heavy hardcore.
Forthcoming Brutality - Our goal is pretty evident: to be the most brutal band in Hampton Roads and beyond."
Frame of Mind- Their first CD "Time Table" is available now.
Friendly Fire -Van Halen - Ozzy Osbourne - Metallica - AC/DC - Aerosmith - Judas Priest - And others.
 
Jazz/Lounge:
Fast Forward - 7 piece show band.
Steve Ambrose - Plays Saxophone, Clarinet & Flute.
 
Latin American:
Salsa 90  -  Latin American Orchestra
Sol Libre - Instrumental Latin Jazz band