rawk Archive
24 Sep 2025
Album Review: The Brigadier — Sailing the Seven Neuroses
I reviewed The Brigadier’s Wash Away the Day back in 2017, and named it one of the year’s best. Here we are eight years later, and the Brigadier (Matt Williams […]
15 Sep 2025
30 Days Out, September 2025 #2: Tinsley Ellis, Mountain Goats, Redd Kross, Ben Folds
Blues, indie rock, punk pop (the good kind) and intelligent rock-meets-orchestra. Wow; what an exciting thirty days here in Asheville. Onward… Artist: Tinsley Ellis Venue: Grey Eagle Date: Sunday, Sep. […]
01 Sep 2025
30 Days Out, September 2025 #1: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Mt. Joy, Kendra Morris, James McMurtry
Indie rockers, indie singer-songwriters, and potential train wreck that could also be great: those are among the musical highlights in Asheville over the next 30 days. Fasten your seat belts; […]
21 Aug 2025
Album Review: Yuka & Chronoship – Ribbon Butterfly
Released in 2015, The 3rd Plantary Chronicles was the third album from Japan’s Yuka & Chronoship. Yuka’s brand of neo-prog on that album was a remarkable synthesis of classic motifs, […]
20 Aug 2025
Ben Folds’ Solo Shows and Orchestral Concerts: But Wait, There’s More
Ben Folds is playing dates with orchestras, and he’s scheduling performances that will feature him alone onstage with a piano. Those solo dates showcase just one of the many dimensions […]
18 Aug 2025
Album Review: The Long Distance Relationship – When the Walls Come Down
The Long Distance Relationship rose out of the debris of Hurricane Katrina, and its leader, Dave Baker resettled in Asheville NC. The “group” has always had a revolving cast built […]
15 Aug 2025
30 Days Out, August 2025 #2: Five Eight, Sixpence None the Richer, Return of the King, Pinkish Floyd
The next 30 days in Asheville live music are filled with gems. Athens alt-rock, ‘90s pop, and tributes to the king of rock ‘n’ roll and one of rock’s best […]
11 Aug 2025
Album Review: The Bablers — Like the First Time
The luxurious pop rock of The Bablers is held in great esteem here at Musoscribe World HQ. The chiming guitars, tasty and supremely catchy guitar licks, the creamy vocal harmonies […]
07 Aug 2025
Duane Betts: Family Business
Having a famous surname often brings with it high expectations. In the case of guitarist, songwriter and singer Duane Betts, it’s doubly so: the 47-year-old musician is the son of […]
04 Aug 2025
Album Review: The Black Watch – For All the World
“Come on,” I can almost hear you telling me. “You’ve told us plenty of times that The Black Watch are prolific. Tell us something else.” Fair enough. John Andrew Fredrick […]