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 & 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 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 & Review by: Blanton Leigh After a brief hiatus from their North American Tour, Australian electropop band Parcels came back with a bang, with a sold-out show no less, in Asheville, NC at The Orange Peel on March 28, 2022. The band consists of five members: guitarist Jules Crommelin, keyboardist Louie Swain, keyboardist/guitarist Patrick... Continue Reading →
Photos & Review by : Blanton Leigh MUNA took a break from opening for Kacey Musgraves on her Star-Crossed tour to play a headlining show at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC on February 7, 2022. What can I possibly say about this show other than how unabashedly positive, fun, and queer this show was,... Continue Reading →