221 episodes

Original music from Western North Carolina musicians, including live performances, studio and remote recordings with interviews, buskers, and anything else I can think of. But the best part is you can listen to it wherever you are.

WNC Original Music WNC Original Music

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    • 4.5 • 23 Ratings

Original music from Western North Carolina musicians, including live performances, studio and remote recordings with interviews, buskers, and anything else I can think of. But the best part is you can listen to it wherever you are.

    Ep 178 Rooster pt 2

    Ep 178 Rooster pt 2

    Rooster part 2, where things get real. Real real. Like really real.
     
    Listen to and follow  Rooster at these places
    https://roostermusicavl.weebly.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/_roosterband_/
    www.facebook.com/9rooster9
    Thanks to Kris Hitchcock  for the closing song
    Spotify
    Instagram
     
    Don't miss Alison Price's review of the recent album by 77 Apes
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/0EW8agHugOLMp4kELL7MPI?si=E7wwR4DiROCDztX3xRO4Ew
    https://music.apple.com/us/artist/77-apes/1569144925
    https://music.amazon.com/artists/B095SCD15T/77-apes
     
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    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/wnc-original-music-31067964/
    https://gopod.me/wncom
     
    Follow on Social Media
    https://www.facebook.com/wncoriginalmusic
    https://www.wncoriginalmusic.com
    https://www.instagram.com/wnc_original_music/
     
    All music used by permission
     
    Asheville-based band, Rooster, is made up of Erin Kinard on drums and Annie Myers on guitar and was formed by two strangers around a campfire in the summer of 2016. Annie and Erin recorded their debut album, Bloodroot, in February 2019 in Swannanoa, NC with recording engineer and producer Matt Lohan. Rooster's first release was an eponymous collection of five original songs in 2017. Since then they have performed throughout Western North Carolina, creating both new songs and arrangements of beloved Americana. Annie and Erin thrive on the impact of powerful vocal harmony that blends into lush organic sounds like honey from the hive. In any configuration, the orchestrations are clean and uncluttered, but with a raw, gritty edge. They seem right at home in a wine bar, brew pub, honky-tonk or at a backyard barbecue. Rooster's Bloodroot made it onto WNCW's top 100 albums of 2020. 
     
    Kris Hitchcock, the heartland troubadour, journeying from the rugged landscapes of Michigan to the vibrant streets of Nashville and New Orleans before settling in North Carolina. With his band, the SouthEnd Mistakes, Kris weaves tales of love, loss, and life's winding roads through raw, untamed melodies. Bursting onto the scene with five albums, Kris Hitchcock paints a vivid portrait of the rust belt's highs and lows, searching for love and purpose amidst blues-dripped heartland rock anthems. With a new self-produced record on the horizon, Kris and the SouthEnd Mistakes continue to captivate audiences with their high-energy performances and soul-stirring ballads, promising an unforgettable musical journey where every note strikes a chord and every lyric speaks to the heart.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Ep 177 Dani Grace

    Ep 177 Dani Grace

    Dani Grace joins the podcast to talk about her writing process and upcoming releases
     
    Find Dani Grace here
    www.danigracemusic.com
    Dani (@itsdanigrace) • Instagram photos and videos
    Spotify – Dani Grace
     
    Thanks to Landon Gray  for the closing song
    Spotify
    Apple
     
    Subscribe to the podcast -
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    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/wnc-original-music-31067964/
    This link has all the other places to subscribe
    https://gopod.me/wncom
     
    Follow on Social Media
    https://www.facebook.com/wncoriginalmusic
    https://www.wncoriginalmusic.com
    https://www.instagram.com/wnc_original_music/
     
    All music used by permission

    • 56 min
    Ep 176 The Get Right Band/iTopia pt 3

    Ep 176 The Get Right Band/iTopia pt 3

    Part 3 of 3 episodes where The Get Right Band talks about their album iTopia
     
    Quick episode mp3 download https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/57iaj2/Ep_176_Get_Right_Band_iTopia_pt_3b3xm2.mp3
     
    Find The Get Right Band here
    thegetrightband.com
    Facebook
    open.spotify.com
    YouTube
    Instagram
     
    Subscribe to the podcast -
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wnc-original-music/id1378776313
    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/wnc-original-music-31067964/
     
    Follow on Social Media
    https://www.facebook.com/wncoriginalmusic
    https://www.wncoriginalmusic.com
    https://www.instagram.com/wnc_original_music/
     
    Thanks to The Sleeping Cliffs  for the closing song

    Linktree
    Spotify
    Bandcamp
    Youtube
    Instagram

    All music used by permission
     
    “The Get Right Band filters 60’s/70’s psychedelia and 90’s alternative rock through a modern lens–
    as if Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Nirvana co-wrote an album produced by Danger Mouse and Dan Auerbach.”-American Songwriter
     
    The Get Right Band is a psychedelic indie rock power trio committed to relentlessly following their muses to honest self-expression, to whatever excites them and pushes them into unexplored territory, to capturing some version of truth. American Songwriter writes that the Asheville, NC based group, “filters 60’s/70’s psychedelia and 90’s alternative rock through a modern lens–as if Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Nirvana co-wrote an album produced by Danger Mouse and Dan Auerbach.”
    The Get Right Band formed in 2011, built around the musical brotherhood that guitarist/singer/songwriter Silas Durocher and bassist Jesse Gentry have formed playing music together since middle school (25 years!). Durocher, who is a trained composer and has been commissioned to write for symphonies and chamber groups, has guitar chops that can soothe or rage, with a charismatic swagger as frontman and singer. Gentry’s virtuosic bass playing “catapults from elastic to nasty” (The Mountain Xpress). Over the years, GRB has defined their sound through constant evolution, building to the hook-driven, synth-heavy pop/rock/psych band they are today. The Huffington Post writes, “their songs are infectious and take you immediately to a place. The lyrics are smart and bear weight.” 
     
    “The Get Right Band are the type of performers that you just know will break out.Their songs are infectious and take you immediately to a place. The lyrics are smart and bear weight.”
    – The Huffington Post
     
    The Get Right Band has shared the stage with Dr. Dog, Everclear, Cracker, UB40, Rusted Root, Smash Mouth, and Lifehouse; been featured on NPR’s World Cafe, Paste Studio, and WTF with Marc Maron; and performed at major venues and festivals including The Fillmore, Brooklyn Bowl, Theatre of the Living Arts, The Orange Peel, FloydFest, Bristol Rhythm & Roots, and Riverbend Fest. They have released four studio albums and a live album, and their latest LP, iTopia, dropped on April 7, 2023.
     
     
    Based in the sprawling Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, The Sleeping Cliffs is a solo studio project from multi-instrumentalist Todd Glidewell. Combining elements of indietronica, post-rock, alternative, funk, jazz-fusion and ambient electronica, The Sleeping Cliffs produce emotive, cinematic, instrumental songs. Though not boxed in by any one genre, the songs share an undertow of gritty bass lines, layers of guitar, and big rock drums.
     

    • 47 min
    Ep 175 Selections from Producer Lee Dyer

    Ep 175 Selections from Producer Lee Dyer

    Lee Dyer of Aunt Vicki joins the podcast on a very special episode where we showcase some of the songs he has produced
     
    mp3 download - https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/92muk9/Ep_175_Lee_Dyer_Producer7tt6q.mp3
     
    https://www.tinysunstudio.com/
     
    He also recently released this album recorded in Tiny Sun Studio
    https://open.spotify.com/album/4ArR50uDxwWImOA5M9AQls?si=Fwj4MtUjRved1VcZwnW6zg
    Also the latest from Lee's band Aunt Vicki
    https://open.spotify.com/album/4PyelypktkrkWSw0aUC5b7?si=k-7j6QKXQymlTqM6Oni6rw
     
    Subscribe to the podcast -
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    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/wnc-original-music-31067964/
    This link has all the other places to subscribe
    https://gopod.me/wncom
     
    Follow on Social Media
    https://www.facebook.com/wncoriginalmusic
    https://www.wncoriginalmusic.com
    https://www.instagram.com/wnc_original_music/
     
    All music used by permission
    Lee Dyer has been writing, performing, and recording music for the last 20 years. He studied trumpet and theory at Interlochen Arts Academy, and piano at Northern Michigan University.
     

    • 48 min
    Ep 174 The Get Right Band iTopia pt 2

    Ep 174 The Get Right Band iTopia pt 2

    The return of The Get Right Band continues against all odds
     
    Find The Get Right Band here
    thegetrightband.com
    Facebook
    open.spotify.com
    YouTube
    Instagram
     
    Thanks to Stress Dolls  for the closing song
    Instagram - instagram.com/stressdolls
    Facebook - facebook.com/stressdollsmusic
    TikTok - tiktok.com/@stressdolls
    Youtube - youtube.com/@stressdolls
    Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2L4MBngvappicW4avjknRZ?si=GV-cbUQuSmKuSXvwSv3ewA
     

    Subscribe to the podcast -
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wnc-original-music/id1378776313
    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/wnc-original-music-31067964/
    This link has all the other places to subscribe
    https://gopod.me/wncom
     
    Follow on Social Media
    https://www.facebook.com/wncoriginalmusic
    https://www.wncoriginalmusic.com
    https://www.instagram.com/wnc_original_music/
     

    All music used by permission
     
    “The Get Right Band filters 60’s/70’s psychedelia and 90’s alternative rock through a modern lens–
    as if Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Nirvana co-wrote an album produced by Danger Mouse and Dan Auerbach.”-American Songwriter
     
    The Get Right Band is a psychedelic indie rock power trio committed to relentlessly following their muses to honest self-expression, to whatever excites them and pushes them into unexplored territory, to capturing some version of truth. American Songwriter writes that the Asheville, NC based group, “filters 60’s/70’s psychedelia and 90’s alternative rock through a modern lens–as if Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Nirvana co-wrote an album produced by Danger Mouse and Dan Auerbach.”
    The Get Right Band formed in 2011, built around the musical brotherhood that guitarist/singer/songwriter Silas Durocher and bassist Jesse Gentry have formed playing music together since middle school (25 years!). Durocher, who is a trained composer and has been commissioned to write for symphonies and chamber groups, has guitar chops that can soothe or rage, with a charismatic swagger as frontman and singer. Gentry’s virtuosic bass playing “catapults from elastic to nasty” (The Mountain Xpress). Over the years, GRB has defined their sound through constant evolution, building to the hook-driven, synth-heavy pop/rock/psych band they are today. The Huffington Post writes, “their songs are infectious and take you immediately to a place. The lyrics are smart and bear weight.” 
     
    “The Get Right Band are the type of performers that you just know will break out.Their songs are infectious and take you immediately to a place. The lyrics are smart and bear weight.”
    – The Huffington Post
     
    The Get Right Band has shared the stage with Dr. Dog, Everclear, Cracker, UB40, Rusted Root, Smash Mouth, and Lifehouse; been featured on NPR’s World Cafe, Paste Studio, and WTF with Marc Maron; and performed at major venues and festivals including The Fillmore, Brooklyn Bowl, Theatre of the Living Arts, The Orange Peel, FloydFest, Bristol Rhythm & Roots, and Riverbend Fest. They have released four studio albums and a live album, and their latest LP, iTopia, dropped on April 7, 2023.
     
    Stress Dolls is the moniker of Chelsea O'Donnell, a songwriter from Buffalo, NY. She writes songs inspired by life experiences, ranging from dealing with chronic illness, to learning to live with anxiety, and even a few love songs thrown in for good measure. Currently, Stress Dolls takes on several forms live: solo with O'Donnell and her acoustic guitar; as a duo when joined by longtime collaborator Sally Schaefer on violin; or as a band when combined with members TJ Luckman (bass), Jordan Smith (lead guitar), and Josh English (drums). The project's sound has drawn such comparisons as "Joni Mitchell meets Nirvana," "Avril Lavigne and Foo Fighters in a blender," and "Kathleen Hanna fronting Modest Mouse."
     
     

    • 57 min
    Andrew Thelston Bonus Episode

    Andrew Thelston Bonus Episode

    One episode couldn't contain all of Andrew Thelston's talent. A bonus episode so huge I had to being in Courtney Cahill to help control it.
     
    Listen and follow Andrew Thelston
    http://www.andrewthelston.com/
    https://spotify.link/acRkq9CdPDb
    https://music.apple.com/us/album/illuminated-plastic-ep/1708447014
      
    Check out Courtney Cahill's projects
    https://instagram.com/rockyhorrormusicshow
    https://instagram.com/doubleloveandthetrouble
     
    Subscribe to the podcast -
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wnc-original-music/id1378776313
    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/wnc-original-music-31067964/
    This link has all the other places to subscribe
    https://gopod.me/wncom
     
    Follow on Social Media
    https://www.facebook.com/wncoriginalmusic
    https://www.wncoriginalmusic.com
    https://www.instagram.com/wnc_original_music/
     
    All music used by permission
     
    The Andrew Thelston Band, voted #1 favorite rock band in the 2023 Best of WNC contest by Mountain Xpress, has been stunning audiences in the WNC region (and beyond) for 5 years. Frontman Thelston, voted #1 best guitarist in the same competition, is the creative force, bringing high-energy, funk-infused original rock n’ roll that draws influence from Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Led Zeppelin, and Queen. In 2019, Thelston’s original music was featured on the hit Netflix show “Lucifer.” Thelston is widely known for his guitar virtuosity and soaring vocals, and leads the 4-piece band with a dynamic stage presence. Bassist Roddy Wilder and drummer Jeff Lott create a rock solid rhythm for Thelston’s guitar and vocals. Singer-songwriter/keyboardist Carrie Morrison fills out the band’s sound with powerhouse vocals and technical prowess
     
    “Guitar-heavy rock that takes in late 1960s psychedelia, blues influenced solos, and occasional nods to acoustic folk, all tied together by Thelston’s earnest, emotional vocals”-Greenville Journal
     
    “In terms of musical ambassadors within the melodic melting pot of a scene that is Western North Carolina, you’d be hard-pressed to find an artist as dedicated and inclusive as that of Andrew Thelston.”- Garret K. Woodard Smoky Mountain News
     
    “Andrew Thelston Band is a force to be reckoned with”- Alex Deutsch: WNC Original Music Podcast
     
    “I can’t wait to hear more from such a talented artist. The future of Andrew Thelston is looking bright”-LOCAL LIVE Magazine
     
     “Andrew Thelston is one of the hardest working, talented and intelligent artists in the Asheville area”-LSTNIN

    • 1 hr 35 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
23 Ratings

23 Ratings

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