“You should always get outside of the box,” Samantha Fish says while discussing her boundary-breaking new album Belle of the West. “Challenging yourself is how you grow.” And that's just what she's done, with that and her earlier 2017 release that we also love, Chills and Fever. We're delighted she can come to Studio B for her first visit, en route to LEAF in Black Mountain!

These four local greats are putting together an evening of songs for and about mama at Isis in West Asheville  on Mother's Day (6pm & 8pm). Tell mom to tune in!

We've got two great sessions from the road: Recorded live at the Mothlight in Asheville, it's the desert blues of the South Algerian band Imarhan. The group's brand new album Temet that has really impressed us. Also, from onstage at the Orange Peel before their respective shows there a couple of weeks ago, we'll hear M. Ward and Laura Veirs in exclusive WNCW performance/interviews. 

Asheville's Toubab Krewe has their first album in nearly four years with “Stylo.” They played some tunes from it for us in a live session from the Ellington Underground last week. If you missed it, here's your chance to check out their amazing blend of West African and American Southern vibes. Plus, from the vaults, banjo master (and record label executive) Alison Brown, who played live in our studio back in 2006.

What a beautiful new release this Atlanta-based duo of Andrea DeMarcus and Dave Kirslis has. It's called "Everywhere I Go", on New West Records. They play Knoxville Thursday, and West Asheville Friday. In between, a visit to Studio B (with or without dogs?)

Wow, talk about a harmonic convergence! This group plays Asheville on Saturday May 5th, in a benefit for the Y.E.S. (Youth Education Scholarship) Fund, supporting access to the arts for children.

One of our favorite singer/songwriters, from Asheville or anywhere really, returns to Studio B, this time with songs from his new release "Them and Us". He plays the Grey Eagle in Asheville on Sunday the 6th. Play ball! And Chuck!

North African bands that blend traditional Tourag music with modern rock, like Tinariwen, Toumast, and Bombino, are one of the most exciting sounds in world music these days. Our latest discovery is Imarhan, which translates to "The ones I care about." Join Joe Kendrick (and an interpreter) for a live session with them from The Mothlight in West Asheville on Monday afternoon around 4 or 5!