Asheville live music best bets: A McDonald's-Black Sabbath mashup for Halloween, more
A United Kingdom-based husband-wife duo will bring something familiar to town when The Black Feathers perform at Isis Music Hall.
The duo of Ray Hughes and Sian Chandler meld Americana, folk, and acoustic indie rock into its songs, which is something well known to local ears, and are beginning to cultivate an American following because of the group’s harmonies and songwriting skills.
The Black Feathers, who will play at 7 p.m. Nov. 3, are in the middle of celebrating a new album, titled “Angel Dust & Cyanide.” The show in the lounge at Isis Music Hall is one of the final two American shows on a tour that began in July and included several festival appearances.
The album, which includes a cover of Portishead’s “Glory Box,” was recorded in a converted chapel in Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic as the duo had to stop its constant tour schedule.
"We decided that we would let the songs lead the way," Hughes said in a press release about the songs that make up the new album. "No rules, no boxes, we just wanted to be free to explore and enjoy it."
Mac Sabbath in town for Halloween
Ronald Osbourne, Slayer MacCheeze, Grimalice and the Catburglar are the stage names of the four musicians who perform as Mac Sabbath.
Yes, they wear costumes that bring back memories of certain commercial characters for a large burger chain.
With a mix of classic Black Sabbath songs and fast food-inspired lyrics, songs like "Frying Pan" ("Iron Man"), "Pair-a-Buns" ("Paranoid") and "Sweet Beef" ("Sweet Leaf"), have become commonplace in the group’s sets.
This Los Angeles-based metal parody band plays at 9 p.m. Oct. 31 at The Grey Eagle. Openers will be Speedealer and Lung.
Jam heroes in town
The Disco Biscuits have become major players in the jam band circuit since forming in 1995. The group plays a distinctive style of electronic music that has been called “trance fusion.”
There will be plenty of chances for dancing as the four members traverse a catalog of songs and experiment on stage during a 6 p.m. show Oct. 28 at Salvage Station.
The Disco Biscuits have released monthly singles this year in anticipation of an upcoming release, which will be the band’s first since 2011.
Late-night Red Clay Revival show
Billy Strings will perform three sold-our shows at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena from Oct. 29-31, and one local act is readying an afterparty.
Red Clay Revival, a hard-driving roots music band, will play at 11 p.m. Oct. 30, at Asheville Music Hall.
The group, led by Doug McElvy, began in Alabama before moving to Western North Carolina. The group released a five-song EP, “Chilly,” in 2020 and a single, “Gold,” in 2021.
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