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Artist<\/b>: Ben Phantom<\/a>\nVenue<\/b>: Highland Brewing Downtown<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Saturday, Jan. 29, 6 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: free
\nSome artists incorporate the visual medium as a kind of auxiliary component, a sideline, to their main creative\/artistic thrust. Ben Phantom seamlessly combines them, as evidenced by his 2020 multimedia work, \u201cI\u2019ll Meet You There.\u201d It combines his music with modern dance, an approach that \u2013 even in an era of genre mashups \u2013 is daring for a singer\/songwriter. I interviewed him about all this in 2020<\/a>. All that said, I don\u2019t expect much in the way of modern dance at this solo gig of his, but it\u2019ll be great all the same.<\/p>\n
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Artist<\/b>: Cory and the Wongnotes<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: The Orange Peel<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Thursday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $25
\nWe live during an age in which pop artists can game fame via new avenues like TikTok. For those of us who\u2019ve been around and \u201cseen some stuff,\u201d it\u2019s sometimes a challenge to take these new media format \u2013 and the momentary stars they bring forth \u2013 seriously. But exceptions do exist. Cory Wong is a savvy artist and his work demonstrates a high degree of care. I do suspect that while he owes a great deal of his notability to his online presence, he\u2019d have broken through nonetheless. Go see\/hear. Sierra Hull opens.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/30do_dogs_pile.jpg\")
Artist<\/b>: Dogs in a Pile<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: The Grey Eagle<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Friday, Feb. 11, 9 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $10
\nSupremely tuneful music with a timeless vibe is the stock in trade of this group. Comparatively young, they nonetheless sounds as if they\u2019ve fully digested the lessons of pop(ular) music\u2019s best. I hear hints of early \u201870s acts like Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson. You may hear something else entirely, as there\u2019s an underlying funk vibe to some of their material; it\u2019s all good.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/30do_fritz.jpg\")
Artist<\/b>: The Fritz<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Asheville Music Hall<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Friday, Feb. 11, 10 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $15
\nIt\u2019s often a challenge for a group to soldier on with any sort of success after losing a key member, especially when said member was both a focal point and musical fulcrum of the band. But that\u2019s precisely what The Fritz is setting out to do. With songwriter Jamar Woods\u2019 recent departure, the band could have called it a day; the individual members are superb, busy musicians who could easily find other rewarding gigs. Instead, the band has regrouped around lead vocalist Datrian Johnson, with guitarist Jamie Hendrickson taking on the role of musical director. A new (third) album is in the works, and there\u2019s every reason to expect it will be quite good. Meanwhile, now\u2019s the time to hear the new lineup live. Electro Lust opens the show. I interviewed Woods in 2018<\/a>, and reviewed The Fritz\u2019s Natural Mind<\/i><\/a> a year earlier.<\/p>\n