Lyric to Perform July 18 in Final 2016 Show of UNC Asheville’s Concerts on the Quad Series

Asheville’s own Lyric will take to the UNC Asheville Quad stage at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 18, and provide the closing act for the 2016 Concerts on the Quad series. Concerts on the Quad are free and open to everyone. Attendees are invited to bring chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy along with the music. Meals, treats and drinks will be available for purchase at the Ingles food tent on the Quad.

Lyric (Leeda Jones) began her career busking in the streets of downtown Asheville, and having opened for Lizz Wright and Warren Haynes, is now her own headliner. A singer, rapper and guitarist, Lyric names Lauryn Hill, Tracey Chapman, and India Arie as influences, priding herself on “writing lyrics that have a meaning.”

Lyric leads a soulful and funky R&B band that features her father Dave Matthews on bass and vocals, Derrick Graves and Mike Berlin on drums and percussion, and Megan Drye (a.k.a. Story Rain) contributing spoken word and vocals. Lyric released the EP Perspective in November.

Concerts on the Quad are sponsored by the Asheville Citizen-Times and Ingles. For more information, visit unca.edu/concerts or contact UNC Asheville Cultural Events & Special Academic Programs at 828.251.6674.