{"id":29394,"date":"2025-05-15T05:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=29394"},"modified":"2025-05-12T13:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T17:50:18","slug":"30-days-out-may-2025-2-after-ours-takaat-david-lowery-larkin-poe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/15\/30-days-out-may-2025-2-after-ours-takaat-david-lowery-larkin-poe\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Days Out, May 2025 #2: After Ours, Takaat, David Lowery, Larkin Poe"},"content":{"rendered":"

A local act that released one of my favorite albums in recent memory, a band consisting of sidemen who play with one of the most fascinating guitarists working today, and two high-profile artists I\u2019ve interviewed recently (one for Spin<\/i>, one for my upcoming book<\/a>). Those are the highlights of live music in Asheville over the next 30 days. Buckle up!<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: After Ours<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: The One Stop<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>:Wednesday, May 28, 10 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: name your own price
\nAs I wrote in my 2023 review of After Ours\u2019 superb album Music for Cats<\/i><\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s a neat trick to make music that\u2019s thrilling and laid back at once, but that\u2019s precisely what Kahn and Schroeder have done with this superb album.\u201d Contemporary jazz at its finest, and a great entry point for rock fans as well.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: Takaat<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Ayurprana Listening Room<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Thursday, May 29, 7 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $21.49
\nMdou Moctar is one of the most articulate figures on today\u2019s music landscape; that\u2019s saying something, because the guy speaks French and Tuareg! (With the indispensable aid of a translator, I interviewed him in 2021<\/a>.) He also works with top players in his band; that rhythm section is pretty stellar even without Moctar. Without him they\u2019re known as Takaat. See and hear them in this fine audio experience space.<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: David Lowery <\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: The Grey Eagle<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Friday, May 30, 7 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $27.06
\nDavid Lowery is the songwriter and prime mover of both Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker. He also maintains a creatively fruitful solo career. I interviewed him about Camper\u2019s New Roman Times<\/i> concept album for my third book. Clever and articulate guy, he is. Anybody who can write \u201cTake the Skinheads Bowling\u201d and Eurotrash Girl\u201d would have to be, right? Right. (I also interviewed Lowery waaaay back in 2011<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\"\"Artist<\/b>: Larkin Poe<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: The Orange Peel<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Sunday, June 1, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $38.77
\nAs I explored in my <\/a>Spin<\/i> feature on the group<\/a>, Larkin Poe\u2019s Megan and Rebecca Lovell are darlings in the blues\/Americana sphere, but they\u2019ve gone to great lengths to make sure they\u2019re not painted into a stylistic corner. Their latest release, Bloom<\/i>, emphasizes Larkin Poe\u2019s pan-genre approach and appeal. I\u2019d say \u201csee them now before they break big,\u201d but they\u2019ve already done that. Go anyway.<\/p>\n

See you at the show!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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