It was great fun being able to sing along to some of their songs on a Saturday night. Since then, we’ve listened to tons of their recordings on Nugs and have become big fans. We first caught them last March in Charlotte and then again at Summer Camp. We would usually call it a night after a long day like that, but our friends Eggy were in town to make their debut at the Asheville Music Hall. The following weekend, we went straight from working a wedding to downtown Asheville.

The show-ending “Hillbillies” was a raucous number and the perfect way to send us out into the hurricane-induced rainy evening. I’m not that familiar with their catalog, but I enjoyed every song played on this particular night. This was a surprising cover, as was Daft Punk’s “ Get Lucky.” The band crushed both of them and had the crowd going wild. She stuck around for a rousing cover of Avicci’s “Wake Me Up” to end the set. Sierra Hull joined the band for what was labeled as “GB Liza Jane Disco” on the setlist. The jamgrass quintet started their set off with “Clinch Mountain” followed by a crowd-pleasing “Touch of Grey.” This would be the first of two Dead songs (“He’s Gone”), and the Dusters did an excellent job with both. She would proceed to join the Dusters later in their set, which was a fantastic sit-in. Sierra Hull kicked things off, and while we only caught the last few songs, I was thoroughly impressed. Inclement weather moved the show indoors, which led to a packed house of sweaty folks tapping their feet to some bluegrass. It all started out with The Infamous Stringdusters at Salvage Station. While we knew there would be leaves to peep, we weren’t prepared for the mass influx of our favorite bands as well. We got married here seven years ago and are very fortunate to have a family house in the mountains to crash at. This is my recap of what went down during ROCKtober in Asheville.Īfter a very busy summer on the road, my wife and I decided to “settle down” for a few months and spend fall in one of our favorite places on Earth – Asheville, North Carolina. After two decades, the music finally came to me. If you have any chance to see them this year, or ever, you are strongly suggested to do so.For all 20 years of my adult life, I’ve spent much of my time traveling for live music. And don’t be surprised to find that a few other festivals are “Doomed” before long. You’ll also be able to see them at a few festivals this summer like Summer Camp and Floydfest.

You can catch Doom Flamingo a few times this winter down in their home area of the Carolinas before they head to Sweetwater 420 fest, and to New Orleans for a post-Jazz Fest late night set. Their single set ran on deep into the morning until their triumphant finish, another single>cover showdown of their own “Runaway” and their amazing cover of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game.” She also carries an incredible set of pipes and was really belting out her lyrics into the crowd. Singer, and general badass, Kanika Moore sported what can only be described as a Doom Ballerina outfit. They began the night with an original fan favorite “F-16” and quickly went into one of their incredible covers, David Bowie’s “Afraid of Americans.” This group really creates their own versions of the covers they choose, always picking an unexpected song. This band has really been making a splash in the last year, charging headfirst into late night rallying fans’ hearts with a heavy 80’s-synth powerhouse of fury that keeps everyone coming back for more.

As they descended into the underground club-room of Sony Hall, they waited for the bassist, Ryan Stasik, to make his way down to Times Square and bring out his late night masterpiece of a band, Doom Flamingo Last Friday, at midnight, Umphrey’s McGee fans raced over from Hell’s Kitchen after the band’s first night at the Beacon theater ended.

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