ASHES & ARROWS

ASHES & ARROWS

Country / Rock

Opener: Skylar Gudasz

presented by Confluence & MaxxMusic

Doors 7pm / Show 8pm *See our bag policy*

Tickets: $31.05 adv/$34.15 dos (plus sales tax) *Advance tickets are available online only*

18+ Valid ID required for entry into venue / Under 18 permitted with parent (Accepted forms of ID: State Issued ID or Driver's License, Military ID, Passport.)

ASHES & ARROWS:

Ashes & Arrows, a dynamic country/rock band born from the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, and alps of Arrowtown, New Zealand, is making waves with their captivating blend of strong harmonies, poignant lyrics, and infectious on-stage presence. Drawing inspiration from NEEDTOBREATHE, Judah & The Lion, & The Avett Brothers, Ashes & Arrows craft songs that are both uniquely original and authentically heartfelt.

Their musical journey began at an open mic night in downtown Asheville in 2021, where their individual music paths converged. United by a shared passion for music, Ciaran, Ben & Jonathan rediscovered the joy of performing and together found their collective voice.

Launching their debut EP, 'Forward,' in the fall of 2022, they have swiftly captured the attention of audiences worldwide. The EP has garnered thousands of streams, while their engaging videos have amassed millions of views on TikTok and Facebook. This early success is a testament to the band's compelling musicality and their adeptness at connecting with vast and diverse audiences.

Now, with an upcoming album produced by the acclaimed Jamie Tate in Nashville, TN, they aim to contribute meaningfully and playfully to the global music landscape, aspiring to make a positive impact through their distinctive sound, playful nature and sincere expression.

Ashes & Arrows are offering a harmonious blend of influences that promises to resonate far beyond their mountainous origins.

SKYLAR GUDASZ:

“It’s wild, the ways that humans try to make boundaries out of things.” With her third LP, COUNTRY, Gudasz interrogates borders of land and sea, mind and body: the limits of the lines we draw for ourselves.

Gudasz has concentrated her attention on matters of the mind and heart, last issuing a solo record with 2020’s Cinema (“★★★★ a career-making star turn” —MOJO) after her 2016 debut Oleander (“the Joni Mitchell the South never had” —Bitter Southerner). Between her LPs, Gudasz has registered a long list of extracurricular credits, taking up playing in the live bands of Hiss Golden Messenger, Eric Bachmann, Big Star’s Third, and spearheading the Ask Me Anything super trio tour with Libby Rodenbough and Kate Rhudy. She’s staked out her own poetic corner as a songwriter, drawing upon influences that span rootsy surf, witchy rock and roll, cinematic Southern twang, and dreamy art-pop.

A turquoise underdog of a semi-hollowbody guitar that Gudasz dug out of a closet became the songwriter’s conduit to an album as she worked out the shimmering “Fire Country,” around which eight more songs fell into place (“They followed me around like a humming cloud and I just tried to show up to finish them.”). Daily walks in the woods deepened the connections that Gudasz felt with the natural world. “A lot of the songs were written in movement, and then after walking, coming back, and putting them on the piano,” she says.

Gudasz recorded most of COUNTRY with her longtime pal Ari Picker, whose self-built Goth Construction studio in nearby Pittsboro made for a potent outpost for their work. The pair occasionally recorded outside, giving numbers a glow of ephemeral ambiance.

As Gudasz tangles with the contradictions and unanswerable questions of her being, COUNTRY pierces at the human desire—the need—to live free, unbound, unlimited. 

—Allison Hussey