While Asheville’s art scene is thriving, some up-and-coming creative types are looking for wider-ranging opportunities and bigger stages. Here’s why four former locals now call LA home.
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Milo Greene plays rescheduled show at The Mothlight, June 4
While musicians with alter egos are nothing new, a full-band alter ego is. We're not talking stage names here, but rather a made-up booking agent: "He's British. He wears a…LA Story: Former Ashevilleans grow their careers in California
Where do you go when you aspire to more than Western North Carolina can offer? For these four former Ashevilleans, the answer was Los Angeles.Hungry hearts: Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats release a new album
Initial tracking for We All Stay Hungry took place in Asheville at Sound Temple Recording Studios, with the bulk of recording, overdubbing, mixing and mastering completed at Eagle Room. A…Smart bets: Matt and Kim
If only Matt and Kim had a dollar for every calorie burned onstage. With the release of album New Glow on Tuesday, April 7, the strikingly energetic dance pop duo…The Honeycutters and Foul Mouth Jerk play Isis on consecutive nights
Place The Honeycutters and Foul Mouth Jerk side by side and one can’t help but notice their differences. The former play country roots music while the latter raps and, unless…Smart bets: Fair Trade Fashion Show
The Asheville affiliate will celebrate Earth Day and the one-year anniversary of the store's own expansion by holding the fifth annual Fair Trade Fashion Show.Smart bets: Lowland Hum
Lowland Hum, composed of indie folk musicians Daniel and Lauren Goans, has been churning out sweet and artsy material since the couple's 2012 nuptials.food
Salad days: Asheville chefs season our plates with budding greens
The shy return of baby greens — kale, dandelion greens, watercress — elates our salad plates. And local chefs perk up as well.Waking Life Espresso takes a lesson from the beer world
By borrowing the flash-chilling process from beer brewers, Waking Life Espresso co-owners Jared Rutledge and Jacob Owens say they've perfected the art of iced-coffee. Now the two are making strides…Beer Scout: Sanctuary Brewing
Most new breweries want to talk about their beer. But for Joe Dinan and Lisa McDonald, the team behind Sanctuary Brewing, it’s all about something else: the animals.living
New center aims to reduce addiction and mental health issues in Asheville
A new 24-hour, urgent-care center and crisis facility for mental health and addiction treatment in Asheville aims to do more than place a Band-Aid on the alarming number of drug…Conscious Party: Community construction campaign
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity wraps up National Volunteer Appreciation Week with a fundraiser for its house construction and home repair programs.movies
Lisi Russell — Asheville’s Own
Lisi Russell — widow of British filmmaker Ken Russell (Tommy, Altered States) — will be in Asheville next week to introduce a special Asheville Film Society screening of her husband's…Screen scene: Local film news
• Downtown Winston-Salem plays home to the 2015 RiverRun International Film Festival from Thursday, April 16, through Sunday, April 26. Founded in Brevard in 1998 by actor Vincent D’Onofrio (Full…news
Mother Earth News pioneers gather at Asheville fair
Some of Mother Earth News’ earliest “Mothers” — whose roots go back to the 1970s and 1980s — got together this past Sunday at the Mother Earth News Fair, which…Straddling frontiers: Out to the Nations conference tries to reconcile Christian, LGBTQ community
It’s no secret that the Christian and LGBTQ communities have often found themselves at odds — each a thorn in the other’s side. But the Out to the Nations conference…Mountain medley: Reflections on the 2015 Appalachian Studies Conference
In an ongoing effort to connect those dispersed communities, the Appalachian Studies Association held its 38th annual conference last month in Johnson City, Tenn. The one-of-a-kind event unites scholars and…Letter writer: Downtown businesses: Please share motivations for waste-management practices
"In collaboration with the city of Asheville’s Office of Sustainability and Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville, I am conducting a survey of commercial waste-management practices in downtown…House party: Green Building Council celebrates 1,000th certified home
Local sustainable builders and the Western North Carolina Green Building Council reached an important milestone last month with the certification of the 1,000th Green Built North Carolina home in the…Shot down: Commissioners tangle over transparency resolution
Tensions ran high at the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ April 7 meeting, as board members butted heads over a proposed policy change concerning closed sessions.opinion
Letter writer: Why doesn’t Xpress publish movie times with reviews?
"I like your [movie] reviews and comments, but it would be nice if you also had a link to where the movie is playing. "Letter writer: Artist on {Re}HAPPENING cover deserved recognition, too
" I noticed that both the cover designer and photographer were credited, but nowhere could I find a caption about the photo subject."Letter writer: Chelation therapy and lifestyle changes helped my health
"Writing this as an informed medical consumer and also as a practicing pharmacist in North Carolina, I can attest to the effectiveness of EDTA IV chelation."Letter writer: Great theater awaits with An Iliad
"This is to alert your readers to a performance far above what is commonly available. The N.C. Stage Company is putting on An Iliad through April 19."Letter writer: City transportation department impresses with pedestrian support
"Triple kudos to the city's Transportation Department!"The Gospel According to Jerry: Sin city
If Rip Van Winkle had gone to sleep in the pristine little village of Asheville back in the 1930s and woke up today, he’d have to a shot of white…Opportunity for A(d)Vance(monu)ment”
With the iconic, 118-year-old obelisk set to begin a restoration process this month (and renewed examination of the native son/former Civil War governor for which it is named), here are…