30 Days Out, Nov. 2022 #1: GY!BE, Funk You, Zoe & Cloyd, Ty Segall
Two nationally-touring acts, a regional one and a local group are featured in the first of two “30 Days Out” installments this month. There’s avant-garde/post-rock, soulful funk, heartfelt Americana and a punk/garage icon taking things somewhere different. The hills mountains are truly alive with the sound of music.
Artist: Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Venue: The Orange Peel
Date: Friday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m.
Door: $35
What exactly is post-rock? Nobody knows for sure, but it’s a safe bet that the brooding, dense music of Godspeed You! Black Emperor earns that epithet. With a sound that draws from minimalism as well as Glenn Branca’s noisefests, they’re like nothing else. Inscrutable, too, as I pointed out nearly a decade ago. Asheville’s own avant garde duo Manas opens; amusingly enough, in a review some four years ago of an album featuring one of that outfit’s members, I actually referenced GY!BE. This Orange Peel bill is an inspired pairing.
Artist: Funk You
Venue: Salvage Station
Date: Friday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m.
Door: $20 advance / $25 day of show
This nine-piece band truly brings the funk. Based out of Augusta, Georgia, they conjure the spirit of hometown hero James Brown – horns and all – imbuing it with a current-day jam band vibe. Their latest album, Moving Forward was released mere weeks ago. The always-excellent Southern Avenue opens.
Artist: Zoe & Cloyd
Venue: Isis Music Hall
Date: Saturday, Nov. 12, 8:30 p.m.
Door: $20
This compelling wife-and-husband duo makes music for the head and the heart; their music is rich and melodic, and their lyrics stand up to close attention. They’re one of Western North Carolina’s finest purveyors of authentic, inspired modern folk. Read more about ‘em here, and follow even more links therein.
Artist: Ty Segall
Venue: The Grey Eagle
Date: Friday, Nov. 18, 9 p.m.
Door: $22
Segall is best known as a modern-day hero of the punk/garage movement, but for this tour he’s playing solo, on acoustic guitar. Should be interesting nonetheless.
See you at the shows!
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 since 2018). The 4000-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 is co-teaching 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: 40 Great Concept Albums will be published in 2024. Read even more about him here.