A review of the local band’s recent show at French Broad Brewery.
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SoundTrack Web Extra: Lost in the Trees
Lost in the Trees re-releases 2008’s All Alone in an Empty House on L.A.-based Anti Records.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Richie Tipton and the First Kings
Richie Tipton and the Firsts Kings aren’t exactly the saints their cross-bearing CD art makes them out to be.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Sirius.B
Yes, Monkey Robot Soldier sounds like a cousin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but Sirius.B tempers the fantasy of this EP with fierce and solid instrumentation.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Songs of Water
Song of Water’s new album, The Sea Has Spoken, seamlessly melds Appalachian string instruments, classical elements, complex percussion and elegant composition. The band performs Saturday, May 1, at The White Horse.
Gilded age: Review of Vampire Weekend at The Orange Peel
Relentlessly poppy, polished and fun, Vampire Weekend lives up to the hype.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Big Daddy Love
From start to finish, Big Daddy Love’s To The Mountain is a captivating album that alludes to a dynamic live show.
SoundTrack Web Extra: The Discordian Society
The Discordian Society’s Primordial Soup is a heady brew of styles, influences, serious musicianship and sometimes downright silly lyrics.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Boo Ray
Boo Ray’s Bad News Travels Fast plays like a guilty pleasure, all boozy and rough-edged and filled with promises of trouble and ruined reputations. But the thing about Bad News is there’s nothing bad about it.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Rafe Hollister, Leigh Glass
Reviews of the newest albums by Rafe Hollister and The Leigh Glass Band (both of whom perform this Friday).
Review of Alice Underground
To describe Dark Horse Theatre’s Alice Underground is tricky business without giving too much of the play away. On the other hand, one would be hard pressed to say exactly what does take place in this visually lush, creatively rich, brilliantly-acted performance.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Saint Solitude
A review of Saint Solitude’s Journal of Retreat.
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If it seems like Asheville music has evolved into a heady brew of world beat, experimental, indie rock and quirky pop, these four discs — all recently released by well-respected Asheville-based songwriters and musicians — prove that roots music (namely Americana) is alive and well. • Long Days Above Ground by Pierce Edens and The […]
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Though downtown Asheville's streets are full of buskers — especially on a warm weekend night when the tourists and dinner crowds swarm Battery Park and the Grove Arcade — a stand-out act still does just that: Stands out. That's the story with Leeda Jones, aka Lyric. Nothing's going to break her stride: Lyric Jones performs […]
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From the opening notes, fuzzy and aggressive through Stella Blue's downstairs sound system, Wooden Toothe plants its feet firmly in the fuzzy-and-aggressive territory between country and punk. Yet this is no country-punk outfit. The quartet, fronted by sprightly bass player Pierce Harmon, nods to both Uncle Tupelo and the Sex Pistols with neither a twang […]
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Black Mountain-based musician, former Choosy Beggar and he-of-late-with-the-oddly-named bands, Seth Kauffman shows off his mastery of many genres (bossa nova and dub among them) on the most recent Floating Action album. Before the CD-release show at the Grey Eagle, many Kauffman fans were already raving over the hyper-original, entirely catchy passel of songs. But as […]
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Joti Marra is a Jacqueline of all trades, and a master of all of them, but she wouldn't be the one to tell you that. A classic introvert, Marra is supremely humble regarding the music she creates, and it's been years since she's graced a stage in Asheville. After spending time in New York pursuing […]
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There is a lot to recommend singer/songwriter Zach Blew: He plays guitar with a nimble, jazzy fluidity; he sings with the sultry ease of John Mayer (back when Mayer was earnestly "Waiting for the World to Change"). Blew also has the wherewithal to back himself with a stellar band — guitarist Tom Leiner (Kellin Watson's […]
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Humble Thumb, the fragmented version of The Brothels from Knoxville and Asheville, recently opened for Buffalo at Fred’s Speakeasy. The small crowd—surprisingly quiet for a Saturday night—finally hit its enthusiastic stride when Buffalo took the stage with a young but mature approach to old-time roots, country, and bluegrass. Buffalo at Fred’s Speakeasy. Photo by Lydia […]
Not so well-adjusted: Review of Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Orange Peel
Missed the Brian Jonestown Massacre show? What about the Strange Boys? A snippet of Screamin’ Jays? The guitarist puking at the end of the night? Here’s a rawk review to satisfy ‘em all.