That Glass Animals show was tiggggggggggggght

8/28/2021 9:40:21 PM

Big Thief was awesome, as expected.

9/24/2021 12:08:02 AM

very, very, very good

not sure that the crowd was as into it as they should’ve been, though

9/24/2021 12:18:40 AM

PQs at HRB, a week after they release the new album

(I'm still leary about indoor shows)

9/24/2021 10:59:54 AM

we went last week. vaccine cards were required as were masks to be on at all times. they even gave straws with beers so you could sip while keeping your masks on

we felt super safe and it was so great seeing a show indoors

[Edited on September 24, 2021 at 11:36 AM. Reason : .]

9/24/2021 11:35:51 AM

Taking my oldest son to GNR tomorrow night for his first concert. Finally convinced my wife to let him go (He's 9). We have 300 level tickets but I got front row so he won't have someone blocking his view. The setlist looks to be fantastic. This will be the third time I've seen them (All since the reunion).

9/28/2021 8:48:23 AM

Sturgill Simpson and his bluegrass band were incredible at the Outlaw Fest the weekend before last. Willie Nelson was pretty good, for an 89-year old.

9/28/2021 10:52:52 AM

Thee Oh Sees did what they do last night and ruled extremely hard

9/28/2021 11:41:02 AM

Courtney Barnett coming to the Ritz in January! Her show a few years back at the Museum was one of the best I've been to in years.

9/28/2021 1:02:59 PM

at the Orange Peel the next night, and I’ve had tickets to that one for months now. if there’s ever an option between the Ritz and the Orange Peel, I’ll picking the Peel 100 times out of 100.

9/28/2021 1:21:33 PM

Well duh, of course the Orange Peel is better than the Ritz (the Ritz pretty much sucks). I'd go to the Peel instead if I still lived in Asheville, but I just don't have the option of driving up there on a Monday night. So I'll probably go to the Ritz instead so I can see her again.

9/28/2021 1:47:45 PM

I've only been to the Orange Peel once back in 2007 when Smashing Pumpkins played like 9 days in a row or something like that. I don't remember a lot about it though. Just curious what makes it better than the Ritz?

9/29/2021 2:09:51 PM

^how was the GNR show? I hate I wasn't able to go. I was watching some YouTube vids and it looked like they played some Link Wray as an interlude. Maybe an ode to a fellow north Carolinian?

10/1/2021 6:12:30 PM

^^I haven't been to the Ritz in many years, and the Orange Peel even longer. But the main thing I remember is the view of the stage. The Ritz has lots of spots where you can't really see the band. And I think the last time I was there they had a big platform in the middle of the floor that they use for Latino-line dancing, I think, but they didn't allow people on it. (and of course, Asheville is hipper than Raleigh).

10/8/2021 12:16:43 PM

parquet courts at haw river is gonna be real good

10/13/2021 1:41:39 AM

its def gonna rule hard

10/13/2021 12:41:50 PM

yep

10/13/2021 1:22:10 PM

indeed

10/13/2021 2:29:43 PM

show lineup so far for 2022:

dua lipa
iceage
deafheaven
billy joel
pup
dry cleaning
beach bunny
foo fighters
beach house
snail mail
red hot chili peppers/the strokes/thundercat

12/8/2021 1:32:52 AM

SVE and Angel just announced a tour

1/10/2022 2:36:03 PM

I’ll be seeing them in Asheville

1/10/2022 3:24:31 PM

Same. Bought tickets today. Will be there a couple weeks earlier for Beach House.

1/11/2022 4:19:48 PM

as will I

1/11/2022 4:38:57 PM

very excited for Courtney Barnett at the Orange Peel tonight

1/31/2022 6:32:09 PM

Quote :

"Just curious what makes it better than the Ritz?"

The Ritz is owned by live nation, the Orange Peel is not.

1/31/2022 10:58:01 PM

Courtney Barnett rocked at the Ritz. She is so consistent. Loved their stage set-up.

It had been a long time since I'd been to the Ritz (has it been 10 years??), and it was actually better than what I remembered, although I think it's changed a lot since the last time I was there (for one, the entire upper-floor is now seated). We stayed on the bottom floor near the back, trying to avoid that Covid. We weren't shoulder-to-shoulder, and mostly had a clear view of the stage. Plenty of bars and bathrooms, no lines, and most people were keeping their masks on. (I also don't remember $12 parking)

2/1/2022 9:37:48 AM

show lineup so far for 2022:

Soccer Mommy
Snarky Puppy

2/1/2022 1:16:33 PM

Courtney Barnett was incredible

2/1/2022 3:08:44 PM

If anyone wants a ticket to Deafheaven at cats cradle (thurs 3/3) or Iceage at Motorco (fri 3/4), send me a PM. I may not be able to go now.

2/26/2022 3:56:00 PM

jesus I sure do love Beach House

incredible

3/22/2022 11:08:03 PM

Holy shit this is cool.
https://americansongwriter.com/courtney-barnett-announces-new-boutique-festival-here-and-there-featuring-japanese-breakfast-sleater-kinney-wet-leg-and-more/

3/24/2022 10:06:39 PM

go see Sparks live if they ever come to your city

they were so fucking great tonight

3/25/2022 10:54:01 PM

WRAL should do a better job of differentiating the items that are allowed and those that are prohibited.

https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-raleigh-s-dreamville-music-festival/20204962/

I was reading through the list, thinking, "Wow, we're allowed to bring in hammocks... and fireworks... and weapons and explosives of any kind?!"

3/31/2022 5:56:28 PM

Finally saw Cut Copy and damn that was fun as hell.

5/6/2022 11:21:11 PM

Snail Mail ruled tonight

5/7/2022 11:40:45 PM

Saw Offspring at Red Hat last night. They played just over 60 minutes. Is that the norm now? (total crap IMO)

5/11/2022 1:49:55 PM

Do they have more than 60 minutes of worthwhile material?

5/12/2022 7:08:45 AM

saw Paul McCartney tonight and it’s without a doubt one of the greatest shows I’ve ever been to

5/22/2022 12:20:10 AM

^^^ yeah that's some bullshit. They're just cashing the check at that point.

I will never see Ben Folds again for the same.reason.

5/22/2022 11:58:09 PM

War on drugs slayyyyyed

6/14/2022 11:58:49 PM

Kurt vile got got rescheduled for October. Gonna get Jenny lewis tix as well. Kinda wanna see lucinda Williams at haw river too

6/15/2022 12:56:51 AM

Quote :

"Saw Offspring at Red Hat last night. They played just over 60 minutes. Is that the norm now? (total crap IMO)"

I saw Merle Haggard a few months before he died and he only played like 45 minutes at most. Still worth the $100 ticket.

6/15/2022 2:47:43 AM

a very good late night performance

6/23/2022 11:49:09 AM

Billy Strings tonight and tomorrow night at Koka Booth. Ian Noe show at Lincoln on Sunday was just cancelled.

6/23/2022 12:08:34 PM

^^Did it make you laugh? Every time?

6/23/2022 1:08:42 PM

Beach House was great last night but wow did that crowd suck.

7/10/2022 6:30:28 PM

godawful crowd and the set felt short

7/10/2022 7:19:57 PM

It did. I was wondering if there was a 10 pm noise ordinance or something? The snooze fest opener coming on late and playing forever didn’t help.

7/10/2022 9:07:50 PM

meh. don’t think I’d blame her at all. it’s not like she’s an unknown artist. plus she’s local.

I’ve noticed that crowds have gotten much worse since concerts started to come back. more and more people having full blown conversations with their backs to the stage. I took a quick video of the opening of “Myth” and it’s damn near drowned out by multiple conversations going on around me.

and there had to have been a hard out at 10, because that ending was sudden with no hint of an encore

7/10/2022 9:25:08 PM

just saw Joe Mande at Goodnights and he fucking killed

7/11/2022 10:31:33 PM