rawk Archive
24 Jan 2024
Dave Mason: Music and Memories (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… What can people expect on this tour? Dave Mason: I’m doing a number of Traffic-themed songs in this set, to break it up. But beyond that, […]
23 Jan 2024
Dave Mason: Music and Memories (Part 1 of 2)
Dave Mason is the Zelig of rock ‘n’ roll. He came to fame in the ‘60s first as a member of Traffic, and soon thereafter launched a solo career. He […]
21 Jan 2024
Album Review: Two Faces West – Postcards From Lonely Places
As a direct result of the manner in which it was made, Two Faces West’s debut album is – in the words of the group – “a stylistic mess.” The […]
19 Jan 2024
Album Review: Kula Shaker – Natural Magick
With a swirling, heady and supercharged approach, Kula Shaker is back. Darlings of the ‘90s Britpop scene, the group led by Crispian Mills made some of the most appealing music […]
15 Jan 2024
30 Days Out, January 2024 #2: Jason Daniello, Whitworth & Platt, Joseph, Evan Dando
Some fantastic local-based talent shares the spotlight with some top-flight touring artists. Winter weather notwithstanding, musicwise in Asheville, the next 30 days look very bright indeed. Artist: Jason Daniello Venue: […]
13 Jan 2024
Album Review: The Ophelias — Bare Bodkin
From a musical perspective, psychedelia’s heyday was the period between the mid- and late 1960s. The style’s influence, however, has endured since then in the form of various artists’ reinterpretation […]
07 Jan 2024
Album Review: Dolph Chaney – Mug
While its original heyday was in the early ‘70s, power pop went through something of a renaissance in the 1990s. Artists as diverse as Michael Penn, Greenberry Woods, Matthew Sweet, […]
04 Jan 2024
Golden Rules: Greg Golden and a Life with Guitars
The Greg Golden Band recently released their latest album, Storyteller, Vol. 1. The band’s specialty is melodic hard rock featuring guitarist Golden and singer/multi-instrumentalist Joe Retta. The group has played […]
01 Jan 2024
30 Days Out, Jan. 2024 #1: Listeso String Quartet, Jackson Stokes, PAKT, Jiji
Happy New Year! The NYE holiday notwithstanding, we’re happily entering the relatively quiet period in Asheville when fewer tourists come ‘round. Happily, touring musical acts are back on the road […]
29 Dec 2023
Album Review: Collective Soul – 7even Year Itch
Atlanta-based rock band Collective Soul rose to prominence in the early ‘90s with the breakout success of their debut album, Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid. Against the backdrop of […]