Almost everyone loves a festival. But as event planner Par Neiburger points out, even weekend-long music blowouts can hit a bit of rut. Unified by Trinumeral: When you think about performers most likely to spend a weekend grooving in the woods, chances are that Wu-Tang Clan founding member GZA (aka The Genius, top) isn’t the […]
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Take that, rockin’ robin
According to Radix Faruq, half of experimental-rock duo The South French Broads, “There are a lot of ways of expressing yourself without ending up in handcuffs at the end of the night.” Unpredictable in the park: The South French Broads bring their chaotic charm to this community-building event. Photo by Timothy Boettcher And that’s why […]
Arts awards
The Asheville Area Arts Council recently announced its 2008 awards.
Book Report: Asheville’s River Arts District
Rob Neufeld’s just-released Asheville’s River Arts District provides a wealth of faded images and bygone facts, culled from libraries, universities and personal collections. It’s not a history tome as much as a scrap book, where images are given prominent placement and text is relegated to glorified photo captions. Still, it’s enough to give the curious reader and the lay history buff a substantial taste of local lore.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
An edgier Village Art & Craft Fair
This weekend, local outsider artist Gabriel Shaffer shows his stylized paintings alongside garden sculpture and cat art.
To tell the Ruth
“I feel like the mole on Cindy Crawford’s face: just happy to be here,” says playwright David Wright, who authored Ruthie. The Western North Carolina-based production sees its world premiere this week at Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre. Divine inspiration: Ruthie recasts the Bibical story of Ruth in post-World War II Western North Carolina. Photo Provided […]
Book Report: Santa vs. Satan
Author Jake Kalish may have single-handedly solved the problem of men who read less than women. And if not, that’s one more match he can breakdown in his book, Santa vs Satan: The Official Compendium of Imaginary Fights.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Interview with Amos Lee
Singer/songwriter Amos Lee recently spoke to Xpress about his thoughts on shrinking communities, corporate takeovers, perfectly imperfect songs and the steep learning curve of a touring musician.
Village person
Even though Philadelphia-born singer/songwriter Amos Lee admits he hasn’t really lived anywhere (other than a tour bus) for half a decade, he sounds fully prepared to leave the traveling life behind and get tight with his neighbors. Think globally, play locally: Stuck in a tour bus for half the year, Amos Lee has plenty of […]
Bele Chere offers deal for ticketed shows
If you’ve been holding out for the ticketed portion of the Bele Chere Festival here’s some incentive.
Sound Track (online edition): The kids are alright
Some of Asheville’s best rock music is being performed by musicians too young to get into the clubs. But these wise-beyond-their-years upstarts are definitely worth a listen.
Book Report: Web of Conspiracy
For those of you who enjoy wrapping your minds around addictively paranoid mysteries (Who was Shakespeare? Who Killed J.F.K.? Are there aliens?), I offer Web of Conspiracy: A Guide to Conspiracy Theory Sites on the Internet by James F. Broderick and Asheville-based author Darren W. Miller.
In good company
Anyone who remembers the propitious discovery of Tracy Chapman (she was a busker on the streets of Cambridge, Mass., circa mid-1980s) can probably relate to the more recent buzz around folk-soul artist Ruthie Foster. Yes, Foster shares more than a passing comparison to the “Fast Car” singer. There’s the long dreads, the luminous smile and […]
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Book Report: Mango and the Square Green Cat
This week is all about books for kids, including a new release and launch party. Want to talk about your favorite children’s books? Here’s the place to do just that.
The Big Crafty, this weekend
Indie-crafting isn’t just a hobby, it’s a way of life. Okay, sometimes, it’s a hobby, but local artisans have taking the crafting past-time to a whole new level, from the tea cosies of yore to wearable art, edgy visual art and much more.
Steel yourself
Think of steel drums, and what comes to mind? Probably images of white-sand beaches, rum punch, coconut palms and that happy, rhythmic music that goes hand-in-hand with Caribbean vacations. The beat of a different drummer: Jonathan Scales is bringing the steel drum into the realm of jazz. Photo By Jonathan Welch Unless, that is, those […]
SoundTrack
Readers have been asking for more local-music coverage, and Xpress agrees that it’s time to revisit a column dedicated to the shows, side projects, recordings and insider news of the local-music scene. Each week, our writers track the sounds of Western North Carolina. Help us out by sending your news and feedback to amarshall@mountainx.com. Sophisticated […]
Book Report: Warren Wilson MFA program readings
The local college offers a series of readings and lectures for graduating writers as well as noted fiction and poetry authors.