interview Archive
21 Mar 2018
Asheville Rock Collective: Three Chords, Intensity and the Truth
Asheville has a remarkably thriving music scene. In any given week, there are multiple opportunities to take in live performances of original music in a wide variety of genres. But […]
15 Mar 2018
Dixie Dregs Answer the Question, “What If?” (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… In the early ’80s, the band made the decision to add vocals. With the benefit of hindsight, was that a mistake? I don’t know that any […]
14 Mar 2018
Dixie Dregs Answer the Question, “What If?” (Part One)
Atlanta (by way of Augusta and Miami) band the Dixie Dregs were among the most boundary-pushing acts of the 1970s. Deftly blending styles from hard rock to jazz fusion to […]
13 Mar 2018
Delbert McClinton: Keeper of the Flame (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Along with backing blues legends who came through Fort Worth, Texas, McClinton and his band often got the opportunity to go on the road with the […]
12 Mar 2018
Delbert McClinton: Keeper of the Flame (Part One)
The term Americana hadn’t been coined when Delbert McClinton started making music. His brand of music has always drawn from blues, hillbilly, country, and rock ‘n’ roll, all filtered through […]
09 Mar 2018
Amigo: Fun ‘And Friends” at the Fidelitorium
Charlotte-based country rock trio Amigo has seen its profile raised this last year. The group was named Best Gram-Parsons-Loving-Country Rock Band in 2017, and they recently completed their second full-length […]
06 Mar 2018
Marillion: To Prog or Not to Prog? (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… And while for many, the whole idea of progressive rock means (somewhat paradoxically) looking back, Marillion has long been on the forward edge of one of […]
05 Mar 2018
Marillion: To Prog or Not to Prog? (Part One)
The heyday of progressive rock was the period 1971 to 1976; while suggestions that punk “killed” the genre are wishful thinking on the part of prog’s detractors, it’s true that […]
02 Mar 2018
Everyone’s for Tennis, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: But Jack Daugherty’s production style for the Carpenters was nothing like the sound of Cape Dory… Alainna Moore: Our earliest records were soaked in […]
01 Mar 2018
Everyone’s for Tennis, Part One
Wife-and-husband team Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley are Tennis, a sort of 21st century answer to Captain & Tennille. Across four albums and two EPs, Tennis has carved out a […]