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Poe Mack, Tre'Mendous and Robb-Bust


First up, Byron "Poe" Mack is among the pioneers of Roanoke's underground rap scene. He performs "Sweet Home in Virginia" for us. He's also a nephew of a onetime Roanoker, jazz and blues singer Jane L. Powell.

Second, Tracy "Tre'Mendous" Rivers and Robert "Robb-Bust" Buster team up for "One for the Money". Rivers is one-half of the Mid-Atlantic Kingz, along with Truenoke's Poe Mack.

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Top 5 music videos this week on the MusicCast

Updated Sept. 3: For the second week in a row, Poe Mack rocks the house -- and claims the No. 1 spot on the MusicCast with our newest video: "Sweet Home in Virginia." The only change in this week's line-up -- Red Clay River moves back in and two of Poe Mack's associates, Tre'Mendous and Robb-Bust, get edged out. So what will be the favorite music video on the MusicCast next week? You tell us.We base the MusicCast Top 5 on who gets the most plays -- so if there's someone you like, just keep on clicking.

If you think your band's video should be in the Top 5, well, post it to our site, and maybe it will be. Many of these are videos the artists shot themselves and sent in to us. Details are below.

Here’s the week's Top 5:

1. "Sweet Home in Virginia," by Poe Mack
2. "Oxycontin Rock," by the Roanoke Allstars
3. "No More," by The Seed
4. "Burned Out Car," by Red Clay River
5. "Demijohn," by the Pickin Buds

Next update coming: Sept. 10

Next band coming to the MusicCast: Maybe yours, if you submit a video.


What is the MusicCast?

The MusicCast is a video blog of local bands. We started in the fall of '06 bringing bands into our studio at The Roanoke Times. That proved popular with fans, not so much with our co-workers -- especially after one metal band brought in amps the size of a small house. We're told that things were rattling on desks on the second floor.

Now we're recording out of Jake Dempsey's Red Room Studio in Roanoke.

Along with the videos themselves, you'll find links to the band's website and MySpace profile. Click the MySpace profile link to see when the band is playing again and to contact them directly.

How do I navigate this site?

Below, you'll find an alphabetical list which contains all of the MusicCast videos. Don't know what you're looking for? Just click around until you find what you like - it's all here.

How do I upload my band's video?

Got questions? Got a request? Want to know how to get your band on the MusicCast? Contact music writer Tad Dickens or click here to upload your video(s).


For more about the local music scene . . .

Check out our local music blog, cutNscratch by Tad Dickens and Ralph Berrier.

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Other music videos

Here are some other music-related videos we have:

* Benefit concert at Jefferson Center for musicians who lost instruments in fire.

* Blame James, a feature on the Blacksburg band.

* Christmas song contest winner Jeremy Lorton.

* Concert for Virginia Tech, featuring highlights from Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Phil Vassar and Naz, September 2007.

* Guitarists Dan Dunlap, Charlie Hamill and Kenny Seay talk about Eric Clapton’s influence.

* Harper, an Australian musician, leads a workshop on the didgeridoo. That's an instrument, by the way.

* Harper performs at Blue 5.

* Hip-hop at the Roanoke library.

* Spencer Moore, an old-time balladeer from Chilhowie in Southwest Virginia.

* North American music blends three styles, from Quebec to Appalachia to Mexico.

* Old-time music with a young heart: See 15-year-old fiddler Rebekah Campbell defend her championship at the Henry Reed Memorial Fiddlers Convention.

* Roanoke punk rockers talk about music and anger.

* And we also have more than 50 podcasts with musicians, ranging from locals such as The Wading Girl and TK-421 to national acts such as Aaron Neville, Southern Culture on the Skids, and Col. Bruce Hampton.

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