Battle of the Bands winners get FloydFest gigs Gene Marrano April 8, 2016 1 minute read Its a good old-fashioned battle-of-the-bands over the next two months in downtown Roanoke – and the winners get gigs at FloydFest as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Local Feeding America benefits from national campaignNext: Exonerated man released from Virginia prison after 33 years Related Stories Virginia assault weapons ban draws GOP criticism ahead of July 1 start Ian Price May 18, 2026 U.S. Supreme Court denies Virginia Dems appeal on referendum vote Gene Marrano May 15, 2026 The Roanoke Region Food and Farm Trail officially launches Gene Marrano May 15, 2026