asheville Archive
21 Dec 2018
Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam at 30: Supporting the Habit(at)
Near the end of the 1980s, local Asheville guitarist Warren Haynes organized an informal musical get-together. Conceived as an opportunity for touring and journeyman musicians to congregate during the holidays […]
16 Dec 2018
Oxford American Celebrates N.C. Music
North Carolina has a rich musical history and a thriving current-day music scene. Both are being recognized in the Winter 2018 issue of Oxford American. The esteemed literary and arts […]
05 Dec 2018
Jason Isbell: High Road Leads Him Home
Though he’s been a musician for most of his life, Alabama-born guitarist-singer-songwriter Jason Isbell didn’t launch his career as a solo artist until 2007. But in little more than a […]
02 Dec 2018
Album Review: Daydream Creatures — Qalupalik
Look online for details about Daydream Creatures and you may come away with the impression that the female-fronted group plays high-energy rock ‘n’ roll. With performance photos featuring three of […]
27 Nov 2018
Album Review: The Zealots — Jawbone
George Terry McDonald is one busy guy. In 2018 – alongside his other creative endeavors as a visual artist – he is releasing not one but two albums of original […]
25 Nov 2018
Jonathan Scales’ Structural Integrity
Composer, band leader and steel drum player Jonathan Scales maintains a busy and challenging schedule. In just the last two years or so, he’s toured internationally as part of the […]
20 Nov 2018
Jamie McLean: Flexing the Songwriting Muscle
Throughout the first decade of the new century, Jamie McLean played guitar in beloved New Orleans institution the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. For the last several years, McLean has served […]
19 Nov 2018
Carry That Weight: The Heavy Mountain Festival
For many years, Asheville, N.C. has been an important part of the thriving folk/roots music scene. But in recent years the city has also become an incubator for many other […]
14 Nov 2018
Asheville Moth GrandSLAM: Slam-dunk Stories
The oral tradition predates the written word by thousands of years. Throughout history, storytelling has provided both a creative outlet and a focus for community. The Appalachian narrative tradition has […]
11 Nov 2018
Album Review: Jazzville — Blue Skies
Jazz is one of the few musical idioms in which artists can record and/or perform the compositions of others and still gain widespread critical acclaim. The form itself is designed […]