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

Bluegrass mainstays Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent will be live in the air studio with Joe Greene on Friday between 1:30 and 2:30 ahead of their show Friday evening at The Don Gibson Theater in Shelby. They're also promoting their new album, A Beautiful Life.

The latest release from one of our favorite bands marks a return to the bluegrass foundations that first bound them together, approached with the confidence and emotional range earned through years of collective evolution. It is an affirmation that bluegrass still contains endless expressive possibilities. Themes of history, chance, and generational continuity recur throughout this new, 15th album from the band. And it marks their 25th anniversary! Steve Martin and Edie Brickell guest on this one.

Written across Bolinas, the North Carolina Piedmont, and a Santa Fe motel room, this new album from M.C. Taylor and Hiss Golden Messenger traces the artist’s search for clarity through landscapes both external and internal. These songs move through heartbreak, aging, fatherhood, desire, disillusionment, and the hard-won hope that remains after the spirit has been scraped bare.

Come out and join other WNCW listeners at Oskar Blues in Brevard. Live music with Caitlin Krisko and The Feels. Beer release collaboration between Noblebraü Brewing and Oskar Blues. Raffle, door prizes, and more! See you there!