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Pile w/ NNAMDÏ at The Grey Eagle

The Grey Eagle

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Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm

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Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm (EDT)

The Grey Eagle

185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, North Carolina, United States

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Pile w/ NNAMDÏ at The Grey Eagle
Pile

Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM

ALL AGES
STANDING ROOM ONLY

Purchase Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/s/38216533

PILE
Sunshine and Balance Beams, Pile’s ninth album, alchemizes metaphors with its title. The first: finding happiness in nature and oneself. Second: the woozy posture one must strike to stay afloat in commercial society. These concepts seem antithetical—“But they might actually be the same thing,” hints guitarist, songwriter and singer Rick Maguire. On its newest record, Pile weaves a Sisyphean fable concerned with labor and living. “The fulfillment I receive from pursuing art has been a guiding force for me,” says Maguire. “But it can be damaging when that pursuit teases capitalist expectations of where you might be able to go, and then doesn’t square with the reality that follows.” Pile presents this parable with jagged guitars, sputtering drum bombast, eerie synths and aqueous strings, with panoramic production and loud-quiet dynamism matching the emotionality of the band’s thunderous performances.

Pile formed in 2007 as Maguire’s solo outlet, soon joined by time-warping drummer Kris Kuss (in 2009) and fuzzed-yet-melodic bassist Matt Connery (in 2010), among other friends; with its explosively intricate take on heavy music, the band found devoted fans amid Boston’s bustling punk scene. Since then, Pile’s released eight acclaimed albums, each showcasing different facets of its members’ talents. Dripping, the post-hardcore 2012 breakthrough, encapsulated the frenetic power of epic basement gigs. 2017’s A Hairshirt of Purpose twisted Pile’s angularities for greater clarity, incorporating strings without losing menace. Connery’s temporary departure after this record brought respected engineer and peer Alex Molini in on bass; the electronic experimentalism of All Fiction (2023) deepened the production relationship between Maguire and Molini, proving the band’s exploratory commitment as lifelong. That doesn’t scratch Pile’s dozen other releases, including B-side compilations, outtake EPs, demo cassettes, and live reworkings. They’ve earned a reputation as workhorses, crafting thought-provoking riffs while maintaining a tour schedule of international headlining, festival slots, and support for legendary and likeminded artists like Jesus Lizard and Cursive.

NNAMDÏ
Musician / Artist / Performer / Label Owner


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Pile w/ NNAMDÏ at The Grey Eagle, 4 October | Event in Asheville | AllEvents
Pile w/ NNAMDÏ at The Grey Eagle
Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm