indie Archive
05 Jan 2025
Single Review: Schizo Fun Addict – “Elevation Versus Sabotage” b/w “Coming to You”
Remember ‘80s bands like Wire Train and The Cure? Well, so, apparently do Schizo Fun Addict. Because while they write original tunes, the sound and feel of their songs is […]
03 Dec 2024
They Might Be Giants: A Tale in Three Acts
This feature first appeared in SPIN. Combining art rock and a sense of the absurd, They Might Be Giants has never fit comfortably into a musical genre. From their start, […]
01 Dec 2024
30 Days Out, Dec. 2024 #1: LA LOM, The Nutcracker, ‘Together We Rise,’ RJD2
A popular multi-hyphenate aritst, an amazing new(ish) group putting a creative spin on an an established form, a benefit for WNC and a beloved holiday tradition (times four): those are […]
04 Nov 2024
Wide Hive Records and Daggerboard: Sailing Against the Current
Out of the ashes of a groundbreaking Bay Area music collective comes another group. Musically different but built upon the same creative values, Daggerboard is forward-looking and rooted in tradition. […]
08 Oct 2024
Cuco’s Journey from Bedroom Pop to Global Stage
For a composer who has been active as a recording artist for less than a decade, Cuco is incredibly prolific. On his own and with other artists, the 26 year […]
15 Sep 2024
30 Days Out, Sept. 2024 #2: Battle of the Bands, The dB’s, Kaleo, Sunday Jam
The next 30 days are extra-special musicwise here in WNC. Indie rock heroes The dB’s have reunited for select shows, and Asheville is on that list! Icelandic rockers Kaleo make […]
31 Aug 2024
Album Review: Blake Jones & the Trike Shop – And Still…
Oftentimes, the listener’s path into an artist’s work goes like this: they hear about new music, listen to those recordings, develop greater interest, and then maybe get the opportunity to […]
28 Aug 2024
Album Review: The Raveonettes — The Raveonettes Sing…
As I (and plenty of others before me) have observed before, an artist’s choice of covers can tell you a lot about that artist. Copenhagen duo The Raveonettes (Courtney Rose […]
27 Aug 2024
Album Review: The Black Watch – Weird Rooms
Hard as I try, I simply can’t keep up. John Andrew Fredrick isn’t only a fine songwriter and musician; he’s a staggeringly prolific one. Limiting the discussion to only releases […]
10 Aug 2024
Album Review: Jupiter Cyclops – Age of the UFOnaut
It’s one thing to appreciate the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM). But it’s quite another to learn from the style, to take what’s most valuable about it and […]