Who Are the Red Clay Strays and ‘Wondering Why’?
In the depths of the River Arts District in Asheville, North Carolina, a large tour bus is parked outside the tiny Grey Eagle where the Red Clay Strays are set to play a sold-out show that evening. The band’s coach is so tall that it all but obscures the venue behind it from street view — a visual metaphor for the Mobile, Alabama, group’s rapidly upward trajectory.
That was in October 2023. Fast forward to now, and the Red Clay Strays have just been forced to move their next Asheville concert, slated for April 28,…