Rock hunger away this holiday with Michael Barnes & Friends, Marc Keller Band, Sons of Ralph, Ryan Perry-Band, Mother Soul, Joe Lasher Jr., Rory Kelly’s Triple Threat and Slick Willie for the 13th annual Hometown Holiday Jam, presented by Asheville Musicians Coalition and Mountain Xpress.
Last Saturday afternoon, Desoto Lounge held its second women’s arm wrestling tournament. If the event was one of the west side’s best kept secrets, it won’t be for long.
Late last month, multiple local publications reported that their boxes were missing from the streets of downtown Asheville. Late last week, some of the boxes were found in an abandoned Haywood Street parking garage. There is no word yet on who put them there.
What happens when a venue known for its tap takeovers gets together with a brewery also known for its tap takeovers? A really, really big tap takeover, starting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11.
Leading up to the 2013 Christmas Jam, we’re running a series of Q&A interviews with some of the performing artists. Here, we talk to Aquarium Rescue Unit drummer Jeff Sipe.
The new Asheville City Council and mayor take office next Tuesday, Dec. 10, at a swearing-in before the regular meeting. Council was facing a vote on a controversial development, but it’s likely that will be delayed, though there’s still decisions on a new vice mayor, an apartment project and an overhaul of oversight in the River Arts District.
Leading up to the 2013 Christmas Jam, we’re running a series of Q&A interviews with some of the performing artists. Here, we talk to OAR saxophonist Jerry Depizzo.
You better watch out: SantaCon Asheville fills downtown with holly jolly rabble-rousers.
HEARTH Holiday Pop-Up Shop will open its doors Dec. 13-15, bringing together several local artists selling their wares.
This week Terry Bellamy gave her farewell address after eight years as Asheville’s mayor; a time of considerable change for the city. Here’s a brief look at her tenure, and more on Mayor-elect Esther Manheimer, who will take up the gavel this Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Nick Campbell and Wages (formerly based in Asheville), recently posted this new video for their song, “Pull Through.” The video was created at HATCH (also formerly in Asheville), where Campbell was a 2013 music groundbreaker.
Wolf Ridge Ski Resort is now under new management and big changes are in the works.
Revisit Brushfire Stankgrass’ AHA AVL performance.
This weekend features a Holly Jolly Christmas, an electronic music show with runway fashion and a look inside the governor’s house. Podcast hosted by Theresa Amandi of Asheville Free Media’s Bombshell-ter Radio.
Neo-folk duo Paleface returns to Asheville on Friday, Dec. 13. The show, at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, is a co-bill with Barefoot Movement. Photo by Stanton Carter.
Performance artist and musician Bart Trotman brings his new project, Flying Erase Head, to The Mothlight this weekend. The found-instrument and found-footage show is Saturday, Dec. 7.
In a response to an announcement from a Nevada-based Hindu activist condemning Asheville Brewing’s Shiva IPA, co-owner Mike Rangel says the company has used the image sensitively after consulting with local and state Hindu leaders, and has no plans to drop the beer.
Drug crime in Buncombe County has, in some cases, mirrored statewide trends in the past decade. Arrests for the sale or manufacture of synthetic narcotics or other dangerous drugs have increased steadily in North Carolina. That syncs with what’s been happening in Buncombe County.
The Asheville area’s holiday offerings include a multitude of palatable family-friendly events. Indulge your family’s senses in holiday spirit with the smells and tastes of local, seasonal fare. Even the littlest bellies will find edible holiday cheer in abundance. The appeal occasionally draws our favorite visitor from the North Pole to dine and mingle with his gracious fans, especially, it seems, when there are pancakes to be had.
No, that’s not a typo (nor is it the name of a new Sex Pistols cover band from the East), it’s the name of the new pop-up dining concept being unleashed at MG Road on Monday.
