They’ll play the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Sept. 27. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
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Smart bets web extra: Yeasayer
The Brooklyn-based “Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel” group plays the Orange Peel on Wednesday, June 20, in advance of new album Fragrant World.
Walter Parks stops by Black Mountain
Parks’ many sounds and styles include lead guitarist for Richie Havens, half of folk-duo The Nudes and front man for swamp-blues group Swamp Cabbage. He’s also go a solo project which he brings the the White Horse on Sunday.
Smart bets web extra: Agobi Project
The local electronic duo plays One Stop on Friday; Xpress will give away a pair of tickets to the show. Click through for details.
American Rivers and Outside Magazine names Asheville among “Best River Towns”
Outside Magazine and American Rivers (the nation’s leading river conservation organization) just completed a contest to determine the top 10 river towns in the nation. Those named were Hood River, Oregon; Nevada City, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Asheville, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; Boise, Idaho; Missoula, Montana; Durango, Colorado; Ithaca, New York; and Richmond, Virginia. Now the […]
Hearts and shooting stars
A space-themed mullet dress with fishnet tights, platform Mary Janes wedges and heart-shaped sunglasses.
“Ghost of Old Highways” premiers on IFC.com
The award-winning short film by Asheville-based musician Ben Lovett also recently received a Best Soundtrack nod at the Madrid International Film Festival.
Road trip
Marcus Mumford is animated, affable and downright jovial on the phone — a far cry from the snarl and ire of Mumford & Sons hit songs like “Roll Away Your Stone” and “Little Lion Man.” The lead singer and songwriter escaped the heat of the recording studio (the band is at work on a sophomore […]
Dark ages
Jack White isn’t the only big name interested in Nashville-based garage-goth quartet The Black Belles. The all-women band has already performed the theme song for Elvira's Movie Macabre and played backing band for Stephen Colbert’s song, "Charlene II (I'm Over You)." They’ve also been tapped for a Helmut Lang campaign. “They gave us some clothes […]
Michael Libramento performs on GMA with Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
The local multi-instrumentalist recently joined the rock band on bass. Which he plays left-handed and upside down. Watch them perform “Turntable” from new album, “The Lion, The Beast, The Beat.”
Greenville’s The Growler Station hosts a beer tasting and neighborhood party
Craft beer store The Growler Station (109 Augusta St.,Greenville, S.C.), celebrates its grand opening with two free events. On Thursday, June 14, drop by between 5 and 9 p.m. for a beer tasting with brewer RJ Rockers of Spartanburg, S.C. According to a press release, “Several unique microbrews will be featured including Bald Eagle Brown […]
Smart bets web extra: “The Temps”
Forty Fingers & A Missing Tooth stages its first full-length production at The Magnetic Field starting this Thursday, June 14.
Sound Check: Clare & the Reasons
A video interview with orchestral-pop group Clare and the Reasons.
Call for Entries for the Project Handmade Fashion Show
Attention crafters and designers! Those of you working within 100 miles of Asheville are invited to submit work for a handmade fashion show, slated to take place this fall. The deadline to enter is July 15.
Sound Track web extra: Telecine
The newest project of local songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Larson has just released a five-song EP that bucks convention at every turn. The band holds an album release party on Saturday, June 16 (with free merch!) at Warehouse 10. Click through for details.
Truth & Salvage Co. is back! (Well, sort of)
The formerly-local musicians left Asheville for L.A., and now they’ve moved back to Nashville and are celebrating that and an upcoming album with a show at the Grey Eagle on Wednesday, June 14.
Urban Gypsy recycled clothing sale
The trunk show is going on Friday until 6 p.m. and Saturday, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. above Loretta’s.
Sound Track web extra: Alarm Clock Conspiracy
The local indie-rock outfit releases its self-titled debut and holds an album release party at Highland Brewery this Friday, 6-8 p.m.
The undisputed king of bubu music comes to Asheville this Thursday
Janka Nabay and The Bubu Gang perform a night of Afropop with local band Zanza at Asheville Music Hall. Xpress will give away a pair of tickets.
Strings attached
You probably know Silas Durocher from various high-energy roots-flavored bands. You might recognize his ubiquitous headband and acoustic guitar (the former is no longer part of the picture). What you probably don’t know about Durocher is that he has a degree in music composition and writes pieces for chamber groups outside of Asheville. However, you’re […]
The DIY backpack
A hand-crafted backpack, seen on College Street.