Seth Kauffman better watch out the next time he plays in New York: If Wes Anderson sees him, he just might lock him up in his basement and force Kauffman to write the soundtracks to his movies for the rest of eternity. Laid-back vibe: Kauffman (second from left) with the rest of the Floating Actin […]
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Everything turns out nothing like the plan
For Andy Herod, there was nothing like suffering through a good existential meltdown to get his creative juices flowing. A founding member of The Comas, Herod fled the successful indie rock band last year after a nine-year run, leaving his apartment in Brooklyn for several months of couch-surfing and soul-searching that eventually led him to […]
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In his bio, Silas Durocher says that he aims to combine “classical music with funk and rock n’ roll” to create “music for the head, the heart, and the hips.” It’s a noble pursuit, and on his new debut album, Thesis Statement, he’s largely successful. The young songwriter weaves together astoundingly complex compositions that call […]
SoundTrack: Jonah Michea Judy’s light in the darkness
There’s perhaps no better place to discover the next stars of Asheville’s music scene than at one of the city’s open mic nights. Sure, you’ve got to sit through the occasional butchered Bob Dylan cover and lots of half-thought-out, off-key ideas. But even the discovery of one musical gem makes the experience worthwhile. During a […]
On stage, it’s pure love
Rap is not a genre known for the quality of its stars live performances—too often the programmed beats of their recordings and their marketed, larger-than-life personas just don’t translate to the stage. Marathon rapper: Talib Kweli is in the music business for the long haul, not the fast cash. But over the course of 10 […]
SoundTrack:Psst! It’s The Secret B-Sides
Justin Timberlake may have brought sexy back from the ‘70s and ‘80s, but Asheville’s own The Secret B-Sides are bringing it back from much further—roughly 65 million years ago when dinosaurs roamed the earth. At a recent show on Hannah Flanagan’s patio, front man Juan Holladay sang the praises of the prehistoric reptiles as much […]
SoundTrack: Local CD roundup
(from Echo Mountain’s oasis of high-end equipment to home setups powered by Garage Band) cutting tracks and polishing their sound. Xpress checked out four recent releases. • Brian McGee & the Hollow Speed On this superb debut, Brian McGee seamlessly blends the attitude and angst he honed as front man of the punk rock trio, […]
Dressing for the party
Creating a debut album is a hungry task, as local rockers Pierce Edens and the Dirty Work demostrate. Despite what his singing voice suggests, Pierce Edens does not chew gravel, swallow sandpaper or have a small bass resonator lodged somewhere deep inside his chest. For years, the local songwriter says he tried to “sweeten up” […]