asheville Archive
03 Aug 2019
Album Review: VIA — Vessels of Sound, Vol. 2: Morse
Originally based in Lubbock, Texas but now settled in Asheville, VIA is a shoegaze/electronic, sort-of-but-not-quite-instrumental band. At its core, VIA is instrumentalist Steven Gaona and vocalist/songwriter Karen Austin. At least […]
24 Jul 2019
For Caleb Johnson, The Second and Third Times are the Charm
Note: Caleb Johnson is a “local boy makes good” hometown success story here in Asheville. I wrote this feature on the eve of his current tour. This version is an […]
21 Jul 2019
Rock-a-bye Everybody: The Moon and You and Friends
The Moon and You – the Asheville-based wife and husband songwriter duo of Melissa Hyman and Ryan Fursternburg – has released four albums to date. But 2019 marks the addition […]
20 Jul 2019
Album Review: Spaceman Jones — Southern Exposure
Spaceman Jones is the performing name for Davaion Bristol, the Asheville-based hip-hop artist and radio host. The relentlessly busy artist’s previous releases showcase a heady mix of electronica, trip-hop and […]
18 Jul 2019
Asheville’s Grey Eagle: Soaring at a Quarter Century (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Food and photos Over the years, the Grey Eagle has also been home to some quality food options. Whitworth, manager John A. Zara and current owners […]
17 Jul 2019
Asheville’s Grey Eagle: Soaring at a Quarter Century (Part 1)
One of Western North Carolina’s most popular music venues, the Grey Eagle is taking a well-deserved victory lap this year. In celebration of the hall’s 25th anniversary, the Grey Eagle […]
14 Jul 2019
Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters: Get What You Need
Amanda Anne Platt launched her recording career with 2009’s Irene. A decade later – after countless live shows and three more albums of original material – she’s ready to revisit […]
13 Jul 2019
Every Sound There Is: Asheville Music School Takes on the Beatles’ ‘Revolver’
Created in the space of just over six years, the Beatles’ body of work ranks among the most important and influential music ever made. And for the fourth year in […]
03 Jul 2019
Rising Appalachia: Water is Life
Though it’s easy to take water for granted – just turn on the tap and there it is – for hundreds of millions of the Earth’s people, access to clean […]
30 Jun 2019
Andrew Scotchie: All in the Family
At only 25 years of age, guitarist, singer and songwriter Andrew Scotchie has a thriving music career. A prominent fixture of the Western North Carolina music scene, Scotchie and his […]