ANNIE O'NEILL - Living on Music with Steve Houk, #152 Z-TV Live!, Nov. 9, 2020
Seattle Americana songwriter Annie O’Neill is a Seattle-based singer-songwriter whose powerhouse vocals and raw rootsy style are simply remarkable. With her new EP Wild Card, released this spring, O’Neill demonstrates an ability to blend world music influences with blues and soul, rock with folk to create a dynamic album. She also now teaches music at the Hendrix Music Academy with the famed Hendrix family and just played at the Jimi Hendrix 50th Memorial weekend in Seattle.
Prior to Wild Card, O’Neill sang for two years with the popular band, Danny Newcomb and the Sugarmakers, including on the record Masterwish which also features Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready.
Living On Music host and producer Steve Houk is a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer, director and producer, and music writer for his own website livingonmusic.com and other websites, as well as a lead singer in several local bands.
Join Steve and Annie for another remarkable edition of Z TV's Living On Music, this Monday night at 7:00 pm on Z-TV on Facebook. Click GET REMINDER below and you’ll be pinged right before the show on Monday.
Josh Wilbanks, Alexandria Auctions on Trash or Treasure with Monika Schiavo, Nov. 5, 2020, Z-TV Live! #151
Tune into Z-TV LIVE! tonight at 7:00 - Trash or Treasure? host Monika Schiavo will be speaking with Josh Wilbanks of Alexandria Auctions. From rare coins to Rolex watches to antique swords and more, the auction items they're showing are likely to be more treasure than trash. Tune. and join the conversation!
Bobby Thompson - Living on Music with Steve Houk - Epi. 144, Z-TV Live! - Oct. 26, 2020
With a couple new compilation albums under his belt in 2020 and a new record on the way for next year, Bobby Thompson has established himself as a well-known solo musician, becoming even more respected than the superb instrumentalist for which he has also gained a revered reputation. Having won a 2018 WAMMIE (Washington Area Music Association award) for best blues album, although there are always strong overtones of the blues in his work, he sees himself essentially as a folk-blues singer-songwriter, a quintessential rock’n roll performer that doubles as an acoustic performer as well, easily balancing between the two. “Blues music and folk music are close relatives,” Thompson says, “and that's the tradition I want to continue in with my songwriting and performing.” http://www.bobbytmusic.net/
Living On Music host and producer Steve Houk is a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer, director and producer, and music writer for his own website livingonmusic.com and other websites, as well as a lead singer in several local bands.
Join Steve and Bobby for another remarkable edition of Z TV's Living On Music, this Monday night at 7:00 pm on Z-TV on Facebook. Click GET REMINDER below and you’ll be pinged right before the show on Monday.
Z-TV Live! BuZZworthy: Allison Priebe talks home décor with interior designer Claire Schwab
If you're looking around your home and thinking it could use a little pick-me-up, tune into BuZZworthy Tuesday, September 29, for some good ideas and may be a few tips! Professional interior designer Claire Schwab joins host Allison Priebe to talk about home décor. Tune in and join the conversation with any questions you may have.
Mayor Wilson at RBG Candlelight Vigil LIVE
Mayor Justin Wilson speaking at RBG Candlelight Vigil at Waterfront Park, Sept. 24, 2020.
The Purple Goose - Linda Johnson and Paula Hoeltzel on Buzzworthy with Allison Priebe
Z-TV's Allison Priebe welcomes guests Linda Johnson and Paula Hoelzel of the Purple Goose boutique to chat about Back to School fashions in the age of Virtual Learning. Plus, find out what's buzzing for Fall and Holiday 2020.
New Alexandria PUPPET Show!!
The new Puppet Show starts at 9 AM Sat morning, Sept 12!
Ruthie Logsdon - Living on Music with Steve Houk, Episode 120 Z-TV Live!, Sept. 14, 2020
Ruthie Logsdon -- musician, graphic designer, gigs coach and yes, body painting artist -- is most notably the front woman and “live wire” vocalist for Ruthie and the Wranglers, a high energy Americana Country band and cornerstone of the DC area roots music scene that could well be described as “Loretta Lynn meets the Ramones at a Dick Dale party.” With Ruthie at the helm and with a collection of some of DC’s top musicians alongside, the Wranglers have released 7 albums, toured nationally, enjoyed radio airplay and currently play regionally and regularly. They are also the winners of 30 Washington Area Music Awards (WAMMIES) including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Their favorite fan quote is, “I don’t even like Country music, but I LOVE Ruthie and the Wranglers!”
Living On Music host and producer Steve Houk is a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer, director and producer, and music writer for his own website livingonmusic.com and other websites, as well as a lead singer in several local bands.
Join Steve and Ruthie for another remarkable edition of Z TV's Living On Music, this Monday night at 7:00 pm on Z-TV on Facebook. Click GET REMINDER below and you’ll be pinged right before the show on Monday.
Daryl Davis - Living on Music with Steve Houk, Episode 113 Z-TV Live!, 20200831
Daryl Davis is a miraculous jack of all trades. He is an international recording artist, published author, actor, and most prominently, a musical wonder as leader of his own well-respected Daryl Davis Band as well as a collaborator with others. Born in Chicago, Daryl absorbed the influences of the South from musicians who traveled North from the Mississippi Delta, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Missouri to this Blues mecca. Upon graduation from Howard University, Daryl’s reputation began to soar, and in his illustrious career, he has worked with such artists as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley’s Jordanaires, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Platters, The Drifters, The Coasters, Bo Diddley, Percy Sledge and Sam Moore, as well as the DMV’s top musicians.
Living On Music host and producer Steve Houk is a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer/director/producer, and music writer for his own website livingonmusic.com and other sites, as well as a lead singer in several local bands.
Join Steve and Daryl for another remarkable edition of Z TV's Living On Music, this Monday night at 7:00 pm on Z-TV on Facebook. Click GET REMINDER below and you’ll be pinged right before the show on Monday.
Z-TV LIVE! Jane Collins Asks 10 Questions of Barbie Sweeney
TONIGHT ~ Tune into Z-TV LIVE! Wednesday, August 19, at 7 pm, when host Jane Collins welcomes Barbie Sweeney, the residential coordinator for the City of Alexandria's Domestic Violence Program. Get to know Barbie a little better, as well as the important work she's doing for the city to protect residents from the ravages of domestic violence.
Z-TV LIVE Jane Collins Asks 10 Questions of Jordan Costen, Exec Dir, Safe Space NOVA July 22, 2020 - 7:00 pm
Jane Collins hosts Z-TV LIVE's 10 Questions program. Jane's guest is Jordan Costen, founder and director of SafeSpace NOVA, a nonprofit dedicated to providing a safe, accepting, and supportive environment to combat social stigmas, bullying, and other challenges faced by LGBTQ+ youth. Tune in LIVE! Wednesday, July 22.
Z-TV LIVE! Reading, Writing and Ralph with NY Times Best-Selling Author Jane Leavy - 7 pm, July 21 #090
NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, Jane Leavy, joins our Literary Editor, Ralph Peluso in an EXCLUSIVE interview to talk about her well-known baseball biographies of Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth! Hear some great stories and interesting conversation, July 21, at 7 pm LIVE!
Living on Music with Steve Houk - Tommy Lepson, #089 20200720
Tommy Lepson started performing professionally at age 14, and over the years has become a music institution as both a performer and studio man. He has appeared with many national acts, from the Kinks to Captain Beefheart, from the Fabulous Thunderbirds to NRBQ, as well as The Righteous Brothers, The Spinners and Chuck Berry. Tommy has toured and/or recorded with the infamous Root Boy Slim, the Assassins (with Jimmy Thackery), Nils Lofgren, Danny Gatton and other including recent Living on Music guests Patty Reese and Dave Chappell. Tommy and his band performed three times at the White House, and he has won over eleven WAMMIE awards from the Washington Area Music Association.
Living On Music host and producer Steve Houk is a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer/producer, as well as a music writer for his website livingonmusic.com and others, and a lead singer in several local bands.
Join Steve and Tommy for another remarkable edition of Z TV's Living On Music, live this Monday night at 7:00 pm.
10 Questions with Jane Collins - Dr. Stephen A. Haering, Dir. Alexandria Health Department - Z-TV Live! #087
Jane Collins of Heard interviews Dr. Stephen A. Haering, Director, Alexandria Health Department, about the current status of COVID 19 in Alexandria and about the activities of the Alexandria Health Department.
Reading, Writing and Ralph - Paul Arneson
Local author, Paul Arneson, shares amazing memoirs in his two books about the challenges of a WWII combat medic and his Norwegian Grandmother’s journey to America.
Living on Music with Steve Houk - Julia Kasdorf -- Z-TV Live! #081
Julia Kasdorf’s powerful vocals are well known to area music lovers, through both her decade-long collaborations with local musical standouts as well as her own strong solo appearances. Her style has been described as “wholehearted, unabashed, sincere and un-self-conscious,” with an “extraordinary authentic voice.” AJulia recently garnered the Best Local Musician award from the Loudon Times-Mirror’s “2020 Best Of Loudon” and Loudon Weekly has lauded her as “one of Loudon’s top female voices.”
Living On Music host and producer Steve Houk is a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer/producer, as well as a music writer for his website livingonmusic.com and other sites, and is also a lead singer in several local bands.
Join Steve and Julia for another remarkable edition of Z TV's Living On Music, live this Monday night at 7:00 pm.
Z-TV Live! #077 - Living on Music with Steve Houk, Interviewing Bill Starks 6-29-20
For 30 years, Bill Starks has been primarily playing sideman to D.C. area luminaries while balancing his passion for music with raising a family and the demands of a busy TV news career. Bill has shared his piano chops and vocals with many well known local bands, and currently performs as a member of his musical soulmates, local favorites Ruthie and the Wranglers. As a solo artist and songwriter, his epic tune “300 Miles From Memphis to New Orleans,” won a WAMMIE for Song of the Year, and he also garnered a 2016 WAMMIE for Songwriter of the Year. His song “Repo Man” was featured on NPR during the mortgage crisis, and has become a live show-stopping favorite.
Living On Music host and producer Steve Houk is a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer/producer, as well as a music writer for his website livingonmusic.com and others, and a lead singer in several local bands.
Join Steve and Bill for another remarkable edition of Z TV's Living On Music, live this Monday night at 7:00 pm.
#076 - 20200625 - Virginia Amos Interviews Cary Kelly of The Cookery
Virginia Amos welcomes Cary Kelly of the Cookery. A native Alexandrian, Cary curates culinary goods at her beautiful boutique store for foodies called The Cookery, located in The Village of Shirlington. In addition to being a haven for gourmands, Cary uses food as a social platform to help the hungry, and raise awareness about migrant workers.
Living on Music with Steve Houk - Ali Handal - 6-22-20 #073
Guitar Player Magazine says Ali Handal’s reputation has “centered around her big riffs, burning yet melodic solos, and huge voice.” Now based in Los Angeles, Ali unleashes sultry, groove-filled songs upon live audiences, setting the stage ablaze with fiery guitar and soulful lyrics delivered by her powerhouse voice. Ali’s songs have been featured in numerous films and hit shows like Sex and the City, Dawson’s Creek and iCarly. She’s toured Australia, Japan and beyond, provided backing vocals for Neil Young, and shared the stage with songwriting legend Paul Williams as his featured vocalist. Also a published author, Ali penned Guitar for Girls (Hal Leonard), an exceptional guitar method book & CD brimming with advice for aspiring female musicians, as well as encouraging quotes and remarkable songs from female songwriters in all genres.
Living On Music host and producer Steve Houk is a three-time Emmy-winning TV writer/producer, as well as a music writer for his website livingonmusic.com and others, and a lead singer in several local bands.
Join Steve and Ali for another remarkable edition of Z TV's Living On Music, live this Monday night at 7:00 pm, for Ali’s songs and their conversation.
Z-TV Live! with Susan Mulligan Fleischman - The Gourmet Angel Food Bank - 6-18020 #072
Chef Shelly Everett wanted to do something. Her community in Old Town Alexandria was suffering from the effects of the global pandemic, along with her catering business, The Gourmet Angel. So she called her friends, Chef Shaun Longley of Chef La Pierre, and Chef Latesha Greene of GreeneStreet Sweets, and they cooked up a plan to feed their neighbors and friends in need. Enlisting the help of Sheri Butler, president of the Entrepreneur Ministry of the Alfred Street Baptist Church and publicist Reba Burress-Barnes, the Gourmet Angel Food Bank began handing out meals on April 22, and has continued ever since. Meet the three chefs and hear more about this heartwarming story, and learn how you can help, too.
Z-TV Live! with Susan Mulligan Fleischman #071, Interviewing Jane Collins of Heard, 6-17-20
Jane Collins initially founded Heard as a writing group for Alexandria's marginalized adults. But then the program morphed into something bigger and better, and now clients of service organizations (nonprofits, government agencies, etc.) are exploring their creativity and learning life skills disguised as art. You may have seen Quarantales stories on The Zebra Press website? Those are part of Heard's work. Tune into Z-TV LIVE! Wednesday at 7pm when Susan Mulligan Fleischman speaks with Jane Collins about the great work taking place through Heard.
Z-TV Live! #070 - Reading, Writing and Ralph - Solveig Eggerz, Sigga of Reykjavik - 6/16/20
Join native Icelandic author Solveig Eggerz as she discusses her captivating survivor story of Sigga, a rebellious heroine, with Zebra’s Literary Editor Ralph Peluso.
Z-TV Live! with Susan Mulligan Fleischman & Lesley Hall, Del Ray Artisans Exhibit "Tell Me a Story" 6-11-20
The Del Ray Artisans exhibit “Tell Me a Story” (which had almost 300 submissions) was a huge success in the gallery, and was scheduled to run for the month of March. Then came COVID19, and it turned into an online exhibit lasting for almost four months. Now that’s a story. Hear all about it from Lesley Hall, the exhibit’s curator. Z-TV LIVE! Thursday, June 11, 7:00 pm
Z-TV Live! #067 - Titan Talk - Councilwoman Amy Jackson Interviews Melissa Riddy, INOVA Health System
Both graduates of Alexandria T.C. Williams High School, Councilwoman Amy Jackson interviews Melissa Riddy, once a familiar face herself at City Hall where she spent more than a decade in the Communications and Public Information Office. Now Director of Government and Community Relations for INOVA Health System East Division (includes City of Alexandria and Southern portion of Fairfax County), Riddy has a lot to share about what’s going on with the hospital and community health issues.
Melissa represents Inova on the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, and on the Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce, where she serves on the government relations and legislative committees. She is a member of the City of Alexandria’s Opioid Task Force and serves on committees for the Alexandria Health Department’s Community Health Assessment and Improvement plan. Melissa is a member of the Alexandria Public Health Advisory Commission and serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Alexandria’s Children and Advisory Board of the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy.
Melissa holds a master’s degree in public administration from George Mason University, a bachelor’s of fine arts degree from Elon University, and is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Leadership program. She is a member of Pi Alpha Alpha, the Global Honor Society for Public Affairs & Administration.
Z-TV Live! with Susan Mulligan Fleischman - Tanganyika Millard, Principal of Potomac High School
Tanganyika Millard took the helm as principal at West Potomac High School in the summer of 2017. In 20+ years of her professional career, nothing could have prepared her for a pandemic-induced full closure of the school buildings and an overnight switch to remote learning for her 2,700 students and 170 teachers. Meet this dynamic academic leader on Z-TV LIVE! Tuesday, June 9, at 7 pm.
Z-TV Live! #050 - The Cat Scott Show & Amy DuVall - From Politics to Pastry
Join Amy DuVall, owner of from politics to pastry, as she walks you through how to make two of the biggest kitchen crazes during the COVID-19 quarantine: whipped Dalgona coffee and sourdough starters. No matter your skill level in the kitchen, Amy will have you up and running and enjoying both techniques in no time!
Z-TV Live! #048 Open That Bottle with Paul Jameson, Sunset Hills and 50 West Vineyards, 5/7/20
Join Alexandria wine expert Paul Jameson in a discussion about owning and operating Virginia wineries in the time of COVID-19 with Diane and Mike Canney of Sunset Hills and 50 West Vineyards. Paul will be hosting a virtual wine tasting with Diane and Mike whose authentic Virginian wines have won many awards including Gold Medals at the prestigious Governor's Cup. Sunset Hills was recently voted Loudoun County's favorite winery by the Loudoun Times Mirror annual 'Best' poll.
Z-TV Live! #046 Reading, Writing and Ralph Ralph Peluso & Kevin Keating, Waiting for a Sign 5/5/20
"Waiting for a Sign" chronicles an almost Forrest Gump like journey, in a manner as genuine as the author!" Zebra's Literary Editor joins Alexandria's Kevin Keating for a conversation about writing his book about getting signatures from major league ball players through the years and all that has happened since his book hit the shelves.
Z-TV Live! #044 Susan Fleischman Speaks with Robin Arnold of McEnearney Associates, 5-1-20
Robin Arnold is a real estate agent with 30 years' experience in Alexandria. Tune in LIVE on Friday, May 1, at 7:00, and hear all about the current market in different parts of Alexandria. Robin will share some forecasting trends as well as information on how this industry is adjusting to the pandemic restrictions. Hint: There may be permanent adjustments to how business is done. Tune in Friday!
