orange peel Archive
01 May 2025
30 Days Out, May 2025 #1: Atomic Crumb, Future Islands, EXTC, Thee Sacred Souls
Wow. Lots of great live music coming to Asheville, and soon. Let’s dig in. Artist: Atomic Crumb Venue: Oskar Blues Date: Saturday, May 17, 1 p.m. Door: $free (but c’mon: […]
15 Apr 2025
30 Days Out, April 2025 #2: La Luz, Bonnie Raitt, Empire Strikes Brass, Badbadnotgood
Happy Tax Day! Go see some live music. If you please, here are a few really, really good suggestions. The Ramones sang “New York City really has it all,” but […]
01 Apr 2025
30 Days Out, April 2025 #2: Ripe, Mystery Lights, Consider the Source, Rhiannon Giddens
You can’t keep a great city down. Big things are happening in Asheville. It was just six months ago that we sustained devastating and deadly damage from Tropical Storm Helene; […]
01 Mar 2025
30 Days Out, March 2025 #1: Jimmy Vivino, Orions Belte, They Might Be Giants, Jackie Venson
Lively blues, trippy instro, sophisticated progressive pop, genre-spanning guitar fireworks… those are among the highlights of a very creatively fertile March 2025 in Asheville. Artist: Jimmy Vivino Venue: The Grey […]
15 Feb 2025
30 Days Out, Feb. 2025 #2: Fireside Collective, Piper & the Hard Times, Asheville Jazz Orchestra, Joe Bonamassa
Americana, blues, jazz and… more blues are among the highlights of Asheville (and Cherokee) live music in the coming thirty days. Off we go! Artist: Fireside Collective Venue: Asheville Music […]
01 Feb 2025
30 Days Out, February 2025 #1: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Fantastic Negrito, Judy Collins, Michael Marcagi
Great artists from here (Asheville) and there (everywhere else), from now (Fantastic Negrito) and then-to-now (Judy Collins). Those are among the highlights for the the third 30DO of this new […]
01 Jan 2025
30 Days Out, Jan. 2025 #1: Chuck Brodsky, Heavy Mountain Fest, Coverfest IV, Hiss Golden Messenger
This edition of 30 Days Out marks the 11-year anniversary of the twice-monthly article (which in its early years ran in our local altweekly). Doubling down on the local/regional emphasis, […]
01 Dec 2024
30 Days Out, Dec. 2024 #1: LA LOM, The Nutcracker, ‘Together We Rise,’ RJD2
A popular multi-hyphenate aritst, an amazing new(ish) group putting a creative spin on an an established form, a benefit for WNC and a beloved holiday tradition (times four): those are […]
15 Nov 2024
30 Days Out, Nov. 2024 #2: Jim Lauderdale, Rock N Roll Rewind, John Doyle & Mick McAuley, Patterson Hood
Some beloved sons of the South populate the musical landscape in Asheville over the coming 30 days. An adopted local (via Ireland) and some Asheville-based acts upholding the rock ‘n’ […]
01 Nov 2024
30 Days Out, Nov. 2024 #1: Lemon Twigs, Drive-By Truckers, Paper Crowns, Snozzberries
Two great local acts, one legendary band celebrating a monumental work from their distant past, and a buzzworthy band that ranks among the hottest tix out there: those are the […]