holiday Archive
25 Dec 2022
Merry Christmas!
Hey now: however or whatever you celebrate, this time of year is right for spending time with friends and loved ones, and/or showing them how much they mean to you. […]
15 Dec 2022
30 Days Out, Dec. 2022 #2: Russ Wilson, Datrian Johnson, Asheville Jazz Orchestra, Moon Hooch
The end of the year and the cold of winter represent something of a return to form for Asheville; most of the tourists are gone, and locally-based artists who tour […]
02 Jan 2022
Hendersonville Symphony’s Appalachian Christmas
For many decades now, the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra has staged annual concerts around a Holiday theme. The pandemic caused the cancellation of last year’s event, but this December HSO proudly […]
25 Dec 2021
Merry Merry, Everybody
Happy Holidays! Whether you celebrate the religious or secular version of this holiday, or celebrate at all, please accept my best wishes for health, happiness and wonderful New Year. It’s […]
31 Oct 2021
Album Review: Andrew Gold’s Halloween Howls
Musician, singer and songwriter Andrew Gold combined a commercial (read: broadly accessible) sensibility with superb songwriting chops. With so many years having passed, many forget (if they knew at all) […]
11 Feb 2021
Album Review: Merry Christmas from Jackie Wilson
If you sent or received anything via the US Postal Service in the final months of 2020, you likely know that due to some serious shenanigans on the part of […]
10 Dec 2020
Album Review: Mrs. Miller – A Christmas Gift From Mrs. Miller & Other Stocking Stuffers
In the history of pop music, there are few tales stranger – and more inexplicable – than that of Elva Miller. In this postmodern era, the idea of so-bad-it’s-good has […]
05 Dec 2020
One from the Archives: Jamie Laval’s Celtic Christmas
2020 has been an unusual year .. to put it mildly. Pretty much nothing anywhere has gone as planned. Normally, by this time of year we’d all be gearing up […]
31 Oct 2020
It’s a Goolie Get-together!
A little over a year ago I was tapped to write liner notes for the first-ever reissue (on CD and vinyl) of The Munsters, a cash-in album that’s actually pretty […]
05 Jan 2020
Russ Wilson: It’s All About the Music
Russ Wilson is one of the busiest musicians in Western North Carolina. Leading or playing in no less than nine bands, the singer and multi-instrumentalist has still found time to […]