asheville Archive
04 Jun 2018
Chuck Brodsky’s One of Us
With the exception of a trio of records he released in the final years of the 20th century, Chuck Brodsky has long been the model of the independent, do-it-yourself artist. […]
01 Jun 2018
EP Review: Ghostdog — A Circle of Stones
Yearning, melancholy midtempo rock with a dreamy feel is merely one of the stocks-in-trade of Asheville-based Ghostdog. But it’s worth noting that the group playfully describes its music as “Wussy-boy […]
31 May 2018
Natural Born Leaders: Their ‘Time’ Has Come
One of 2018’s most eagerly-anticipated Asheville, NC-related releases is the debut album from Natural Born Leaders. Even in an era of countless cross-genre mashups and hybrids, the music of Natural […]
21 May 2018
The 11th Annual Music Video Asheville: Creativity and Connections
The annual Music Video Asheville competition has grown from humble beginnings 11 years ago to its current status as a high-profile event attracting top-flight talent. But even as the competition […]
23 Apr 2018
Album Review: Adi the Monk
In the current music marketplace – a world in which many of the barriers to entry have, for better and worse, been removed – it never hurts to have an […]
04 Apr 2018
Album Review: Hannah Kaminer — Heavy Magnolias
Hannah Kaminer’s career as a performing musical artist only began in 2014 when she took part in the Brown Bag Songwriting competition. The Asheville singer-guitarist earned a near-immediate return on […]
28 Mar 2018
Brian’s Songs
In an unprecedented burst of creativity, New York City musician Brian MacWilliams wrote some 300 songs in the space of just a few years. Midway through that streak, he was […]
23 Mar 2018
Steep Canyon Rangers: Serving the Songs
As the 20th century approached its end, a group of college students began getting together informally to play bluegrass. None of them could have imagined that they’d still be together […]
21 Mar 2018
Asheville Rock Collective: Three Chords, Intensity and the Truth
Asheville has a remarkably thriving music scene. In any given week, there are multiple opportunities to take in live performances of original music in a wide variety of genres. But […]
19 Mar 2018
Album Review: Ian Ridenhour — Ribcage
One of Western North Carolina’s most accomplished musicians is also one of its youngest. Ian Ridenhour has been busily writing and recording music for years; Ribcage is the third collection […]