Ashley Virginia // Nightblooms // Mountain Lions at Double Oaks B&B

204 North Mendenhall Street,Greensboro NC 27401

28 May, 2022

Description

Three Greensboro artists—Ashley Virginia, Nightblooms, and Mountain Lions—come to Double Oaks for an intimate, limited-ticket performance. Ashley Virginia North Carolina singer/songwriter Ashley Virginia’s style synthesizes an eclectic spread, somewhere between Indie-Folk, 70s Country cool, West Coast cosmic Americana, and 60s Rock n’ Roll. Beyond an obvious artistic aptitude, complete with ear-catching melodies and soul-baring lyricism, Ashley's music conveys a deeply intimate ability to share the most terrifying pieces of herself. In August 2021, she released her debut album, And Life Just Goes On Living, which leans into themes of mental health, healing, and socio-political commentary. https://www.ashleyvirginiamusic.com/ Nightblooms One of the hardest parts about having a band is describing what you sound like. It’s often easier just to reference other bands people might actually know (Elliott Smith, Weyes Blood, George Harrison, Grizzly Bear, The War on Drugs) than to come up with overused adjectives and round-about metaphors. I guess I could tell you that Nightblooms sounds a little like my old band Lilac Shadows but filtered through acoustic guitars, pianos, and a lot less volume. That might help, but you also might be like, “I don’t know what Lilac Shadows is.” I could say we use lots of synthesizers, or that there are some really tight basslines, or that lyrically our songs are anxious as hell but pretty fun musically. But like Saul Bellow (maybe?) once said, “I’m the bird — you’re the ornithologist.” So you should just listen and see what comes to mind. It’ll probably be more evocative than I can write here anyway. Whatever the music sounds like to you, I just hope you enjoy it. https://www.nightbloomsnc.com/ Mountain Lions Mountain Lions the passion project of songwriter Steven Diaz with the help of a few close friends. Their music is centered around the idea that stories bring us all together and heal us. A fundamental part of being human is sharing experiences and Mountain Lions create music to remember why we are here. We are all in this together. https://www.mountainlionsmusic.com/ This will be a limited ticket event, with only 50 tickets available due to the capacity of Double Oaks. There will be food and drinks available at Double Oaks, too. Schedule Doors 5:30pm Mountain Lions 6:00pm - 6:30pm Nightblooms 6:30pm - 7:15pm Ashley Virginia 7:30pm - 8:30pm Pre-sale tickets $15 / Door tickets $20