orange peel Archive
09 Aug 2013
Dig the DIG Festival: August 15-16
Asheville, North Carolina is host to more festivals than one might expect of a city its size. This cultural magnet nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Western part […]
11 Jun 2013
You Can Be Who You Are: The John McLaughlin Interview, Part 4
Continued from Part Three… Bill Kopp: Speaking of playing onstage, how do the live pieces differ from the studio versions? Do you open them up for improvisation, or are they […]
10 Jun 2013
You Can Be Who You Are: The John McLaughlin Interview, Part 3
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: This is an obvious thing to say, but since instrumental music has to convey its messages without the benefit of lyrics, it has to […]
07 Jun 2013
You Can Be Who You Are: The John McLaughlin Interview, Part 2
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: A Tribute to Jack Johnson is among the most underrated of all Miles’ works, I think. John McLaughlin: A lot of people don’t underrate […]
06 Jun 2013
You Can Be Who You Are: The John McLaughlin Interview, Part 1
Far be it from me to attempt to introduce John McLaughlin. One of the world’s greatest guitarists, his career has spanned five decades. His latest album Now Here This is […]
27 May 2013
Opeth: Mixing Metal and Melodicism
Initially a Swedish death metal band, Opeth has since its 1990 inception in Stockholm expanded both its sound and its appeal. While the band was an exemplar of the hard-edged […]
29 Apr 2013
Concert Review: Black Angels, Allah-Las and Elephant Stone — Asheville NC April 5 2013
I started attending arena-scale rock concerts back in the late 1970s. My first show was in October 1978, seeing Electric Light Orchestra with their hamburger bun/spaceship setup at Atlanta’s Omni. […]
18 Apr 2013
Concert Review: Charles Bradley and the Extraordinaires — Asheville NC, April 18 2013
There exists a certain, special sort of concert. And in my experience, it’s extremely rare: the sort of show in which I find myself realizing a mere three, two or […]
13 Mar 2013
Concert Review: Tame Impala, Asheville NC 22 Feb 2013
It’s the rare modern act that bridges audiences young and not-so-young. Australia’s Tame Impala is one such act. In the studio, the Australian Tame Impala is essentially one man: Kevin […]
18 Jan 2013
Concert Review: The Machine, 10 Jan 2013 Asheville NC
My firsthand experience with tribute bands is quite limited; in general, the concept doesn’t do a lot for me. While there are quite a few acts touring (quite successfully, I […]