He’s working on crafting his sound, fronting his new group, Jesse and the Jugs.

He’s working on crafting his sound, fronting his new group, Jesse and the Jugs.
Dayton has been in the studio with a number of country music legends — Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Ray Price and many more — over his career.
With the release of her third record, Desert Dove, Michaela Anne has stepped out of her indie country roots and into a more expansive sound.
Girls on Grass move effortlessly between surf, grunge and punk with a nod to the history inherent in those genres.
Baker re-emerged recently with his fifth studio album, Morning Light.
The pair recently made their Asheville debut at The Grey Eagle and gave an exclusive, two-song performance before their concert.
Anderson has one full-length record out now and recently released her third EP. Titled Won’t Stay Down, it features five original songs with a full band in support.
To celebrate the release of his latest record, ‘Soul of the City Streets,’ Adi the Monk gave an exclusive, four-song performance at The Grey Eagle
The band is set to launch its debut album with a show at Ginger’s Revenge on Saturday, Sept. 14.
‘New Freedom Blues’ was recorded at Echo Mountain Studios last year and has garnered acclaim for giving the traditional genre a more modern flair.
A noted songwriter, he’s able to tell personal and raw tales crafted with his acoustic guitar and harmonica.
You can catch McDonald at the Haywood Country Club in West Asheville on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m., as part of the Sunday Night Roundup series.
The nine songs on ‘The Bull Moose Party’ showcase a full band that can deftly switch gears between folk, bluegrass and Americana.
The musicians have embraced life on the road and wrote about their experiences traversing the country, time and again.
The band just released its debut EP, The Morning. It includes five original songs .
The Smoking Flowers will release their first acoustic record, Snowball Out of Hell, on Friday, June 21.
The band just released its third record, Fossilillies, and has been touring extensively behind it.
The band made a recent tour stop at The Grey Eagle and stepped offstage for a stripped-down performance on the patio.
Local musician and singer-songwriter Daniel Shearin was a member of local alt-country stalwarts Uncle Mountain before joining River Whyless in 2012.
While in tour with a recent tour stop at Isis Music Hall, Smith gave a two song performance for Xpress.
You can catch Barber with his band, BoogiTherapi, on the LaZoom Bus on Friday, May 17, at 5:30 p.m. He’s also playing Sierra Nevada in Mills River on Sunday, May 26, at 7 p.m.