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Sound Track web extra: Tame Impala
The psychedelic-indie-rock band from Perth, Australia played The Orange Peel as part of their current tour. Photos by Rich Orris.
Sound Check: Pawtooth
Local rockers Pawtooth performed an exclusive song and spoke to Xpress in advance of two upcoming shows — Tuesday, Feb. 26 at One Stop (as part of the Two for Tuesdays series) and Saturday, March 16 at the Lab, with Polly Panic.
Still bonin’ in the boneyard
Now, 35 years since its inception, LA based Fishbone sounds as fresh as ever. The band returns to Asheville this week, playing The Grey Eagle on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Sound Track web extra: Tift Merritt
The N.C.-raised, N.Y.-based singer-songwriter is touring in support of her latest album, “Traveling Alone.” She plays The Grey Eagle on Thursday, Feb. 21. Photos from Merritt’s Facebook page.
Sonmi’s AHA AVL video
In case you missed the local band’s show at the Moog Factory, you can catch the highlights in this video, posted by Shuffle Magazine.
Five Questions: Bombadil
In a new web feature, we invite touring bands to answer a quick, five question interview. Get to know a little bit more about N.C.-based folk-pop quartet Bombadil, back on tour after nearly three years. They play Altamont Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 16 with Last Bison. Photo by Harry Taylor.
The Soundtrack for International Darwin Day
Local indie-pop artist Darwin Deez releases his new album, “Songs for Imaginative People,” today.
SoundTrack web extra: Last Bison
The indie-folk group from Virginia, led by musician/songwriter Ben Hardesty, plays Asheville’s Altamont Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 16. The show is advance of the band’s full-length album release, but they’ll be playing new songs and an array of unique instruments (harpaphone, melodica, Bolivian goat toenails) along with their trademark rootsy-mystical catalog.
Sound Track web extra: Running on E
The local pop-punk band signs with indie-label Little Heart Records and gears up for the release of its EP, “Late Nights and Long Drives.” The album drops on Feb. 19 with a party at the Boiler Room on Friday, Feb. 15.
Sound track: The xx and Austra
The xx headlined a stunning and soulful show at The Orange Peel on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Moogfest alum Austra opened. Photos by Margaret Hester.
Smart bets web extra: Tom Waits Tribute Night
The Asheville Waits Band performs covers at Westville Pub on Saturday, Feb. 2.
Smart Bets: Graveyard
The Swedish hard rock quartet plays The Orange Peel on Tuesday, Jan. 29, with The Shrine. 8 p.m., $14 in advance or $16 day of show.
xx marks the spot
British indie-pop band The xx plays The Orange Peel on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Moogfest alum Austra opens. If you’ve got tickets, consider yourself lucky.
Sound Track web extra: Pawtooth
The local rockers played a stunning show at The Lab last weekend. Fronted by Penelope Zing, the band references some of the best of ‘80s and ‘90s regional rock, while bringing wholly original songs to the stage.
Twilight serenade
Local singer/songwriter/fiddler Rayna Gellert released a video for her song, “The Stars,” from the album “Old Light: Songs from my Childhood & Other Gone Worlds.”
Stay sweet
Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring plays The Orange Peel on Saturday, Jan. 26 with Young Magic. 9 p.m. $12 in advance or $15 day or show. Image by Sebastian Mlynarski.
Rolling Stone reports on Dawes’ recording session at Echo Mountain
The L.A.-based Americana band is set to release its new album, “Stories Don’t End,” in April. The record was made in Asheville last September. Photo from Rolling Stone. (Click through for links to the article, and to information about Echo Mountain’s upcoming master Classes.)
Smart Bets web extra: Balsam Range
The local bluegrass quintet announces the Jan. 22 release of a collaboration with John Driskell Hopkins (Zac Brown Band) and two upcoming show (Jan. 18 and 19 at the Altamont Theatre) to record their own live album.
Wearing the Marley mantle
Biggz General (reggae and hip-hop artist, and son of Bob Marley’s adopted daughter Sharon Prendergast), plays Highland Brewery on Thursday, Jan. 17. RedLyte, ARTIKaL Soundsystem and Marietta’s Palm also perform at the free show.
Smart Bets web extra: Red June
The local roots music trio plays Isis Music Hall on Saturday, Jan. 12. Xpress will give away a pair of tickets to the show Friday, via Facebook. Photo by Kim LaViolette.