The Revlon-ution
“Dayton was slow coming around to punk and new wave,” says David Mench. “It was more of a country, southern rock or Van Halen…
Read More“Dayton was slow coming around to punk and new wave,” says David Mench. “It was more of a country, southern rock or Van Halen…
Read More“We’re playing folk music,” singer David Childers says. “Whether you’re playing Chuck Berry or ‘Skip to My Lou,’ it’s folk music. It’s music of…
Read More“The voice is a pretty crazy thing,” says Zach Deputy. “It can emulate any and everything.” Deputy is living proof of that. In his…
Read MoreFor Asheville-based singer Jonathan Santos, the line “I’m changing the world by changing me” is more than a catchy song title, slogan or voice…
Read MoreIf there is beauty in simplicity, then few things are as beautiful to hear as the simple four-part harmonies of barbershop singing, a plain…
Read MoreLately, some members of Toubab Krewe have taken to fondly describing their musical brew as “international country.” The popular genre-bending quintet has spent the…
Read More“We’ve got matching suits too,” beams guitarist and showman Jason Krekel, describing his sequined, instrumental, surf-lounge-psychobilly combo, The Krektones. The Asheville-based quartet mixes elements…
Read MoreInside the dance hall at Eleven on Grove in downtown Asheville, the walls are a glowing, rosy pink; outside the windows, the sultry summer…
Read MoreFaithfully mirroring its Western North Carolina home base, the band Town Mountain blends traditional and progressive elements. “We play bluegrass, but we are all…
Read More“I hear a note, I have a harmony for it,” says Debrissa McKinney. “I’ve been gifted with ability to hear and to do that….
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