Initial NewRootz shows were with The Snozzberries and Dirty Dead. Streamside’s first concerts were by Al Petteway, Shane Parish and Trio Sefardi, with jazz guitarist Sean McGowan slated for Friday, April 10.
Smart Bets: Valravne
The Asheville-based solo black metal project self-released its debut album on March 19.
ARTeries by Stina adapts to COVID-19
Not only are repurposed wearables on offer — an environmentally conscious aesthetic long associated with Asheville’s design community — but the means to repair and upkeep favorite wardrobe pieces further reduces the need for purchasing new apparel.
IamAVL amps up its live streaming services to aid local musicians
In addition to the online concerts produced by IamAVL, and its “Echo Sessions” series, which is broadcast on UNCTV and at PBS.org, the web-based music platform also provides streaming service from a number of venues around Asheville. In this era of coronavirus-induced social distancing, such digital capabilities are playing new roles.
Acoustic Asheville: Laura Blackley & the Wildflowers
The revered local singer/songwriter and her band share a new song.
Pimps of Pompe and Up Jumped Three release new self-titled albums
Though both ensembles are working within the jazz idiom, the styles of music they create as worlds apart.
Smart Bets: Music for Quarantine
Asheville singer/songwriter Hannah Kaminer connects local musicians with homebound fans.
Album review: ‘Ghost of Cassiopeia’ by Death Nebula
Dramatic delivery, tight ensemble playing and the amount of angst and fire one would expect from a doom metal band are all in ample supply on Ghost of Cassiopeia.
Christopher Paul Stelling releases a new album
The 10 songs of ‘Best of Luck,’ produced by Ben Harper, often feel like self-made medication for the worries of the world, along with nuggets of wisdom, resolve and resistance.
Acoustic Asheville: Alex Travers
The Whistle Hop Brewing in Fairview will host Travers in concert on Thursday, March 19, at 6 p.m.
Album review: ‘Apples in the Fall’ by Anna Lynch
Much of the Appalachian-style textures that characterized Lynch’s debut are dialed back on her latest EP in favor of a more sophisticated aesthetic.
Smart Bets: FOIA Love
**POSTPONED** The comedy and bluegrass show stops by Hi-Wire’s Big Top on March 18.
Three Asheville-based groups release new albums
The Christy Lynn Band, Firecracker Jazz Band and Fireside Collective all launch new recordings with local shows.
Smart Bets: Rooster
The Asheville-based Americana/folk band plays a record release show, March 16 at The Grey Eagle.
Smart Bets: Algiers
The rock quartet heads to The Mothlight on March 13.
Acoustic Asheville: Mink’s Miracle Medicine
Mink’s Miracle Medicine stretches the bounds of old-timey folk music and adds its own flair with modern lyrics and a dash of punk vibe.
Album review: ‘Zenith’ by Grayson Varn
Zenith is an examination of life’s intimate moments and intricate workings: a peeling back of the layers, a gaze into the microcosm.
NIN drummer Ilan Rubin’s The New Regime plays The Orange Peel
The multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter discusses what it’s like to be a musician in a time of limited attention spans.
Smart Bets: Kelly Hoppenjans
The NewSong finalist headlines The Grey Eagle on March 11.
Che Apalache brings Argentinian bluegrass back to North Carolina
The Buenos Aires-based collective plays a show at Isis Music Hall on Saturday, March 7.
Smart Bets: Freekbass & The Bump Assembly
The funk innovators perform at Ambrose West on March 5.