interview Archive
04 Jun 2023
Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra’s Road Trip
When the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra began its 2022-2023 season, it signaled the start of a new chapter: John Young Shik Concklin debuted as the Orchestra’s new conductor. And while he […]
03 Jun 2023
Ride Along with Tina and Her Pony
When it comes to Tina and Her Pony, the name is the same, but many other things have changed. Classically-tinged Americana/folk outfit Tina and Her Pony got their start in […]
02 Jun 2023
‘Music to Your Ears’ Preview: Bob Hinkle
Hosted by the Asheville Guitar Bar, a discussion series provides deeper understanding and greater enjoyment of classic albums from rock, soul, blues and jazz. Led by Asheville author and music […]
27 May 2023
White Horse Transitions to Nonprofit
Popular Western N.C. music venue White Horse Black Mountain is in the process of changing over from a for-profit enterprise to a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Typically, such a change would […]
18 May 2023
Asheville Amadeus Festival: Amadeus Goes Americana
Asheville Symphony launched the Amadeus Festival in 2015. Originally conceived as a way to honor and spotlight the works of classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the semi-annual festival has grown […]
16 May 2023
Loudon Wainwright III: A Lifetime of Achievements
The global events of the last few years – global pandemic, political unrest, a brutal war in Europe – could provide more than enough motivation for a songwriter to create […]
10 May 2023
Old 97’s: Turn on the TV (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Ken Bethea says that he’s lost count of how many times he’s engaged in conversation with a stranger, only for the dialogue to unfold like this: […]
09 May 2023
Old 97’s: Turn on the TV (Part 1 of 2)
With their winning combination of rock energy and Texas twang, Dallas-based Old 97’s have carved out a unique place for themselves on the music landscape. Across a dozen albums, their […]
07 May 2023
A Quick Chat with Virginia & the Slims
Virginia and the Slims is a high energy swing/jump blues band that makes music designed to get crowds out on the dance floor. I last checked in with the band […]
04 May 2023
Rock is Dead? Theory’s Tyler Connolly Says ‘Long Live Rock’ (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Connolly says that “Dinosaur” builds on that kind of thinking. “I was playing on the human emotion of misery and the pessimism of the future things […]