asheville Archive
01 Oct 2020
30 Days Out, October 2020 #1: Tom Paxton, Del McCoury Band, Papadosio, Frisson Ensemble
Since this pandemic seems to be hanging on (blame our inept current federal “leadership”), it’s up to performing artists, booking agents and music venues to find ways the at least […]
20 Sep 2020
Adi the Monk: The ‘Cosmic Thread” Running Though His Music
Asheville’s music community features an impressive number of unique personalities. But it’s safe to say that only one has a personal history that includes a period spent as a Vaishnava […]
15 Sep 2020
30 Days Out, September 2020 #2: Jeff Daniels, Craggy Blues, Black Sea Beat Society, Tin Roof Echo
The infernal pandemic is still with us, but artists and venues are finding ways to present live music in a setting that’s safe for audiences. In some cases that means […]
14 Sep 2020
For Orgatroid, The ‘Future’ is Now
Electronic music is sometimes unfairly characterized as cold, sterile and lacking in emotion. But the music of Orgatroid – an Asheville duo of Jason Daniello and Jeffrey Richards – is […]
06 Sep 2020
Brother Bluebird: Summer All Year ‘Round
Asheville-based brothers Adam and Tim Reaves are Brother Bluebird, an Americana/folk/indie duo. They’ve been making music together most of their lives, but got serious about it in 2015. Their 2019 […]
05 Sep 2020
Acoustic Syndicate’s Deep Roots are Positively Growing
Acoustic Syndicate has been defying genre stereotypes for more than a quarter century. The beloved Western North Carolina group has been claimed by fans of bluegrass as well as the […]
01 Sep 2020
30 Days Out, September 2020 #1: Alien Music Club, Hard Rocket, Firecracker Jazz Band, Modern Strangers
For this edition of “30 Days Out,” it’s all local acts from here in Asheville. And two of the four shows are (socially-distanced) in-person shows. As in, live in real […]
29 Aug 2020
Asheville Music Industry Supports #WeMakeEvents
Note: It’s not my custom to reprint press releases, but this is important enough to make an exception – bk RSVP for the event at this link: http://bit.ly/2YJMFBi d&b audiotechnik […]
19 Aug 2020
Eleanor Underhill: Honoring and Obliterating Tradition
In late 2018, Eleanor Underhill released her debut solo album, Navigate the Madness. While she didn’t – and still doesn’t plan to – abandon her popular and widely admired duo […]
04 Aug 2020
Eleanor Underhill’s New and Strange Chemistry (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One … There’s a moody — and sometimes even a little dark and melancholy — vibe to some of the music on Land of the Living. Would […]