Sunday, March 29, 2026 | Peace Center | Greenville, SC

We’re excited about this new trio! A founding member of Medeski, Martin and Wood, Billy Martin has played with John Lurie's Lounge Lizards, John Zorn's Cobra ensembles, and countless other uncompromising groups. He pursues diverse musical contexts relentlessly, exploring, free improvisation, chamber compositions, and film scores. Billy is also prolific with new instrument design, filmmaking, and visual art. Matt Glassmeyer crafts innovative sounds in Slow Accordion with Oliver Wood (Nashville), Hompulon (Brooklyn: Brian Drye, Tim Keiper, Dana Lyn, Tom Spiker), and Live Band with Nashville session creatives. He also has a long-standing duo with Jano Rix of The Wood Brothers. Matt is the inventor of the reedless saxophone, the shuitar, and a new approach to the electric piano. Jonathan Goldberger's singular approach to guitar, described as “McLaughlin-meets-ambient” in Downbeat Magazine, is featured in Selcouth Quartet (with Joe Russo), John Zorn, Red Baraat, and other progressive groups. He leads the acoustic collective Surface to Air and Visitors (with JP Schlegelmilch and Jim Black), one of Rolling Stone’s 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2018. The trio plays Ayurprana Listening Room in West Asheville on Monday the 19th, and the Visulite Theater in Charlotte on Tuesday.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | The Orange Peel | Asheville, NC

Friday, February 20, 2026 | Chapman Cultural Center | Spartanburg, SC

It’s been a few years (2018) since we last heard from this great Canadian bluegrass band, so we’re most excited to welcome them back to our area. Get to know what’s new with them, and the latest on the Toronto and Canadian roots music scene. They play the Morganton Music Patch on Thursday, and the Wortham Center for the Arts in Asheville on Friday.

February 12, 2026 | Knight Theater | Charlotte, NC

Saturday, January 31, 2026 | Dreaming Stone Arts & Ecology Center | Rutherfordton, NC

We’re excited about our upcoming “Goin’ Across the Mountain Live” concert on Saturday, February 21st in Spindale, with Balsam Range and the Jacktown Ramblers. We’re also excited to welcome the Ramblers to Studio B to catch up on what they’ve been up to lately. That includes their new live album, “Live & Local Vol. 2.” It’s a collection of live recordings from various venues around Western North Carolina where they live as well as Johnson City, TN and Edisto Beach, SC. The band is known for bluegrass, swing, and gypsy jazz, and they have a number of shows in the region over the next couple months.

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The list always feels too long. The truth is, we are constantly reminded how fortunate we are to have shared our time with such inspiring musicians of various genres, and to have their recordings to continually draw from. Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, Garth Hudson of The Band, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Sly Stone, Jill Sobule, Flaco Jimenez….Listen with Martin Anderson as he played selections from some of the greats who passed away this past year.