indie Archive
15 Dec 2025
30 Days Out, December 2025 #2: Jon Stickley Trio, Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters, A Swannanoa Solstice, The Cheeksters
It’s time for an all-local edition of 30 Days Out. I’ve been running this twice-monthly roundup of live music in Asheville for twelve years now: six for Mountain Xpress, six […]
01 Dec 2025
30 Days Out, December 2025 #1: Min Xiao-Fen and River Guerguerian, Dillon Fence, Thievery Corporation, Squawk
Two superb locally-based acts, and two touring groups who don’t often make it the mountains of WNC. Those are the highlights of live music in Asheville for the next 30 […]
23 Nov 2025
Album Review: Elizabeth Naccarato – Salonnières
Variously described as a classical and new age artist, Texas-born and Colorado-based pianist Elizabeth Naccarato has a foot in both camps. She has been recording and releasing albums for at […]
23 Nov 2025
Album Review: The Beatroot Road – Humanimal
There are myriad approaches to carving out a place on the musical landscape. Some artists feel most comfortable in a particular style, be it Americana, Scandinavian death metal, hip hop, […]
23 Nov 2025
Album Review: Dave Vamfer – Find the Sound
From Folkestone, Kent comes singer-songwriter Dave Vamfer. From what I can gather, Vamfer recorded a solo album Find the Sound a few years back but has retooled the album, re-recording […]
22 Nov 2025
Album Review: Older Future – The Captains
Older Future is the name that Alon Yish uses for his electronic music project. The Israeli musician (and synth designer) employs an array of electronic instruments/devices to create the rich […]
22 Nov 2025
Album Review: Jess Wayne – Ancient Door
This Taos, New Mexico singer-songwriter describes his music as “electric bourbon folk.” There’s potentially a lot to unpack in such a description. Listening to Ancient Door, one hears a breezy, […]
22 Nov 2025
EP Review: Sanjay Michael – Wall Street Blues
The opening chords on Sanjay Michael’s 2023 album Rocking Into Midnight suggests that he’s ingested a good bit of AC/DC. And that makes sense: though Singapore-born, the guitarist-singer-songwriter is based […]
22 Nov 2025
Album Review: Jordan Seven – 7
Orlando-based Jordan Seven is a contemporary artist claiming classic rock influences. And the music on 7 lines up with that assertion. His songwriting and arrangement is reminiscent of early David […]
20 Nov 2025
Album Review: Vegas With Randolph – Drops of Gold
I’ve written about Washington DC-based group Vegas With Randolph before; 2019’s Legs & Luggage is a great collection of songs in a Cheap Trick-meets-Fountains of Wayne mold, as are Rings […]