{"id":20347,"date":"2021-01-01T05:30:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T10:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=20347"},"modified":"2020-12-15T09:55:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:55:39","slug":"30-days-out-january-2021-1-chuck-brodsky-hustle-souls-arcadian-wild-derek-mccoy-trio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/01\/30-days-out-january-2021-1-chuck-brodsky-hustle-souls-arcadian-wild-derek-mccoy-trio\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Days Out, January 2021 #1: Chuck Brodsky, Hustle Souls, Arcadian Wild, Derek McCoy Trio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even in normal times \u2013 a phrase that most certainly doesn\u2019t apply to present day \u2013 the post-holidays winter months are the \u201csecret season\u201d in Asheville and its environs. The tourists (who are both an economic engine for the region and<\/i> the bane of many local residents\u2019 existence) largely stay away for January and February, providing a gentle reminder to locals of just how quiet things used to be.<\/p>\n

Add to that the curious mix of caution (there\u2019s, y\u2019know, a pandemic<\/i> raging) and optimism (vaccines on the way!) and add to that<\/em> a few selected live performances. For those who decide to venture out, here\u2019s the best of what\u2019s happening musically and locally in the next 30 days.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: Chuck Brodsky<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: White Horse Black Mountain<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Friday, Jan. 8, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: [check with venue]
\nAs I wrote in a 2018 feature<\/a>, \u201cWith the exception of a trio of records he released in the final years of the 20th<\/sup> century, Chuck Brodsky has long been the model of the independent, do-it-yourself artist. It\u2019s just that now, the music business as a whole is catching up with his approach. He crowd-funded his last three albums, the most recent of which is Them and Us<\/i>. He\u2019s a singer\/songwriter with a keen wit that sets him apart from the pack.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: Hustle Souls<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: 185 King St.<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Friday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $14 and up
\nThis Asheville quartet combines the Muscle Shoals feel with jaw-droppingly accomplished musicianship and a musically eclectic approach. They have a new album due out soon (which I plan to cover) but in the meantime, their 2018 album Color<\/i><\/a> provides a good idea of what they\u2019re about.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: The Arcadian Wild<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Grey Eagle<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Saturday, Jan. 16, 9 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $12
\nThe sole out-of-town act in this roundup, this Nashville quartet combines a schooled\/classical foundation with the more folk- and folklore-rooted Americana stylings of bluegrass. Their second album, 2019\u2019s Finch in the Pantry<\/i> debuted on Billboard<\/i>\u2019s bluegrass chart in the #9 spot.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: Derek McCoy Trio<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Oklawaha Brewing<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Friday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: free
\nA sought-after guitarist and teacher, Derek McCoy has experience in a wide variety of genres including funk, jazz, improvisational, rock and more. My guess \u2013 I haven\u2019t seen them live \u2013 is that his Trio will emphasize the more accessible, listener-friendly styles for this brewery gig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year! Even in normal times \u2013 a phrase that most certainly doesn\u2019t apply to present day \u2013 the post-holidays winter months are the \u201csecret season\u201d in Asheville and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,30,44,62,69],"tags":[4422,4076,4419,237,3444,4420,3434,4421,3894,4423],"class_list":["post-20347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americana","category-folk","category-live-shows","category-rawk","category-soul","tag-185-king-st","tag-30-days-out","tag-arcadian-wild","tag-asheville","tag-chuck-brodsky","tag-derek-mccoy-trio","tag-hustle-souls","tag-oklawaha-brewing","tag-the-grey-eagle","tag-white-horse-black-mountain","cat-6-id","cat-30-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\/20347","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=20347"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20353,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20347\/revisions\/20353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}