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Artist<\/b>: The Yawpers<\/a>\nVenue<\/b>: The Mothlight<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Wednesday, March 11, 9 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $8 advance \/ $ 10 day of show
\nCombining genres is all the rage these days. Some do it clumsily, while others get at the heart of what commonality exists between two styles that might seem unconnected. The Yawpers fall into the latter category with their knowing synthesis of punk and acoustic Americana. Suffusing the hybrid with a blues sensibility, they come up with something that \u2013 if not wholly new and unprecedented \u2013 is quite compelling. I interviewed the Yawpers’ Nate Cook in 2016<\/a>, not long after the release of their third album American Man<\/i>. That record scored excellent reviews, as have the two released since, 2017’s Boy in a Well <\/i>and the more electric-focused Human Questio<\/i>n from 2019.<\/p>\n
Punk\/Americana hybrid. Funky soul that’s equal parts Donny Hathaway and funk\/fusion. Unbridled rock ‘n’ roll with a sassy Southern flavor. And some of the most appealing electric guitar tone you’re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,44,62,69],"tags":[4076,675,788,4080,2007,3268,3894,4081,2796],"class_list":["post-18350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-funk","category-live-shows","category-rawk","category-soul","tag-30-days-out","tag-diana-wortham-theatre","tag-eric-johnson","tag-isis-music-hall","tag-southern-culture-on-the-skids","tag-the-fritz","tag-the-grey-eagle","tag-the-mothlight","tag-yawpers","cat-31-id","cat-44-id","cat-62-id","cat-69-id","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18350"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18468,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18350\/revisions\/18468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/30do_fritz.jpg\")
Artist<\/b>: The Fritz<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Isis Music Hall<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Friday, March 13, 9 p.m.<\/del> UPDATE: The venue simply deleted<\/em> the event, but the band says the show has been postponed to August 7.<\/span><\/strong>
\nDoor<\/b>: $15
\nMy hometown of Asheville is filled \u2013 filled<\/i>, I tell ya; no hyperbole \u2013 with talented musicians making interesting music. But a few acts stand out above the already impressive pack, and the Fritz is one. Keyboardist Jamar Woods leads is band through some music that is as funky as it is technically impressive. Deftly balancing musical chops and a knack for crafting irresistible grooves, the Fritz satisfy the head and heart. Their 2017 album Natural Mind<\/i> distills the band’s live energy into a studio session, itself no easy task. Recommended. Here’s my review of Natural Mind<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/30do_scots.jpg\")
Artist<\/b>: Southern Culture on the Skids<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: The Grey Eagle<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Saturday, March 21, 9 p.m.<\/del> UPDATE: Rescheduled for 9\/11, of all days.<\/strong> <\/span>
\nDoor<\/b>: $17 advance \/ $20 day of show
\nDeftly blending comedy with tunefulness, a Southern Culture on the Skids concert is like nothing else. The band’s knowing (and loving take) on life in the American South is always entertaining, and they put on a rocking good show, too. I’ve seen them co-billed with like-minded acts the Fleshtones and Los Straitjackets, but they have the goods to provide several evenings’ worth of a musical good time all on their own. Their hardcore fan base is, shall we say ardent; if you’re a first-timer, make room for the SCOTS veterans. I interviewed the band’s Rick Miller in 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/30do_ericjohnson.jpg\")
Artist<\/b>: Eric Johnson<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Wortham Center for the Performing Arts<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Friday, March 27, 8 p.m.<\/del> UPDATE: Postponed; will reschedule. Expect more of this kind of thing.<\/strong><\/span>
\nDoor<\/b>: $32.50-$42.50
\nI first discovered Eric Johnson by accident when channel-surfing TV in 1984. I landed on Austin City Limits<\/i> for is national televised debut, an event that turned out to be a pivotal moment in the guitarist’s career (this isn’t the \u201cband uniform\u201d show; that was 1988). He’s done much of value since then, but I still go back to his solo debut Tones<\/i> (1986) and its brilliant follow-up, 1990’s Ah Via Musicom<\/i>. His current tour is billed as \u201cClassics: Present and Past\u201d so it’s a safe bet concertgoers will get to hear some of those ’80s treasures. I interviewed Johnson in 2017, writing two features based on our conversation. Here’s one<\/a>, and here’s the other<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"