live shows Archive
01 Jul 2025
30 Days Out, July 2025 #1: Glenn Miller Orchestra, Thelma & the Sleaze, Postmodern Jukebox
An act from the distant past, another that takes modern songs to that past, a lesbian Southern Rock band and one of the finest local-based artists WNC has to offer: […]
24 Jun 2025
Yacht Rock Revue Charts a Course for Success
Yacht Rock Revue showcases a style of music of the past, one that has sometimes been looked down upon by self-styled captains of musical taste. But in a musical marketplace […]
16 Jun 2025
30 Days Out, June 2025 #2: The Aquabats, Mercy in the Mountains, Pleasure Chest, Steel Puls
There’s a lighthearted spin to some of what’s on musicwise in the coming thirty days. But the schedule is leavened with a fundraiser to help locally in the ongoing wake […]
01 Jun 2025
30 Days Out, June 2025 #1: Peter Hook, Beach Boys, Sugar Bomb, Adrian Younge
Wowzers. I have a lot to say about the four spotlight acts that dominate the Asheville music calendar in the coming 30 days. Off we go! Artist: Peter Hook & […]
15 May 2025
30 Days Out, May 2025 #2: After Ours, Takaat, David Lowery, Larkin Poe
A local act that released one of my favorite albums in recent memory, a band consisting of sidemen who play with one of the most fascinating guitarists working today, and […]
01 May 2025
30 Days Out, May 2025 #1: Atomic Crumb, Future Islands, EXTC, Thee Sacred Souls
Wow. Lots of great live music coming to Asheville, and soon. Let’s dig in. Artist: Atomic Crumb Venue: Oskar Blues Date: Saturday, May 17, 1 p.m. Door: $free (but c’mon: […]
15 Apr 2025
30 Days Out, April 2025 #2: La Luz, Bonnie Raitt, Empire Strikes Brass, Badbadnotgood
Happy Tax Day! Go see some live music. If you please, here are a few really, really good suggestions. The Ramones sang “New York City really has it all,” but […]
01 Apr 2025
30 Days Out, April 2025 #2: Ripe, Mystery Lights, Consider the Source, Rhiannon Giddens
You can’t keep a great city down. Big things are happening in Asheville. It was just six months ago that we sustained devastating and deadly damage from Tropical Storm Helene; […]
28 Mar 2025
Mercy in the Mountains
(NOTE: This feature refers to a pair of shows that took place a few days ago — bk) In response to the widespread devastation visited upon Western North Carolina, many […]
15 Mar 2025
30 Days Out, March 2025 #2: Jane Monheit, Eleanor Underhill, Ska City, Ana Popovic
This go-round features two local artists and two touring ones. All four are well worth seeing and hearing. Artist: Jane Monheit Venue: Wortham Center Date: Saturday, March 15, 8 p.m. […]