Americana Archive
16 Aug 2021
30 Days Out August 2021 #2: Jason Ringenberg, Magic City Hippies, Bill Frisell, Steve Earle, Los Lobos
Ohhh…kayyyy… Here we go again. There are some great live music shows scheduled over the next 30 days in and around Asheville. But scheduled isn’t the same thing as “guaranteed […]
01 Aug 2021
30 Days Out, August 2021 #2: Peter Holsapple, Jamie Laval, Pop Evil, Free Radio
Asheville is in the process of reasserting its place as a go-to market for intriguing, compelling musical artists. Full-scale national touring is gradually coming back, but for now – with […]
15 Jul 2021
30 Days Out, July 2021 #2: Jameron, The Honeycutters, Carly Taich, Marbin
Lots of choices for live music in the next 30 days in and around Asheville. Go see some. Here’s a quick look at four solid choices: Two local bands, two […]
03 Jul 2021
Sam Lewis: Don’t Fence Him In
Sam Lewis is nominally an Americana artist. But a listen to any of his albums – most notably 2018’s Loversity and his aptly-titled 2020 release Solo – reveals a songwriter, […]
13 Jun 2021
The JackTown Ramblers: Blue Notes and Bluegrass
To most listeners, the musical connection between jazz manouche (also known as “gypsy jazz”) and Appalachian bluegrass isn’t immediately obvious. But Western North Carolina sextet The JackTown Ramblers explore the […]
12 Jun 2021
Vagabond Crowe: Balancing Roots and a New Direction
Hendersonville, N.C. band Vagabond Crowe began as an alternative American/folk band, and recently recorded and released its debut album, Fortune Teller. But as co-leader, songwriter Mitch Stewart explains, creativity often […]
29 May 2021
Pretty Little Goat’s Music of the Mountains
Pretty Little Goat bridges the gap between old time and contemporary music. Loosely defined as a string band, the Brevard-based quartet draws much of its inspiration from the music of […]
26 May 2021
Stringduster Travis Book, At Your Service
This interview appeared previously in Bold Life Magazine. Launched in 2006, jamgrass sensations The Infamous Stringdusters would go on to build their reputation on the strength of live shows. Temporarily […]
25 May 2021
Dom Flemons: American Folk Music’s Past, Present and Future
Though he first came to prominence in as a member of Grammy-winning string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, since leaving that Durham-based group, Dom Flemons has carved out a richly […]
24 May 2021
Steep Canyon Rangers: Arm in Arm with Their Fans
This feature appeared previously in Bold Life Magazine. Steep Canyon Rangers have been on a roll of late. Over the last decade, the North Carolina group has released an album […]