interview Archive
18 Jul 2019
Asheville’s Grey Eagle: Soaring at a Quarter Century (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Food and photos Over the years, the Grey Eagle has also been home to some quality food options. Whitworth, manager John A. Zara and current owners […]
17 Jul 2019
Asheville’s Grey Eagle: Soaring at a Quarter Century (Part 1)
One of Western North Carolina’s most popular music venues, the Grey Eagle is taking a well-deserved victory lap this year. In celebration of the hall’s 25th anniversary, the Grey Eagle […]
16 Jul 2019
Carlos Santana: From Woodstock to ‘Supernatural’ to ‘Africa Speaks,’ Making Music with Intention (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Day of Celebration Though Santana has scored numerous awards on his own and with his band – ten Grammys, three Latin Grammys – and sold more […]
15 Jul 2019
Carlos Santana: From Woodstock to ‘Supernatural’ to ‘Africa Speaks,’ Making Music with Intention (Part 1 of 2)
The venue is packed. The crowd is pumped. They’re here to see and hear guitarist Carlos Santana and his band. As the house lights dim, a giant projection screen at […]
14 Jul 2019
Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters: Get What You Need
Amanda Anne Platt launched her recording career with 2009’s Irene. A decade later – after countless live shows and three more albums of original material – she’s ready to revisit […]
13 Jul 2019
Every Sound There Is: Asheville Music School Takes on the Beatles’ ‘Revolver’
Created in the space of just over six years, the Beatles’ body of work ranks among the most important and influential music ever made. And for the fourth year in […]
12 Jul 2019
Eric Gales: Beyond the Blues
A respected electric blues guitarist who first made a name for himself almost three decades ago, Eric Gales has cultivated a career that pushes well past the boundaries of the […]
09 Jul 2019
The Lee Boys: Keeping the Love Light Aflame (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… “We are really blessed and fortunate to have a vast array of styles within our music,” Lee says. He suggests that if one listens to the […]
08 Jul 2019
The Lee Boys: Keeping the Love Light Aflame (Part One)
In a sense, the sacred steel musical tradition is like one of those tribes living deep inside the Amazon jungle, almost wholly separate from the larger world. But practitioners of […]
05 Jul 2019
Make Someone Happy: A Conversation with Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett needs no introduction, so we won’t give him one. Here’s a recent Q&A with the acclaimed singer, now in his 93rd year. In recent years you’ve done highly […]