Rising roots-pop stars Blind Pilot and folkie Asheville-frequenters Cotton Jones played Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the Grey Eagle. Rich Orris caught the show.
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PHOTOS: WNCAP HIV/AIDS Awareness walk on Nov. 5
The Western North Carolina AIDS Project held the annual AIDS awareness walk Saturday to remind people of the three ways HIV is spread: “sex, blood, and ignorance.”
Happy Halloween from Moogfest
A slide show of Halloween costumes from this weekend’s festival.
Did you miss The War on Drugs last week?
We’ve got some photos from Rob Moody and a quick bit from Kim Roney to fill you in.
Photos from Occupy Asheville on Oct. 1
About 90-100 people gathered in Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville for Occupy Asheville. The assembly covered a variety of issues, including capitalism, police, workers’ rights, food shortages, and environmentalism. They had a water cooler and warm food for those in need. Participants were encouraged to post their grievances on Facebook and YouTube, because Occupy Asheville […]
Photos from Sept. 28 presentation by Alina Fernandez, daughter of Fidel Castro, at UNCA
On Sept. 28 at UNCA, Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro’s daughter, shared a combination of her personal story and Cuba’s story to a room full of people standing and sitting anywhere they could fit. She talked about Fidel as the leader of the “hairy men on TV” that shouted slogans about change and visited her at […]
Peak Experience: Local businessman gets high *Updated with narrated slideshow*
When Manoj Lama traveled to Nepal in April on a buying trip for his downtown Asheville shop, he didn’t expect to wind up atop Gokyo Ri, a 17,575-foot Himalayan peak.
Calling all ye LAAFF–goers to Xpress Castle—UPDATED
We built our fortress at LAAFF near the corner of Lexington Ave. and Walnut Street and invite all ye brave and willing souls to help us protect it in the name of all things local and fun. Thanks to all those who’ve already stopped by – here’s a slide show of photos from the front lines. Updated with new photos!
Dawes and Alison Krauss at The Biltmore
Photos of Dawes and scenes of The Biltmore from the Alison Krauss & Union Station’s concert on Friday night.
An Evening with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Gillian Welch started the show off by joking, “So you are the thousand fastest people in Asheville, huh?”
Bele Chere Photo Hangover
If you are anything like me, you’re probably just recovering from Bele Chere. The madness is over and the people are gone, but the memories of that Krispy Kreme burger still haunt me.
Photos: T-Model Ford and Amy LaVere at Grey Eagle
Mississippi legend T-Model Ford heated up the Grey Eagle this Sunday night with his special brand of blues.
It was a cloudy and cool Downtown After 5
Jonathan Scales and Aaron “Woody” Wood still rocked the street. Jesse Hamm caught a couple of songs on video, and Chris Wood took some crowd shots.
Zen’s quick tips for traveling with a digital camera
Our friendly local expert and photographer extraordinaire helps you with some basics.
Why I drove 3 hours to see The Bronzed Chorus
It wasn’t the typical show that you’d drive 3 hours from Asheville to see – a lot smaller turnout than say, The Flaming Lips’ two nights in Atlanta a few weeks ago, or maybe Phish’s upcoming stop in Charlotte – but it’s summer. Driving all over the place for music is inevitable. I wasn’t making the five-hour pilgrimage to Bonnaroo this year, so when I saw the Facebook invitation for three of my favorite North Carolina bands in Greensboro last Thursday, I said, “why not?”
Scenes from Fanaticon 2
Hungry for a helping of local superhero and sci-fi fandom? Check out this gallery of images from this year’s Fanaticon.
Lyrics Born at Pisgah
Rich Orris was there, and if you weren’t, you shoulda been.
Peter Murphy’s Orange Peel show
Bauhaus front man Peter Murphy performed (with his touring band) at the Orange Peel on Tuesday, March 29. Rich Orris photographed the singer, as well as opening act Livan.
And then there was Bassnectar
Didn’t make it to last week’s sold-out Bass Center electroni-stravaganza at the Civic Center? Or wishing you could go again tonight? Here are some photos from photog Shaun Hollingsworth.
You know it’s hot, don’t forget what you got ***UPDATED WITH FULL REVIEWS***
Lookin’ back at the Jan. 9 Lauryn Hill show at the Orange Peel. Photos by Rich Orris. 
She’s still unusual
Pop maven Cyndi Lauper played a sold-out show at the Orange Peel on Sunday, Nov. 28. Rich Orris was there. 