rawk Archive
28 Jun 2021
Album Review: The Legal Matters – Chapter Three
This record is the third release from the Michigan trio. And this my third time writing a review of their material. Guess why? Because Andy Reed, Chris Richards and Keith […]
27 Jun 2021
Songwriter Stephen Evans: Making Sure the Songs Hold Their Own
A lifetime performing musician living in Asheville since 1996, Stephen Evans plays live with his band the True Grits, as part of a songwriters’ collective and as a solo artist. […]
16 Jun 2021
Album Review: Jem Records Celebrates Brian Wilson
Here we go again. I’ve long held that various-artists tribute albums are by definition uneven. Some acts try to take the songs too far from their essence, stripping the songs […]
15 Jun 2021
30 Days Out, June 2021 #2: Supatight, Min Xiao-Fen, Love Bubble, Dots
Welcome back to the world, friends. I have some exciting musical news to share. I’m happy to say that the four shows spotlighted below are merely a slice of your […]
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 […]
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 […]
01 Jun 2021
30 Days Out, June 2021 #1: The Broadcast, Firecracker Jazz Band, Sang Sara, Floyd Philharmonic
Unless something changes drastically – and here’s hoping it doesn’t – this sentence will be the last within a “30 Days Out” to mention the pandemic and its effect on […]
28 May 2021
The Reds, Pinks and Purples’ Listener-friendly Depresso Pop
Glenn Donaldson is prolific. Maybe not quite Robert Pollard or R. Stevie Moore prolific, but the man records and releases a lot of music. The Skygreen Leopards, his psych-folk collaboration […]
27 May 2021
Echodrone: All About Texture and Density
While Echodrone’s music fits into the mold commonly called shoegaze, there’s more going on in the arrangements. There’s a sense of the dramatic amid the shimmering, reverb-soaked guitars and icy […]
22 May 2021
Album Review: Last Days of April – Even the Good Days Are Bad
If one were to combine hooky songwriting, a lush pop landscape and a bit of shoegaze, the result might approach Last Days of April’s Even the Good Days Are Bad. […]