interview Archive
20 Jun 2021
Same Roots, Separate Sounds
New exhibit highlights Gospel’s role in our region’s music In 2020, the Tryon (North Carolina) Fine Arts Center launched its Illuminations Through Music and Heritage exhibit, shining a light on […]
19 Jun 2021
Hendersonville Symphony, Up Close and Personal
This feature appeared previously in Bold Life Magazine. Just over a year ago, the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra launched a new program aimed at expanding its audience. The orchestra’s Director of […]
13 Jun 2021
The JackTown Ramblers: Blue Notes and Bluegrass
To most listeners, the musical connection between jazz manouche (also known as “gypsy jazz”) and Appalachian bluegrass isn’t immediately obvious. But Western North Carolina sextet The JackTown Ramblers explore the […]
12 Jun 2021
Vagabond Crowe: Balancing Roots and a New Direction
Hendersonville, N.C. band Vagabond Crowe began as an alternative American/folk band, and recently recorded and released its debut album, Fortune Teller. But as co-leader, songwriter Mitch Stewart explains, creativity often […]
10 Jun 2021
Dialogue Now! Consolidated Returns From a Self-Imposed Exile
An edited version of this feature appeared previously in SF Weekly. Socialism is back. Though it was widely popular in the United States in the first half of the 20th […]
09 Jun 2021
The Get Right Band: Taking a Left Turn at Number Four
Over the last seven years, Asheville-based psychedelic indie rock trio The Get Right Band sharpened their skills as writers and musicians; each album represented a step forward in their effective […]
08 Jun 2021
Jason DeCristofaro: Immersed in Music
Western North Carolina is ripe with creative talent. For a pleasant diversion (or to supplement their income), many residents play music. A much smaller number are completely immersed in the […]
07 Jun 2021
Oklawaha Synth Community: Bringing the Weird
Open-mic music nights are fairly common at the bars and breweries in Western North Carolina. But responding to the challenges brought on by the pandemic, some enterprising musicians took the […]
06 Jun 2021
Industry Profile: Area 22 Guitars
Eddie West knows guitars. As the owner of Area 22 Guitars in the heart of Brevard, it’s his business to know what musicians want in electric and acoustic guitars and […]
05 Jun 2021
Industry Profile: Andy Bishop’s Giraffe Studio
The following is a pandemic-era interview with the head of one of Western North Carolina’s best recording studios. — bk By definition, musicians are a creative lot. So no matter […]