In the olden days there was (sonically speaking) mono, which meant (like in the Otis Redding/Carla Thomas chestnut, King & Queen) if two people were going to sing on an album, one stood near the mic and the other shouted from the back of the room. Then there was stereo: double the speakers, double the […]
This 2008 Outer Banks-set play by Asheville-based writing team Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten is a light and funny comedy with plenty of Southern-fried punch lines. It’s also (surprise!) a serious meditation on aging, friendships and what’s really important in life.
WNC Magazine just announced its finalists (including Warm the Bell, seen here) in the Last Band Standing: Road to Bele Chere contest. The winner will play Bele Chere in Friday, July 29, 4:30-6 p.m. on the Haywood Street Stage.
Catch the Asheville-based psychedelic band’s final show on Earth at the Orange Peel’s local electronic showcase this weekend.
Batik-print pants from Italy, hand-made leather bag from Spain. Seen on College Street.
Local musician Aaron “Woody” Wood will be there, along with a laundry list of nationally-touring artists (most of whom either just played Asheville or will play here shortly). To keep track of it all, our intrepid reporter (and Clubland editor) Dane “Dudeman” Smith is on the Bonnaroo scene.
Western boots and summery dresses is proving to be a warm weather trend around Asheville again this summer. Two lovely examples seen at the most recent Downtown Art Walk.
Hard to believe it’s only seven weeks until Asheville’s largest street festival of the summer. But as the dates (Friday-Sunday, July 29-31) draw nearer, more bands are announcing their plans to play Bele Chere’s many stages.
If you’re already a fan of Young Couples (currently vying for a Bele Chere slot through the Last Band Standing competition), you should probably check out Run Boy Run, debuting at Mo Daddy’s this Friday.
If you're a woman, chances are very good that you revere (if not outright adore) Louisa May Alcott. Not only has Alcott's enduring Little Women been a haven for nearly every girl reader on the planet (indeed, the New York Public Library's holdings include Hebrew and Japanese translations) but the author herself is an inspiration. […]
Daniella Miller, owner of Royal Peasantry and More than Mammal designer, in downtown Asheville for ABSFest.
The inaugural Gay 5K and Rainbow Fun Run takes place Saturday, June 18 at Carrier Park as part of Blue Ridge Pride’s Games in the Park.
Former Asheville rappers Fist Family returns for a reunion show (not with each other — they’ve been going strong all along — but with friends and Gurp City South members) and a record release. Friday, June 10 at Emerald Lounge. Click through for video from the band’s new album.
The first reissue, Icky Mettle, is due out August 2.
The Oscar-winning singer/songwriter stops by both Harvest Records and the Orange Peel on Monday, June 6.
Local designer Geneva Bierce-Wilson of General Haberdashery doesn’t just upcycle fabric into new garments, She also revisits vintage forms and calls to mind styles of the past. Here, Wilson, local singer/songwriter Chelsea Lynn La Bate and their friend Daniel Smedley pose in General Haberdashery designs. Photos by Jonathan Welch.
The festival returns this year during the weekend of October 28-30. Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 4 at noon. Photo by Reggie Tidwell.
Agape, a by-donation art-and-music event at Ananda Hair Studio, benefits Girls on the Run and Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
Matrimony is, indeed, a love story — though not the obvious one. The band itself (fronted by husband-and-wife singer/songwriter duo Jimmy Brown and Ashlee Hardee Brown) is a melding of two musical careers and two continents (he's Irish, she's American). More on that in a minute. "The whole reason we call ourselves Matrimony is because […]
The warmly-received documentary about New York Times fashion photographer and Streetstyle blog innovator Bill Cunningham opens at Fine Arts Theatre this Friday.
Zipper-embellished top, pentagram necklace, leopard-print bag and ballet flats with Day of the Dead skulls.
