psych Archive
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 […]
13 Nov 2025
Album Review: David Gilmour – The Luck and Strange Concerts
Following on from my review of Roger Waters’ latest… David Gilmour and Roger Waters differ in many ways. One quality both men share is their non-prolific nature. Since closing the […]
12 Nov 2025
Album Review: Roger Waters – This is Not a Drill – Live from Prague
To simplify matters greatly – and at the inevitable risk of ironing over some important exceptions – it’s fair to say that when it came to Pink Floyd, Roger Waters […]
07 Nov 2025
Album Reviews: Two from Anton Barbeau
Today I take a quick look at not one but two new albums from the prolific Anton Barbeau, both released on the fine Think Like a Key label… Glitch Wizard […]
24 Oct 2025
Album Reviews: Two from Velvet Opera
Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera (later simply Velvet Opera) is one of countless British acts that didn’t break through in the U.S. Based on their debut, they deserved much better. Two […]
19 Sep 2025
The Mind Movies of Adrian Younge
This feature appeared previously in SPIN Magazine. Some artists combine genres as a stylistic challenge, motivated by curiosity: Can it even be done? But when Adrian Younge blends musical forms […]
01 Sep 2025
30 Days Out, September 2025 #1: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Mt. Joy, Kendra Morris, James McMurtry
Indie rockers, indie singer-songwriters, and potential train wreck that could also be great: those are among the musical highlights in Asheville over the next 30 days. Fasten your seat belts; […]
21 Jul 2025
Album Review: Sendelica – The Complete Mankind
Here’s something different. A band most have never heard of, based in Wales, with shifting personnel built around two or three main players, and with an extensive catalog. They release […]
15 Jul 2025
30 Days Out, July 2025 #2: Abacab, U.S. Christmas, Budos Band, Psycodelics, Amanda Anne Platt
The highlights of live music in the coming 30 days Asheville-wise lean in a decidedly progtastic, indiefied and psychedelicized direction, with a bit of country for flavor. Three of the […]
09 Jul 2025
Album Review: Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXI
A legendary Pink Floyd live performance finally gets a standalone release, with a striking new mix by Steven Wilson. Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXII was released May 2. Debuting in […]