“These gents based in Asheville are here to twist your head up and smoke it with the bacon. Great players, great compositions, and a unique mix of sounds that works regardless of the genre they’re tapped into at the moment, Dr. Bacon have worked out a great formula for delivering their madness to the masses.” - Scott Hopkins

“I’ve been a fan of them since I first saw them in the Dance Tent at Shakori 4 years ago. They are a Shakori staple because every time they are on stage it is a party, guaranteed. If you haven’t seen them yet, you’re doing it wrong. I think St. Patrick’s Day may have solidified Dr. Bacon as my favorite NC band. They have a genre-defying sound, and I love that about them. One minute you will be doing a bouncy mountain jig, and the next minute you find yourself deep in a funk groove. The band consists of 7 guys, and I saw them playing at least 11 instruments throughout the night. On top of everything Bacon has to offer, they even brought their own light show with them. Great things happen when you pack that much sound and soul into the Pour House. If you’re wishin’ you hadn’t missed out or just want to keep the party going, both bands are going to be playing at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival this spring, as well as Dr. Bacon’s very own Music festival, The Smokedown, taking place for the first time this September.”

“As the dance floor fills up, local genre-benders Dr. Bacon take the stage. Intense and unreserved, their music brings an edginess that offers the perfect complement and contrast to the love-struck hippies. Their sound is raw, vaguely reminiscent of swamps and gators and snakes. The patrons willingly give in to the journey they are being taken on. After what must be nearly 90 minutes of music from what you dare not call an opening act, Dr. Bacon brings their set to a frenzied ending, sending the crowd out into the cold evening air to scramble for cigarettes and anything else they may want to burn.” - Caleb Calhoun

“When I heard rumblings of Dr. Bacon last year it was a fairly continuous string of applause, ‘they're nuts’ they said… it was a non-stop flow of positive reviews that led me to delving deeper into this band once this Spring's lineup was released. Surely enough I was transfixed, Dr. Bacon sheds the expectations you'd have from a Boone-based band and serves up an amalgamation of funk, soul and bluegrass to make for a raucous live show.”