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Garret K. Woodward is an arts/entertainment editor for The Smoky Mountain News, a large weekly based in Waynesville, North Carolina. He spends his time covering music, the arts, craft beer, food and tracking down out-of-the-ordinary characters in Asheville and around Southern Appalachia. Originally from Rouses Point, New York, he’s been a music journalist for over a decade, interviewing and profiling some of the biggest names in the industry. He can be reached at Garret@SmokyMountainNews.com

Blues/Jazz

Miles Deep: Lucid Bids Farewell

Garret K. Woodward Apr 20, 2016

Before I could even step inside I was already spotted. Walking down Brinkerhoff Street in downtown Plattsburgh on a Saturday evening, the bright lights of the newly reopened Strand Theatre could be seen for several blocks. And as I rounded…

News

Stepping Off the Bus — Lucid to go on Hiatus

Garret K. Woodward Feb 4, 2016

In what will surely cause a ripple effect across the Upstate New York and Northeast music scene, longtime North Country act Lucid will take a touring hiatus in the coming months. “We’re certainly not breaking up — that’s something we…

Features

North Country Mourns Rick Davies

Garret K. Woodward Dec 8, 2015

A pillar of the North Country music scene, trombonist Rick Davies succumbed to a long battle with cancer last week. “Rick was a mentor, an amazing musician and a very close friend,” said Lowell Wurster, percussionist of Plattsburgh-based…