And it’s an awesome album. So gloriously ‘80s-retro (without feeling like a throwback) and emotionally wrought (without being cloying) that you’ll want to see the live show RIGHT NOW. Happily, the Moogfest alum returns to Asheville on Sept. 21 for a show at the Orange Peel.
Erick Baker headlines The Grey Eagle with Jill Andrews (of The Everybodyfields) this Saturday, June 30. The Knoxville-based musician talks to Xpress about his forthcoming album, why such a happy guy can write such anguished songs, and why he keeps coming back to Asheville. Click through for the video.
The local electronic band debuted new songs at a recent Orange Peel show.
Athens, Ga.‘s of Montreal plays the Orange Peel on Thursday, April 5. Loney Dear and Kishi Bashi open. Xpress will give away a pair of tickets tomorrow in the noon hour.
Dr. Dog’s Toby Leaman talks to Xpress about figuring out what kind of band Dr. Dog really is, recording lo-fi and having fun in everything the group does. The band plays the Orange Peel on Thursday, March 15. Click through for the podcast interview. Photo from d.drdogmusic.com.
Two women-centered acts (Paper Tiger and Hudson K) play Asheville stages on Saturday
Ahead of a local show date in March, Dr. Dog drops a new album and appears on Conan.
The Athens, Ala.-based retro soul band performed to a near-capacity crowd at The Orange Peel. Photos by Rich Orris.
The fast-rising retro-soul outfit from Athens, Ala. stops by The Orange Peel on Thursday, Dec. 29. Here’s why you don’t want to miss this show.
Nashville’s Americana rockers the Apache Relay proved that they’re the band to watch when they opened for G. Love earlier this week. Photos by David Simchock.
Roots-rockers Apache Relay open for G. Love, who returns to Asheville in support of his Echo Mountain-recorded, Avett Brothers-produced album Fixin’ To Die.
Atlanta’s songwriter and producer Ernest Greene (aka Washed Out) opens for Cut Copy in Asheville next week.
The Orange Peel gets down and dirty Saturday as local hip-hop collective Gurp City South unite for a rowdy weekend showcase. Catching the entire outfit under one roof can be difficult, as members split their time between Asheville and San Francisco, so expect some fireworks.
Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré‘s power trio put on a stunning show that included both African rhythms and some seriously psychedelic guitar riffs.
The Malian guitarist returns to Asheville, Sri Lankan-American songwriter Bhi Bhima opens and there’s a special ticket deal. Read on for that info.
It’s always refreshing to hear good + loud + punk in WNC. Makes up for all the quiet I had to endure growing up.
Want a taste of the show? Watch this video by Rod Murphy.
Tickets for the co-bill show at the Orange Peel (Friday, Oct. 21) go on sale next Friday, Aug. 12. Fans can also pre-order Blitzen Trapper’s (seen here) forthcoming album.
The L.A.-based rock/rapper comes to Asheville this Thursday. Photo by Jody Domingue.
On Friday, July 8, the Psychedelic Furs performed the whole of 1981’s Talk Talk Talk along with a set-worth of career hits in a show that felt nostalgic but not dated. Photos by Shaun Hollingsworth.
Justin Boreta from L.A.-based The Glitch Mob talks about why the electronic trio loves playing Asheville, how the group chooses what to play live and what to automate, and how attitudes are changing when it comes to electronic versus analog music.
