Photos and Review by Blanton Leigh On her first headlong tour, actress and insanely talented singer-songwriter, Katelyn Tarver brought along Jack Gray on this stop of the Compliments Only Tour in Carrboro, NC at the Cat's Cradle Back Room. I first discovered Tarver through the release of the Kool Aid EP (check it out if... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by: Blanton Leigh Wednesday, what I can only describe as an alt-rock country band from Asheville, N.C., played a semi-local show at the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, N.C. on June 15, 2023, on this stop of their North American tour, with support from the Chicago-based alternative band Tenci. I was so excited... Continue Reading →
Photos & Review by: Blanton Leigh On the second half of their With Love From Tour, singer-songwriter sister duo Aly & AJ made a stop at The Ritz in Raleigh, NC with Miya Folick on April 14, 2023. Opening with a stripped down, beautiful set, LA-based artist Miya Folick transported me to the 70s, I... Continue Reading →
Photos and review by Blanton Leigh English electronic artist and multi-instrumentalist Elderbrook brought his Little Love Tour to Asheville, NC at The Orange Peel three days ahead of his highly-anticipated second album, Little Love, along with Erez and ford. Opening the show, Erez, another multi-instrumentalist herself, played one of the more interesting sets I’ve had... Continue Reading →
Photos and review by: Blanton Leigh Arlie and his Angels made their way to the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, NC, along with Whitehall and The Sewing Club on February 7, 2023 on this stop of the Arlie’s Angels tour. I was thrown off when I first entered the venue, having shot there a couple times... Continue Reading →
Photos & Review by: Blanton Leigh Following the January 27, 2023 release of her album Honey, Samia kicked off her Winter Honey tour at The Orange Peel with Tommy Lefroy in Asheville, NC on February 6, 2023. With this being Tommy Lefory’s first North American show, I see nothing but great things for them. The... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Blanton Leigh “This is a photograph, a window to the past (Thursday, October 20th), a man with gold fringe on.” - Kevin Morby, with a little personalization by yours truly. After a long and draining couple of weeks, I thought I needed a chill show to even me out, but that... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by: Blanton Leigh I was supposed to cover Hippo Campus back in February at The Ritz in Raleigh, only to discover when I got there that due to a member of the band being sick, the show was cancelled, with the intention of being rescheduled. A couple months later, a lot of... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Blanton Leigh On October 5, 2022, Lucy Dacus performed at the Neighborhood Theater in Charlotte, NC, along with with Crooks and Nannies on this stop of her Home Video Tour. Shocking is the only word I can think of to describe how this show started, and amazing doesn’t begin to describe... Continue Reading →
Photos & Review: Blanton Leigh Ethel Cain made her way down to the Grey Eagle in western Asheville, NC on this stop of her Freezer Bride tour, following the release of her debut album Preacher’s Daughter, released earlier this year on May 12, 2022. The best way I can describe this show was like I... Continue Reading →