Text by Joshua Peacock, photos by Tom Cartmel If you are endeared to double-stack power, head banging, solo-blistering, loud-ass anthem rock, Mothership, out of Dallas, Texas, is your joint. It’s mine for sure. So I was up and front for…
Trinity Sanctuary Concerts kicked off its 2017 performance season with the annual singer-songwriter showcase Thursday, January 19. Reverend Hylton, Blake Rainey and Jason Waller brought their magic from Atlanta. Local faves Dare Dukes, Coy Campbell, Kurtis Schumm, Sarah Poole and…
At the end of December, Isaac Smith played an acoustic set at The Roasting Room in Bluffton, South Carolina. Smith’s clean, pop-y, pitch-perfect vocals immediately got my attention — his knack for songwriting commanded my ear. Heartfelt without being too…
On my way into the Murder By Death/Laura Stevenson show at The Grey Eagle in Asheville a number of weeks ago, I chatted with a guy from Knoxville who had seen MBD the night before in Nashville. I had of…
You know those publications/people who put out their “best of the year” lists in freaking October? Yeah, I don’t like them much. I’m now sure that nothing else in 2016 will blow my mind, as it is currently 2017. Anyway,…
I know, I know, it’s 2017, but I’m still catching up on 2016. Back in November, Old Crow Medicine Show put on the best Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon finale in the event’s short history. The weather was perfect, and spectators…
A long time ago in a month far, far away (ok, November) A.M. Rodriguez got together with his damn fine band and a solid lineup of Megan Jean and the KFB, Dead Oak and Brandon Nelson McCoy to celebrate his debut…
You’ve probably read enough posts about the deaths of 2016, so I won’t belabor the losses — Prince, David Bowie, Merle Haggard, Ralph Stanley, Leonard Cohen, Sharon Jones, George Michael, to name a few — that hit some of us…
Oh boy. I think 2016 was a doozy for pretty much everyone. Looking back on it I was able to see some sweet shows and catch some amazing artists (known and unknown). I’m reminded of the shows I had all…
As we wind down the year & take stock of what was…there were plenty of memorable live music moments for me. The following are just a few (so many to choose from!) of my favorite performances that I photographed throughout…