A few Asheville businesses are riding a national wave of not accepting cash. Others say credit cards are a hassle and only accept paper money. We take a look at the pros and cons of each policy.

A few Asheville businesses are riding a national wave of not accepting cash. Others say credit cards are a hassle and only accept paper money. We take a look at the pros and cons of each policy.
Turchi headed back to his roots, recording Tallahatchie, a solo record in the truest sense of the word. “The only sort of natural and right thing to do musically — personally, too — was to get back to the most basic, square-one kind of music,” he says.
“A lot of people make a blues connection to that music, but what I’m attracted to in all of that is the groove,” says Reed Turchi. Hooks and melody are qualities that he “definitely focused on. I’m always interested in chasing new musical ideas, and I am also interested in trying to make the best music possible.”
Jay Brown (Lazybirds) opens the Hill Country blues show at The Root Bar Saturday, Feb 6., at 9 p.m.
Asheville’s own Reed Turchi and Adriano Viterbini from Rome, Italy brought their unique style of blues music to The Root Bar to kick off a recent tour.
Ithaca, N.Y.-based indie-pop outfit The Blind Spots has been on a bit of tear since releasing their most recent album, Rhizomatic — they’re launched a number of videos and just started their winter tour.