interview Archive
10 Jun 2018
Matisyahu on LSD (and Jazz and Reggae)
Musician, rapper and beatboxer Matisyahu arrived at his singular style of music via an unusual route. Growing up a Jewish kid in New York City, he says that the first […]
07 Jun 2018
Tank and the Bangas: Big Bang
One of the most intriguing and compelling musical acts to gain recent national attention is Tank and the Bangas. The New Orleans-based group combines spoken word, hip-hop, gospel and other […]
06 Jun 2018
Brie Capone Lets Us In
Singer-songwriter Brie Capone first moved to Asheville when she was a teenager, but her musical journey would eventually take her far afield. Capone studied at Berklee College of Music in […]
05 Jun 2018
Southern Culture on the Skids: in a Haze
For more than 30 years, Chapel Hill, N.C.-based band Southern Culture on the Skids has been making fun, often silly music that represents the band’s irreverent yet loving perspective on […]
04 Jun 2018
Chuck Brodsky’s One of Us
With the exception of a trio of records he released in the final years of the 20th century, Chuck Brodsky has long been the model of the independent, do-it-yourself artist. […]
31 May 2018
Natural Born Leaders: Their ‘Time’ Has Come
One of 2018’s most eagerly-anticipated Asheville, NC-related releases is the debut album from Natural Born Leaders. Even in an era of countless cross-genre mashups and hybrids, the music of Natural […]
30 May 2018
Amandla: Follow What Brings You
Laughing Hearts is the third album from Amandla, the personal music project of Asheville-based Claude Coleman, Jr. Though the album was quietly released in digital form a year ago, Coleman […]
29 May 2018
Boytoy Sez: G’day, Mates!
Discovering Boytoy can be a confusing experience. Visit the web page for the band’s 2014 self-titled debut EP and you’ll read that the group is from Tasmania. “For some reason, […]
28 May 2018
Karikatura: Creating musical character in the studio
On the group’s second album, Brooklyn-based Karikatura worked hard to capture the energy of the band’s high-energy live shows. But Ghost Light isn’t a document of the group’s stage performance. […]
25 May 2018
Billy Edd Wheeler: The Fire Ain’t Gone Out
Billy Edd Wheeler is a West Virginia-born American troubadour, an important part of the Appalachian storytelling tradition. He’s written songs made famous by Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers and Richie Havens, […]