Not many show openers (especially solo singer-songwriters) get standing ovations and come back on stage for encores. Ramseur recording artist Samantha Crain did earlier this week. Here’s why.
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SoundTrack web extra: “Getchya Hip Thrust”
Austin’s Ghost Wolves swing back through Asheville with a searing new single (and a collaboration with BP Fallon; the trio is pictured here). Check out a preview here; the show is Thursday, Sept. 27 at The Get Down.
Mic Harrison (of the V-Roys) returns to Asheville
The guitarist and singer-songwriter performs with his own band, The High Score, at Emerald Lounge tomorrow (Saturday). Sons of Bill headlines. Photo by Annie Clark-Rankin.
Now You See Them says ciao, for now
The local indie-pop trio announces that they’ll be taking a break for the foreseeable future. They’ll play one last show at The Bywater on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Asheville’s Sonmi opens for Dopapod at Asheville Music Hall
Experimental funk-rock (Brooklyn’s Dopapod; pictured) meets local electronic music (Sonmi) this Friday. Xpress will give away a pair of tickets to the show tomorrow. Click through for details.
Hopscotch: It wasn’t so long ago
You can make Hopscotch a numbers game; an endurance test to see how many bands you can cram into three-plus days. You can stake out one venue for five hours. There are bands that will probably never play on the eastern seaboard again. There are local acts that might never play outside of the Triangle.
Guided by Voices tomorrow at the Orange Peel
If you’ve not had a chance to catch the iconic indie rock band, this is it.
SoundTrack web extra: The Honey Dewdrops
This Virginia-based singer-songwriter couple has shared stages, locally, with Red June. Learn about The Honey Dewdrops’ new release, “Silver Lining.” Photo by Jack Looney.
Emerald Lounge hosts four bands for five bucks TONIGHT
Having just released a new single (free download!), Nashville’s Auto Defiance performs with local bands Mystery Cult and Polly Panic, and Some Army from Triangle, N.C.
Two Gallants and Papa at Grey Eagle
Two California bands played a memorable show to a crowd of possibly over-adoring fans at the Grey Eagle last night. Click through for the review.
Ahleuchatistas teams with Harvest Recordings for latest LP
Harvest’s eclectic record label has partnered with Asheville-based avant-rock duo for “Heads Full of Poison.” You can pre-order now the double LP on vinyl.
Smart Bets web extra: Antioquia at One Stop
Pairing psychedelic rock infused with West African and Afro-Colombian rhythm, this band all the way from Oakland, Calif. brings a lot of what Asheville likes to the stage. And, better yet, the Friday show is FREE.
SoundTrack web extra: Two Gallants
The San Francisco duo plays Grey Eagle on Thursday, Sept. 13. They’re on tour in support of just-released album “The Bloom and the Blight.” Photo by Eric Ryan Anderson.
“It’s the rough edges that stand out, not the smooth surfaces”
In advance of his Wednesday, Sept. 12 show at The Lab, Andrew Leahey talks to Xpress about working with Drive-By Truckers producer David Barbe, overcoming his choir boy vocal style, and taking inspiration from 1920s-era criminals.
One man’s quest to make us tired just reading about it
Wherein the indefatigable photog and music lover Rich Orris attempts to see 30 shows in one month. “Don’t feel old, feel old school,” Orris says.
The return of Rond
Reconstituted and reconfigured Rond plays the Lexington Avenue Brewery on Friday, Sept. 7.
Smart Bets: The Broadcast at the Grey Eagle
The Friday, Sept. 7 show is shaping up to be a cosmic dance party of intergalactic proportions.
Town Mountain releases “Leave the Bottle” today
The local bluegrass band drops its fourth album. Fans can download the title track for free.
Float on: Fake Blood hits stores
For weeks, Xpress has been updating you on Floating Action’s forthcoming record and high-profile brushes with fame. Now, fans can finally see what all the (most recent) fuss is about. The band’s latest LP, Fake Blood, is officially in stores.
Midweek electro-soul with Archnemesis
The electronic dance duo from Charleston plays Asheville Music Hall this Wednesday. Xpress will give away a pair of tickets tomorrow (Tuesday).
Murder ballads and Moog guitars
Local fiddler Rayna Gellert has performed with Uncle Earl, Abigail Washburn and Toubab Krewe; she’s recorded with Sara Watkins, Loudon Wainwright III and John Paul Jones among others. Now she’s set to drop her solo debut album, “Old Light,” with a special pre-release party (including advance copies of the CD) at the Grey Eagle on Sept. 4. Photo by Jon Estes.