30 Days Out, Nov. 2024 #1: Lemon Twigs, Drive-By Truckers, Paper Crowns, Snozzberries
Two great local acts, one legendary band celebrating a monumental work from their distant past, and a buzzworthy band that ranks among the hottest tix out there: those are the highlights of the next 30 days here in post-Helene Asheville.
Artist: Lemon Twigs
Venue: Grey Eagle
Date: Friday, Nov. 1, 9 p.m.
Door: $30.25
If you haven’t heard of the Lemon Twigs, hurry and catch up. The buzz around this duo of bothers – heirs to the D’Addario fortune, one might surmise – is substantial. I’m not saying that they sound like Jellyfish (they don’t) but they share a similarly classicist/retro mindset that puts them in good stead, bridging old and new. Slippers open. Word to the wise: Many shows on this tour have already sold out.
Artist: Drive-by Truckers
Venue: Orange Peel
Date: Thursday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m.
Door: $25
Led by songwriter Patterson Hood, the DBTs have reinvented what it means to be a Southern Rock band. Their legendary concept album Southern Rock Opera is 30 years old, and this tour celebrates that. Watch for a chapter on that album in my upcoming book, What’s the Big Deal: Great Concept Albums. The band also plays the Orange Peel next night, Friday, Nov. 8; that show’s sold out, and this one will be soon, if not already.
Artist: Paper Crowns
Venue: Wortham Center
Date: Friday, Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Door: $25
Partners in life and music, Nicole & Spiro Nicolopoulos are beloved figures in the Asheville and WNC music scene. Spiro was scheduled to co-host an installment of my monthly Music to Your Ears discussion series, talking about the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty and Workingman’s Dead. Helene’s tragic destruction of Asheville Guitar Bar scotched those plans and much more of greater importance. But Spiro and Nicole continue doing their (great) original music thing.
Artist: Snozzberries
Venue: Asheville Music Hall
Date: Friday, Nov. 29, 9 p.m.
Door: $25 advance / $30 day of show
Funk, prog and more are the stock-in-trade of Asheville’s own Snozzberries. The release party for their new album was scheduled at Salvage Station, but Helene decimated that venue as well; the show has been relocated to Asheville Music Hall. Watch for my interview with the band, coming soon. Magenta Sunshine is also on the bill.
See you at the show!
About the Author
Bill Kopp
With a background in marketing and advertising, Bill Kopp got his professional start writing for Trouser Press. After a stint as Editor-in-chief for a national music magazine, Bill launched Musoscribe in 2009, and has published new content every business day since then (and every single day for several years). The more than 5000 interviews, essays, and reviews on Musoscribe reflect Bill's keen interest in American musical forms, most notably rock, jazz, and soul. His work features a special emphasis on reissues and vinyl. Bill's work also appears in many other outlets both online and in print. He regularly hosts lecture/discussions on artists and albums of historical importance (including monthly events Music to Your Ears and Music Movie Mondays), and is a frequent guest on music-focused radio programs and podcasts. In Spring 2023 he taught a history of Rock 'n' Roll at UNC Asheville's College for Seniors. He also researches and authors liner notes for album reissues -- some 40 to date -- and co-produced a reissue of jazz legend Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's final album. His first book, Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2018, and in paperback in 2019. His second book, Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave, was published in 2021 by HoZac Books. His third book, What's the Big Idea: 30 Great Concept Albums is available now. Read even more about him here.