asheville Archive
16 Sep 2015
Pugwash: “Don’t Expect One Direction. Expect no direction.”
Pugwash haven’t become a household word in the United States, but it’s not for lack of effort. With their winning melodies, sharp hooks and winsome lyrics, the Dublin, Ireland-based group […]
24 Aug 2015
Concert Review: Jaga Jazzist — Asheville NC, 23 June 2015
Demonstrating yet again that – more than sixty-odd years after the dawn of rock’n’roll – popular music idioms remain fertile ground for experimentation and cross-fertilization, Jaga Jazzist combines rock, jazz, […]
03 Jul 2015
World Party’s Karl Wallinger: He’s the One (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: I’ve been a fan and follower of World Party ever since the 1986 release of Private Revolution, but the album I return to the […]
02 Jul 2015
World Party’s Karl Wallinger: He’s the One (Part 1)
For all intents and purposes, World Party is Karl Wallinger. Across five studio albums, a spiral-bound 4CD closet-clearing set, and a few best-of collections, the Welsh-born Wallinger has delivered a […]
05 Jun 2015
McQueen’s Pop Culture Mix of Music, Comedy and Multimedia
“Is it comedy?” asks McQueen rhetorically. “Is it music? Is it the weird hybrid cousin of both who is 32 and still sits at the kids’ table during holidays?” The […]
29 Apr 2015
Hungry Hearts: Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats Release New Album
“I meet some people, and they say, ‘Oh, you’re a musician? You’re never going to eat,’” says the singer-songwriter/guitarist/namesake of Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats. He recently finished a […]
22 Apr 2015
The Broadcast Will Continue Touring After This Important Local Message
“We can jam, but we are definitely not a jam band,” says Caitlin Krisko, vocalist and songwriter of The Broadcast. Her band’s albums feature shorter songs because “we write songs; […]
19 Feb 2015
Concert Photography in a Local Light: “Front Row Focus”
In 2015, nearly every concertgoer carries a smart phone with a built-in camera, so snapshots of the onstage performers aren’t exactly a rare commodity. But there’s a long and proud […]
23 Dec 2014
Interview: Aaron “Woody” Wood
Though it’s in many ways an informal affair, Warren Haynes Presents Christmas Jam has been growing in a deliberate fashion. Thanks both to concertgoer demand and the long line of […]
09 Dec 2014
Morelouderfastermore: The “Cacaphony” of GWAR
Anyone who’s ever viewed the 1982 film classic This is Spinal Tap will recall the famous “eleven” dialogue between filmmaker Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) and Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest). Tufnel […]