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Andrew Fletcher earned his credibility as a musician by doubling as a piano mover.“I’ve never claimed to be the best piano player in town, but I will…
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Shane Parish says he’s a self-taught musician, which isn’t a typical credential for someone earning a living as a guitar instructor.“I’m not coming at it…
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Asheville’s Tongues of Fire are still a young band, but vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Lowell Hobbs has already absorbed some time-worn lessons.For…
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When Ashley Heath sings of trying her best, in her new song “I Remember,” she might as well be crooning about her career. Certainly nobody in the local…
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There are violinists who make music, and then there are artists such as Meg Mulhearn, who use the violin as sort of a paintbrush. “A lot of times when…
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Tyler Jackson shares a West Asheville home where, on a sunny and warm midday afternoon, every window is open and so is the front door, all without…
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The rock singer and Hendersonville native Raphael Morales only recently changed his name to Beaui Roca.He said never identified with his birth name or…
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After NYTimes Mention, Asheville Band Secret Shame Releasing Debut, Along With Demons That Shaped ItThe members of the Asheville band Secret Shame never really address the roots of their name. But when guitarist Nikki Gish talks about the music on the…
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At the time, five years ago, it seemed like another forgettable gig. Todd Weakley’s band shared a bill at the The Odditorium in West Asheville with a duo…
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If you go back far enough in Asheville to remember Biltmore Lanes and the Skateland Rollerdome and local R&B bands such as Bite Chew Spit and the…