

ORIGINAL NORTH CAROLINA ROOTS ROCK
Urban Soil is on indefinite hiatus.
Live Show Dates
08/23/25 - Eric Steven Chesson Solo
The Pineola
Pineola, NC - 6:30 PM
08/28/25 - Eric Steven Chesson Solo
Linville Falls Winery
Linville Falls, NC 2PM
08/24/25 - Eric Steven Chesson Solo
The Mad Hatter
Spruce Pine, NC - 1PM
09/06/25 - City Dirt
Linville Falls Winery
Linville Falls, NC 2PM
10/09/25 - Eric Steven Chesson Solo
Linville Falls Winery
Linville Falls, NC 2PM
09/19/25 - Eric Steven Chesson Solo
The Pineola
Pineola, NC - 6:30 PM
10/02/25 - Eric Steven Chesson Solo
Salem Street Pub
Apex, NC 7PM
10/09/25 - Eric Steven Chesson Solo
Linville Falls Winery
Linville Falls, NC 2PM
"From the Vault - A New Reality" A new release from Eric, featuring long lost original tracks and early versions of Urban Soil songs is now live on your favorite streaming platforms!
https://ericstevenchesson.hearnow.com/from-the-vault-a-new-reality
"Raleigh four piece Urban Soil offers a strange alchemy of several American musical strains: Above sunken violin lines and sparkling guitar leads, frontwoman Sarah Reinke delivers positive mantras with soul music espirit"
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Grayson Currin (Indy Weekly 8/13/14)
"Urban Soil is packed with talent and they just kept bringing more to the stage with each song."
- Tim McCoy (Blue Ridge Rocks 8-8-2016)
"This is honest feel-good music centered around the powerful voice of Sarah Reinke. And this band fires on all cylinders."
- Scott Hopkins (Musicfestnews.com 1-12-17)
"Eric Chesson is an ace on guitar... - The chemistry among the five musicians is passionately intense. No lack of skill or talent apparent among this quintet."
- Sheryl Bryant (Raleigh Music Industry Association article 7-31-2016)