She’s sweet indeed, and it’s sweet that she and her band will be live in Studio B on Friday the 5th! They play the Summer Tracks series at Rogers Park Amphitheatre in Tryon that evening, and then return to the area for a show at The Palm Room at Fitz and the Wolfe in Asheville on Friday June 12th. We love her new album Sweet Negroni. It features songs from the likes of Edith Piaf, Fats Waller, and Billie Holiday, as well as Tom Waits. As she says, “The album is quirky, jazzy, Americana-leaning, and all-around a good time. So cozy up, maybe make yourself a negroni, and enjoy.” 11 am might be a bit early for a negroni, but hey, you do you!

Everyone’s got stories of how they first got turned on to music as a kid, but young Andrew Sa, whose dad had been a touring musician in a previous life chapter and mom started up a karaoke company, found himself singing on stage at age 10. “For some reason I always picked the sad Patsy Cline songs,” an early sign of Sa’s penchant for aching country ballads that would eventually find its way onto American Rough, Sa’s debut album out on June 26 via Bloodshot Records. His musical interests shifted from country to jazz as he became enthralled with the voices of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and Nat King Cole – influences that continue to ring through his musicianship today. He then fell in love with musicians like Rufus Wainwright, k.d. lang, and Elton John, and after time spent growing up in San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, he found himself settled in the music scene of Chicago… though his new album was recorded in NC with Polk County native H.C. McEntire as producer. Get to know this refreshing new artist on the scene when he visits Studio B!

Caleb Caudle has made lists such as Rolling Stone’s “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know” and “The 10 Best Country and Americana Songs To Hear Now,” along with NPR’s “Songs We Love”. He’s a North Carolina native who moved to Nashville to further his growing career as a singer/songwriter, but then moved back to the Western NC mountains when his heart beckoned him back. “The natural world has always shown up in my lyrics but with these songs I felt that get magnified,” says Caudle. “The beauty and force of it all became sacred to me. I felt unplugged from the hustle and free to pay close attention to the details, and it completely changed my approach to life.” We look forward to sharing his latest album Heavy Thrill, released officially on June 5th. Caleb plays Asheville’s Sundays on the River in Olivette on Sunday the 31st.

The Center for Cultural Preservation announced yesterday that its Helene documentary, From Helene and Back, Nature's Wakeup Call, a broadcast project with WNCW, was a winner at the New York Festivals Radio Awards last week. Congratulations and many thanks to Joe Kendrick for helping make this happen!

June 19, 2026 | The Fillmore Charlotte | Charlotte, NC

June 17, 2026 | The Pavilion at the Peace Center | Greenville, SC

June 12 or 13, 2026 | North Carolina Stage Company | Asheville, NC

Brevard, Asheville, and Saluda are the hometowns of this favorite band of ours, and we have been honored to play their music and host them for live sessions since they first formed in the early ‘00s. They’ve just released their latest album Next Act, which is in a decidedly more string band direction. Get to know it more when we catch up with them on Tuesday! They’re playing two evenings at Sierra Nevada Brewing in Mills River, Thursday and Friday.

Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Hellbender | Asheville, NC