{"id":2215225,"date":"2025-12-29T06:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2215225"},"modified":"2025-12-29T06:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:43:09","slug":"ashevilles-latest-musical-gift-musicfestnews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ashevilles-latest-musical-gift-musicfestnews\/","title":{"rendered":"Asheville\u2019s Latest Musical Gift \u2022 MUSICFESTNEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-2.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"bold\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">New Dawn Starkestra: Asheville\u2019s Latest Musical Gift<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Asheville continues to produce incredible music, and one of the latest offerings is <b>New Dawn Starkestra<\/b>, a monster quartet of unlimited potential. Consider the personnel, truly stunning, and that\u2019s before you hear what they do! Jazz, soul, fusion, rock, sheer heaven.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72029\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72029\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-72029\" src=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_800,h_510\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-ken-voltz-2-800x510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_800\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-ken-voltz-2-800x510.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_300\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-ken-voltz-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_768\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-ken-voltz-2-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_1290\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-ken-voltz-2.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Dawn Starkestra. \ud83d\udcf8: Ken Voltz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The group is fronted by the brilliance of vocalist and songwriter <b>Rebekah Todd<\/b>. She is joined by young guitar phenom <b>Isaac Hadden<\/b> and monster bass player <b>Quinn Sternberg<\/b>. A drummer? Yep, they\u2019ve got one. My favorite drummer on the planet, <b>Apt. Q258<\/b>; perhaps you know him as <b>Jeff Sipe<\/b>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72031\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-72031\" src=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_800,h_400\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_800\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_300\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_768\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_1536\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_1800\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-72031\" src=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_800,h_400\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_800\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_300\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_768\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_1536\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_1800\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/new-dawn-starkestra-tom-farr-ph.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Dawn Starkestra. \ud83d\udcf8: Tom Farr Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">We will have much more to say about this group shortly. In the meantime, enjoy this outstanding video of their set at <b>One Stop \/ Asheville Music Hall<\/b> 04.03.2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Isaac Hadden Thursday&#039;s w\/ New Dawn Starkestra LIVE at One Stop \/ Asheville Music Hall 4-3-2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qyXSc1lJiAA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">And you can catch them in action back at Asheville Music Hall February 20 before they explode upon the scene at <b>Amp Jam #2<\/b> at the <b>Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park<\/b> February 28!<\/p>\n<p>Here is their song \u201cA Different Kind of Strong\u201d contributed to the album <em>After the Flood: Songs Inspired by Hurricane Helene:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/49hn7VqRNcPZNHoYceV2WQ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-72027 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_1080,h_1350\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-0226-amp-jam-full.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_1080\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-0226-amp-jam-full.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_480\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-0226-amp-jam-full-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_300\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-0226-amp-jam-full-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_768\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-0226-amp-jam-full-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-72027 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_1080,h_1350\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-0226-amp-jam-full.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_1080\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-0226-amp-jam-full.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_480\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-0226-amp-jam-full-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_300\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-0226-amp-jam-full-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sp-ao.shortpixel.ai\/client\/to_auto,q_lossy,ret_img,w_768\/https:\/\/www.musicfestnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-0226-amp-jam-full-768x960.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n                        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n                        if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n                        js = d.createElement(s);\n                        js.id = id;\n                        js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5\";\n                        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n                    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.musicfestnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Dawn Starkestra: Asheville\u2019s Latest Musical Gift Asheville continues to produce incredible music, and one of the latest offerings is New Dawn Starkestra, a monster quartet of unlimited potential. 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