interview Archive
12 Aug 2022
A Conversation with Kenny Neal
Acclaimed blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Kenny Neal has just released Straight from the Heart, his first release since moving to Ruf Records. The Blues Music Award winner (2019’s Contemporary […]
11 Aug 2022
Tedeschi Trucks Band Shoots for the ‘Moon’ with Four-album Project (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… The creative wellspring from the Tedeschi Trucks Band’s 12-member ensemble yielded a lot of worthy material. “That was the direction we just kind of went with,” […]
10 Aug 2022
Tedeschi Trucks Band Shoots for the ‘Moon’ with Four-album Project (Part 1)
In a popular music era defined by singles, shuffle play and short attention spans, rock/soul revue Tedeschi Trucks Band is pursuing an unlikely path. The powerhouse collective led by wife-and-husband […]
09 Aug 2022
Susan Tedeschi: To ‘The Moon’ … and Beyond
This is the first of two features focusing on Susan Tedeschi and the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the group she leads with husband Derek Trucks. Taking a page from the classic […]
07 Aug 2022
A Chat With Larisa Martínez
Soprano Larisa Martínez has a stunning pedigree. A formidable presence onstage, her long list of high-profile credits includes bravura performances of La Traviata (as Violetta), West Side Story (as Maria) […]
06 Aug 2022
Hope Griffin: 2.0
The last couple of years have been difficult for most everyone. As an unfortunate byproduct of measures taken to keep ourselves and others safe, the human need to communicate in […]
05 Aug 2022
Empire Strikes Brass Celebrates 10 Years
Asheville’s own second line outfit Empire Strikes Brass celebrates their tenth anniversary In May 2012 Pauly Juhl was approach by a friend who wanted a New Orleans-style second line jazz […]
04 Aug 2022
Ten Years of Andrew Scotchie and the River Rats
Andrew Scotchie and the River Rats celebrate ten years as a band Just over a decade ago, Andrew Scotchie was one of many buskers on the streets of downtown Asheville. […]
03 Aug 2022
Deep River Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary
This summer, Asheville-based, female-fronted country ensemble Deep River celebrates 30 years of making music together. In 1991, Sharon Lewis was singing and playing drums in an all-woman group she had […]
27 Jul 2022
Solasta Festival: Two Days of Peace, Love and Electronica
The combination of outdoor camping and musical festivals is a tradition that goes back to legendary events like the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, held in upstate New York in […]