third room Archive
01 Jul 2026
30 Days Out, July 2026 #1: Joe Medwick, Of Montreal, Get Right Band, Band of Horses
Two local/regional acts, two nationally-touring. Those are the highest of the highlights of live music in and around Asheville in the coming thirty days. And here we go! Show: Joe […]
15 Jun 2026
30 Days Out, June 2026 #2: Daydream Creatures, Spoon, Slow Runner, Radio Free Eagle
This roundup of notable live music events in Asheville in the coming 30 days leans in a local direction. So should you; go see some live music and support these […]
01 May 2026
30 Days Out, May 2026 #1: Blue Ridge Orchestra, Wallflowers, Furious Bongos, George Terry
For this roundup for live music in Asheville, I take a quick look at two local acts and two touring groups. Support live music! Artist: Blue Ridge Orchestra Venue: Wortham […]
01 Apr 2026
30 Days Out, April 2026 #1: Marisa Blake, Polyrhythmics, GWAR, Boogarins
A local luminary, an eclectic touring outfit, a terrifying spectacle and some great world-psych: those are the highlights of Asheville music in the coming 30 days. Artist: Marisa Blake Venue: […]
16 Mar 2026
30 Days Out, March 2026 #2: Michael Rabinowitz Quartet, Somewhat Petty, Lee Fields, Della Mae
A world-class jazz musician, a pair of celebrated Asheville-based acts and a top-flight bluegrass group: those are among the highlights of the coming 30 days in live music here in […]
02 Mar 2026
30 Days Out, March 2026 #1: Glen Phillips, Tito Puente Jr., Mammoth, Asian Soundscapes
Two sons of legends proudly carry on the family business. Front man of an excellent band tours solo. And a world-class composer who happens to call Asheville home stages a […]
16 Feb 2026
30 Days Out, Feb. 2026 #2: Mike Dillon Band, Dom Flemons, Nicole Zuraitis, Gary Numan
No surprise: there’s some great live music coming to Asheville in these next 30 days. Punk jazz, vocal jazz, Americana and industrial/electronica are the highlights of what’s on offer. Brave […]
03 Nov 2025
30 Days Out, November 2025 #1: Beach Fossils, Furious Bongos, They Might Be Giants, David Wilcox
If there’s a thread connecting the disparate array of artists spotlighted in this rundown of music coming to Asheville in the next 30 days, it’s critical praise. All are admired […]
15 Jul 2025
30 Days Out, July 2025 #2: Abacab, U.S. Christmas, Budos Band, Psycodelics, Amanda Anne Platt
The highlights of live music in the coming 30 days Asheville-wise lean in a decidedly progtastic, indiefied and psychedelicized direction, with a bit of country for flavor. Three of the […]
01 Apr 2025
30 Days Out, April 2025 #2: Ripe, Mystery Lights, Consider the Source, Rhiannon Giddens
You can’t keep a great city down. Big things are happening in Asheville. It was just six months ago that we sustained devastating and deadly damage from Tropical Storm Helene; […]