With the Smashing Pumpkins now smack in the middle of their nine-show residency at the Orange Peel, it’s only natural that we locals would make a game out of our brief, non-musical brushes with the band that helped define the rock sound of the 1990s. Can you blame us for wanting to hear yours?
Typically, a visit to local writer Huw Richardson’s blog Raphael.Doxos.com reveals musings on a decidedly mystical and spiritual theme. Richardson is typically a broad-minded thinker on such topics, and seems willing to accept wisdom from any number of faiths, no matter where they originate. Except, perhaps, from Florida.
Standing together on stage at The Orange Peel, their last round finished and their hearts bared raw before the live audience, the five surviving contestants stare out into the crowd with a unique expression of sheepish relief. They have sung their lungs out tonight, and all they can do now is wait for the final […]
Tom Dudley’s Walk Is Anything But Lonely “I tried to draw your sweet blue eyes, bright as the skies above/ but it’s no use, since you shook up my Etch A Sketch of Love.” How can someone listen to a song with lyrics like that and not crack a smile? Of course, that’s just a […]
Couldn’t get tickets to the debut show of the Smashing Pumpkins’ residency at the Orange Peel? Don’t worry, because there’s always YouTube!
With the finale of the locally produced singing contest Carolina Star less than two weeks away, Xpress talked to producer/sponsor/judge Kevin Geagan about the show, the judges, the performers and the whole “American Idol knock off” thing.
Catch A Falling Star Carolina Star is gearing up for the end of its first season. From what I gather, the show went under a lot of people’s radars, which is actually something of a shame, because it actually has a homegrown, good-idea-if-six-years-too-late kind of charm. In essence, Carolina Star is like a local version […]
While local blogger Thunder Pig may be best known for “Blogging the Conservative Revolution in West Carolina,” he sets aside differences for a moment to cover A Taste of Scotland.
Carolina Star gears up for its big finale, and here is why you should care.
Who Cares That You’ve Never Heard Of Them: Their Album Is Finished! That’s right, local pop-punkers Scattered Rivalry are finally ready to release their debut album, the interestingly named Prayer In Bad Weather. Should you care? Maybe, if you find yourself nostalgic for the days when local bands like Bro-9 and Junior Varsity made ripples […]
Asheville may be drowning in a tsunami of new arrivals, but have you ever wondered what they really think of the area? Local blogger MyGothLaundry might have just found the answer on the City-Data forums.
After getting bumped from the Peel, Menage finally finds a venue for the release of Tell Me. The band will play at their old haunt, the Westville Pub, for the first time in more than two years.
Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Play? Sure, you can knock the Montford Park Players for inspiring whole casts of middling performers to don threadbare costumes and well-worn tights, treading about on the humblest of sets and trying their best not to butcher the Bard’s words. But, when it comes to the old-school DIY […]
Booking issues resolved, Stephanie’s Id is ready to launch Grus Americanus at the Biltmore Garage.
Curious about local music, but don’t feel like leaving the house? Thank goodness for YouTube.
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Local folk musician Eliza Lynn tells us a little about getting picked for Putumayo’s new Americana compilation.
It’s been three years since writer/producer/director Chris Bower and his team started work on their locally produced sci-fi movie Moon Europa, and it appears that all of the work may finally be paying off. The team was recently invited to participate in the Independent Feature Project’s Narrative Rough Cut Film Lab, a four-day mentoring program […]
For Catherine Gets Released To DVD … Again Almost exactly a year ago, Culture Watch reported that local film company 207 Pictures was releasing its debut film For Catherine to DVD. The very low-budget flick (their official press release claims that the budget was “less than the price of a decent used car”) is essentially […]
There’s an old gag about the relationship between technology and music, which goes something like this … This appropriately mercurial photo of Dig Shovel Dig is a still from their URTV show “Mount Dungeon.” A man goes into a fancy electronics store to buy a new stereo. The salesman explains that they only carry top-of-the-line […]
Clyde Meadows Readies New Release There’s a slim chance that surprisingly good high-school rockers Clyde Meadows are almost, finally, nearly done with their debut CD. Unmastered recordings from the jazzy pop-rock group have been circulating online for months, and the band recently released a four-track demo (entitled Precum) a few weeks ago. The full-length album, […]
