30 Days Out, Feb. 2026 #2: Mike Dillon Band, Dom Flemons, Nicole Zuraitis, Gary Numan
No surprise: there’s some great live music coming to Asheville in these next 30 days. Punk jazz, vocal jazz, Americana and industrial/electronica are the highlights of what’s on offer. Brave the cold and go support live music!
Artist: Mike Dillon Band
Venue: Third Room
Date: Saturday, Feb. 28, 9 p.m.
Door: $19.73
The acclaimed “punk vibraphonist” and his band are a regular fixture of the Asheville music scene, and for good reason: they put on a show like no other. An enthusiastic collaborator, Dillon has worked with Garage A Trois, Skerik, Les Claypool and many others. His current trio – together since 2021 – features Brian Haas and Nikki Glaspie.
Artist: Dom Flemons
Venue: Grey Eagle
Date: Sunday, March 1, 8 p.m.
Door: $29.75
Dom Flemons is the “American Songster.” Putting the lie to any nonsensical ideas that Americana is an exclusively white art form, the brilliant and talented Flemons came to fame as a member of the Carolina Chocoloate Drops. Flemons is a scholar of old time, bluegrass and blues, and he’s adept on a wide variety of traditional acoustic instruments. A Grammy nominee (for 2018’s Black Cowboys), Flemons has released five albums as a solo artist; 2023’s Traveling Wildfire is his latest. I interviewed Flemons in 2019 and again in 2021.
Artist: Nicole Zuraitis
Venue: Wortham Center
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.
Door: $34.78
Jazz vocalist and two-time Grammy nominee Nicole Zuraitis launched a solo recording career with 2008’s Spread the Word. Today her body of work as a solo artist includes eight albums. 2025 saw the release of two Zuraitis albums: Live at Vic’s Las Vegas and All Stars Lead to You – Live.
Artist: Gary Numan
Venue: Orange Peel
Date: Thursday, March 12, 8 p.m.
Door: $45.85
Sure, the 1980 hit single “Cars” is what Gary Numan is most known for. But before that – and certainly after, right up until present-day – Numan’s compelling work is well worth a deep dive. His work deftly explores industrial, electronic, darkwave and more, and – I can personally attest that his live show is one of the best I’ve witnessed. He’s also a great interview subject, as I discovered in 2018.
See you at the show!
About the Author
Bill Kopp
With a background in marketing and advertising, Bill Kopp got his professional start writing for Trouser Press. After a stint as Editor-in-chief for a national music magazine, Bill launched Musoscribe in 2009, and has published new content every business day since then (and every single day for several years). The more than 5000 interviews, essays, and reviews on Musoscribe reflect Bill's keen interest in American musical forms, most notably rock, jazz, and soul. His work features a special emphasis on reissues and vinyl. Bill's work also appears in many other outlets both online and in print. He regularly hosts lecture/discussions on artists and albums of historical importance (including monthly events Music to Your Ears and Music Movie Mondays), and is a frequent guest on music-focused radio programs and podcasts. In Spring 2023 he taught a history of Rock 'n' Roll at UNC Asheville's College for Seniors. He also researches and authors liner notes for album reissues -- some 40 to date -- and co-produced a reissue of jazz legend Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's final album. His first book, Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2018, and in paperback in 2019. His second book, Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave, was published in 2021 by HoZac Books. His third book, What's the Big Idea: 30 Great Concept Albums is available now. Read even more about him here.