30 Days Out, March 2021 #1: Chelsea Lovitt, Aditi and Jay, TV Girl, The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers
Live music is coming back! Who knew? To be sure, it’s not everywhere, and when it’s indoors it’s subject to social distancing protocols – we’re not out of the woods just yet – so if you’ve had your shots, mask up and go go go support the return of live music. Three of these four shows are happening in the real world in the Asheville area in the coming 30 days. Woohoo!
Artist: Chelsea Lovitt
Venue: Jack of the Wood
Date: Saturday, March 6, 6 p.m.
Door: check with the venue
A singer-songwriter based in Mississippi, Lovitt claims an eclectic roster of influences including Iggy Pop, the Velvets and Big Star, but her music is steeped in the honky tonk idiom. Go check her out to find out how any of that makes sense.
Artist: Aditi and Jay
Venue: White Horse Black Mountain
Date: Saturday, March 20, 8 p.m.
Door: $12 (live stream show)
This wife-and-husband duo one half of the folk quartet the Appaluicians. They have also been performing together as Shantavaani, a project that combines American folk with the musical textures of Africa and India. These days they’re known as Aditi and Jay, and they describe their sound as “contemplative music with roots.”
Artist: TV Girl
Venue: The Grey Eagle
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 8 p.m.
Door: $15
Imagine 1960s ye-ye pop (Francoise Hardy, Sylvie Vartan) crossed with Phil Spector-type arrangements and a hip-hop sensibility. Now stop imagining it and go check out the real thing: TV Girl, an indie-pop band from Los Angeles.
Artist: The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers
Venue: Isis Music Hall
Date: Friday, March 26, 7 p.m.
Door: $15
Fun, uptempo roots music is the domain of this group from central Appalachia (Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland). Back when there were such things as festivals, this lively five-piece played a lot of ‘em.
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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 since 2018). The 4500-plus 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 -- more than 30 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: Great Concept Albums will be published in 2024. Read even more about him here.