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14 Mar 2023
Interview Roundup: Emerson, Lake & Palmer
In the years after punk and new wave had their moment, it would become fashionable to rag on the so-called “dinosaurs” of progressive rock. The thinking went – or so […]
15 Jan 2022
30 Days Out January 2022 #2: Ben Phantom, Cory and the Wongnotes, Dogs in a Pile, The Fritz
This roundup of “30 Days Out” features two Asheville-based acts and two nationally touring ones. Artist: Ben Phantom Venue: Highland Brewing Downtown Date: Saturday, Jan. 29, 6 p.m. Door: free […]
18 Jun 2021
That Time Was Then…and Now Again
The dB’s are one of my favorite groups. So I was delighted when I recently learned that a digital-only album that Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple released last year during […]
15 Feb 2020
30 Days Out: February 2020 #2: Gordon Lightfoot, Marley Carroll, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Pinkest Floyd
Lots of great live music coming to Asheville, N.C. in the next 30 days. Below is merely a sampling from among the best: two local acts, two nationally touring artists. […]
16 Mar 2019
Bianchi & Cofod
This is my original version of a feature written in 2018; the previously-published version included some editorial additions that were not part of my article as filed and that didn’t […]
02 Feb 2019
What I’m Up to in Early 2019
Some quick dispatches regarding what’s brewing at Musoscribe World Headquarters… I recently signed with a literary agent, though for now I can’t reveal any details about the project in development. […]
21 Dec 2016
Jon Anderson and ARW: Yes Indeed
A few months ago, I conducted separate interviews with Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson. Both conversations centered around the then-upcoming (and now current) ARW tour, featuring three ex-Yes musicians: Jon […]
11 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: The B-52’s — Live 8.24.1979
File next to: DEVO, the Go-Go’s Though they were unashamedly gimmicky, the B-52’s were also among the most refreshing of the so-called new wave groups. With a proudly tacky aesthetic […]
20 Jul 2016
Album Mini-review: Claypool Lennon Delirium — Monolith of Phobos
File next to: A Saucerful of Secrets-era Pink Floyd, Primus, Plastic Ono Band Les Claypool‘s detractors point to his tendency toward being too clever by half, for making self-consciously “weird” […]