Entries by Clare Duplace

Secret Shame- Dissolve

Local Asheville band Secret Shame, released an album in 2019 that not only brought them into the NYT spotlight with rave reviews, but brought on a wave of new followers and a deeper awareness to the bands roots and honest sharing of the behind the scenes life of its members. Lyrically and musically, a beautiful […]

Hex Girls – “Cats With No Teeth”

Hailing from Cedar Falls, Iowa comes the 5 piece band, that is Hex Girls; not to be confused with the “fictional female eco-goth rock band” who made their first appearance on an episode of Scooby Doo. Reviews of the bands sound have likened them to Iggy Pop meets The Talking Heads and I can get […]

Ray Lark- He’s Gone

Ray Lark of Crooked Ghost has created more haunting beauty with “He’s Gone” – the classic drum beat and guitar chords of a rockabilly song being played on a lone stage, but as his voice comes in at 0:40, it quickly ushers the listener into a Billy Corgan meets early Genesis meets post-punk 80s crooning […]

Day & Dream- Nocturnal Creatures

Abby Amaya and Peter Frizzante are  Day & Dream. An ode to the spectrum of music that came out of the 90’s music scene; think Nirvana style bass line coming in solid from the start by bass player Andrew Ruesch, meets Mazzy Star and The Martinis, with the ethereal and hypnotic voice of Abby Amaya. […]