pop Archive
16 Apr 2022
30 Days Out, April 2022 #2: Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Karla Bonoff, Victor Wooten, Brian Jonestown Massacre
Steel-pan jazz, classic singer-songwriter, visionary funk/jam/beyond, and real rock ‘n’ roll. Those are merely the highlights of what’s featured in and around Asheville live-music-wise in the next 30 days. Artist: […]
06 Apr 2022
Joe Kye: Using Music and Technology to Share the Immigrant Experience
Looping – the use of digital equipment to record and play back sounds in real time as a means of musical self-accompaniment – has been around for decades. It’s most […]
04 Apr 2022
The ‘British Invasion Years’ Are Now
There’s an old saying – attribution unknown – that asserts, “if you remember the ‘60, you weren’t really there.” But a quartet of musicians from Edison, New Jersey does remember. […]
15 Mar 2022
30 Days Out, March 2022 #2: All Them Witches, La Luz, Anya Hinkle, Tame Impala
Two big touring acts, a bublbing-under trio and a beloved regional artist building a breakout solo career: those are the highlights of Asheville music in the coming 30 days. Artist: […]
28 Feb 2022
Album Review: Chris Church — Darling Please
The Posies came out of the Pacific Northwest with a sound that had little to do with grunge; the duo (later a full band) combined power pop sensibility with a […]
22 Feb 2022
Album Review: John Lodge — The Royal Affair and After
The Moody Blues are beloved among their fans. Their initial run of albums is as consistent a colleciton of releases as you’ll find in the rock canon; each has hits, […]
20 Feb 2022
Album Review: Bart Davenport — Episodes
At the nexus in which DIY indie rock, baroque pop and shimmering, timeless music meet, you’ll find Bart Davenport. With a winsome voice reminiscent of prime-era Ray Davies at his […]
19 Feb 2022
Album Review: Nick Frater Presents The Rebutles
Rock fans of a certain age know about The Rutles. The legend that lasts a lunchtime, the group was the subject of a mid ‘70s mockumentary called All You Need […]
18 Feb 2022
Album Review: Lilli Lewis — Americana
Americana is the seventh album from Athens, Georgia based Lilli Lewis. While the album title might suggest a specific kind of music, there’s something deeper going on here. As Lewis […]
16 Feb 2022
Album Review: The Jazz Butcher – The Highest in the Land
I first stumbled upon the body of work by The Jazz Butcher (aka Pat Fish) way back in my college days. I happened upon a copy of Bloody Nonsense, a […]