Battle of the Bands winners get FloydFest gigs Gene Marrano April 8, 2016 1 min 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: About the Author Gene Marrano Editor View All Posts Share: Continue Reading Previous: Local Feeding America benefits from national campaignNext: Exonerated man released from Virginia prison after 33 years Related Stories 1 min read Food Lion, Feeding Southwest Virginia team up to support Manna Ministries pantry Gene Marrano September 11, 2025 1 min read Opera Roanoke’s longtime artistic director prepares for last performance Denise Membreno September 11, 2025 1 min read Roanoke’s GoFest returns October 17–19, encouraging residents to “go outside” Web Staff September 11, 2025