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01 Sep 2024
30 Days Out, September 2024 #1: Buckethead, Ménage, Gong, David Cross, Darkside Experience
A mysterious instrumentalist, a local legend, a double-bill of prog heroes and a tribute of one of rock’s greatest: those are the highlights of the live music scene in Asheville […]
31 Aug 2024
Album Review: Blake Jones & the Trike Shop – And Still…
Oftentimes, the listener’s path into an artist’s work goes like this: they hear about new music, listen to those recordings, develop greater interest, and then maybe get the opportunity to […]
30 Aug 2024
38 Special: Rockin’ Into the Future (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… The band’s peak began and sustained once you started writing with Jim Peterik. How did that relationship come about? Our label at the time was A&M […]
29 Aug 2024
38 Special: Rockin’ Into the Future (Part 1 of 2)
38 Special started out like many other bands in and around Jacksonville, Florida in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, with a Southern rock sound and attitude to match. But […]
28 Aug 2024
Album Review: The Raveonettes — The Raveonettes Sing…
As I (and plenty of others before me) have observed before, an artist’s choice of covers can tell you a lot about that artist. Copenhagen duo The Raveonettes (Courtney Rose […]
27 Aug 2024
Album Review: The Black Watch – Weird Rooms
Hard as I try, I simply can’t keep up. John Andrew Fredrick isn’t only a fine songwriter and musician; he’s a staggeringly prolific one. Limiting the discussion to only releases […]
26 Aug 2024
Album Review: Yes – Talk
Being a Yes follower has always been a mix of fulfillment and frustration. The group’s lineup has famously mutated over the years; today the group features no original members. There […]
25 Aug 2024
Preview: Music to Your Ears: The Music of Nina Simone
Nina Simone is trending. More than two decades after her death, the Tryon, N.C.-born musician, vocalist, songwriter and civil rights activist is as popular as ever. In 2020, the Nina […]
24 Aug 2024
Take Five: The Beach Boys’ ‘Endless Summer’
The music of the Beach Boys is a cultural icon. Songs about surfing, cars, girls defined an era. Before the Beatles led the charge of the British Invasion, the group […]
23 Aug 2024
Hundred-word Reviews for August 2024: Jazz and Blues
Here’s five more hundred-word reviews. No frills, right to the point (more or less), these are quick takes on albums deserving of an attentive listen. Do check ‘em out. This […]