October usually means a couple of significant things to me: the slice of heavenly fall break is coming and I’m going to a lot of concerts. Fall is a popular touring season for many artists. One musician touring for the second fall in a row is folk singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen. Gundersen’s easy-going yet dark style […]
Show review: The Mowgli’s @ WCU
September 6, 2015 by
I have to be honest. I was expecting a crowd of about 20 people to be half-heartedly applauding The Mowgli’s on Friday night. It’s not because I don’t think they’re a great band, or because I don’t think Last Minute Productions promoted the show well. It’s because –I hate myself for thinking this– I assumed […]
Show Review: Matt & Kim @ The Orange Peel
April 27, 2015 by
Monday, April 20, 2015: the sun was darting between the darkest rain clouds, my best friend drove two hours to spend the day with me in Asheville, and I had two tickets for the Matt and Kim show at the Orange Peel. If you have heard Matt and Kim’s music even only once, you know […]
New Music Monday: Hiss Golden Messenger
April 20, 2015 by
Hearing a song by Hiss Golden Messenger for the first time, you might think you’re listening to someone from the Greenwich Village Gaslight Cafe Bob Dylan-y scene of the early 60s. The country/jazz/rock/folk sound of the band comes from a collaboration of singer/songwriter M.C. Taylor and recording engineer Scott Hirsch. Like one of the […]
