Hiss Golden Messenger — the project of Durham, North Carolina's M.C. Taylor — is one of Americana and folk-rock's most consistently excellent working artists. Albums like Heart Like a Levee and Terms of Surrender have established Taylor as a songwriter of rare emotional intelligence, and Hiss Golden Messenger's sun-soaked, gospel-tinged folk rock sounds like an invitation to something better.

This show is part of Hiss Golden Messenger's I'm People Tour, bringing Taylor's latest material to audiences in his home state. Hiss Golden Messenger performing in North Carolina always carries a particular warmth — Taylor has deep roots in the state, and Asheville audiences have long been among his most devoted.

show at 8:00 PM. 18+. Hiss Golden Messenger performs at The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Ave, Downtown Asheville NC. Essential Americana and folk rock — live music in Asheville NC.

The Orange Peel is Downtown Asheville's premier live music venue and concert hall, booking national touring acts across rock, hip-hop, indie, electronic, and beyond at 101 Biltmore Ave. With one of the best sound systems of any mid-size venue in the Southeast, the 1,000-capacity room keeps you close to the stage without the chaos of a larger arena. Downstairs, Pulp lounge streams the main stage live for a more relaxed alternative.

The sound at The Orange Peel is genuinely exceptional for a venue this size — you can hear every instrument clearly even on a packed Saturday night. It's the kind of room where you actually want to show up early and stay late. Seen everything from sold-out indie rock nights to hip-hop headliners here and it never disappoints.

The Orange Peel

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Hiss Golden Messenger at The Orange Peel

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