{"id":28238,"date":"2024-10-01T05:30:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T09:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=28238"},"modified":"2024-10-04T17:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T21:05:57","slug":"30-days-out-october-2024-1-king-garbage-richard-lloyd-matthew-sweet-new-mastersounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/30-days-out-october-2024-1-king-garbage-richard-lloyd-matthew-sweet-new-mastersounds\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Days Out, October 2024 #1: King Garbage, Richard Lloyd, Matthew Sweet, New Mastersounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

IMPORTANT NOTE: In light of the disaster in Western NC, please check with the venues. Some or all of these shows may be cancelled.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

WOW<\/i>. That\u2019s a succinct summation of my take on the music calendar for Asheville over the coming 30 days. Three nationally-touring acts \u2013 and one based here but that rarely plays anywhere<\/i> \u2013 top the list of hotly-anticipated local shows. All fall squarely into the can\u2019t-miss category.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: King Garbage<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Jack of the Wood<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Friday, Oct. 4, 9 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $10
\nKing Garbage is the duo of Zach Cooper and Vic Dimotsis. The two are a self-contained musical unit: they both write, produce and play multiple instruments. Perhaps by design, their sound is difficult to pin down, spanning many genres from soul to rock to funk, all wrapped up in a hypnotic and psychedelic melange. As they told me for a feature I wrote last year<\/a>, they\u2019re focused these days on writing and recording; touring is not a priority. So this hometown show is something truly rare and special.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: Richard Lloyd<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: The Grey Eagle<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Sunday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $21.21
\nRichard Lloyd came to well-deserved fame as one of two inventive guitarists in groundbreaking \u201870s group Television. Some years later he provided some of the most bracing, breathtaking guitar leads of all time for Matthew Sweet (see below). He wrote a fantastic memoir<\/a> a few years back. His solo work<\/a> is stellar as well.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: Matthew Sweet<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: The Grey Eagle<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Thursday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $32.31
\nPaving the way for the power pop\/indie rock vanguard in the \u201890s, Mathew Sweet has made (and continues to make) some of the best music of the era. As I write this, I\u2019m listening to a, er, bootleg of demos for one of his albums. That collection underscores the sturdiness at the heart of his songcraft. And this tour finds Sweet setting aside the electric instruments in favor of an acoustic approach. That, too, will help bring out the core melodicism at the root of his music. I\u2019ve written about and interviewed him on several occasions. Here\u2019s a taste<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: New Mastersounds<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Asheville Music Hall<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $30
\nI go on and on about these guys, and for good reason. Whether they\u2019re playing live or on record, with or without a vocalist, the New Mastersounds make some of te most engaging, tuneful and just plain funky music you\u2019ll find. Their quality assurance program is sterling: a massive body of work and not a duff one in the lot. However you get \u2018em, you simply cannot go wrong. But live-and-in-concert may well be the best way, and now you have not one but two opportunities. I\u2019ve interviewed them many times, and reviewed them even more. Start here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See you at the show!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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