The Thursday, Dec. 15 performance, featuring Roy Harris and Kathy Gordon, will center on holiday-themed tales.
Smart Bets: Dyado
The recent Asheville transplants play a full band show Dec. 14 at One World Brewing West.
Marley Carroll celebrates the release of his third album with a local show
The computerized origin of Carroll’s music is offset to a large degree by the organic feel of the songs on Flight Patterns. “I feel connected to Western North Carolina as a region and environment,” he says.
Smart Bets: A Christmas Carol
The youths of Montford Park Players’ Moppets program run the annual holiday production, Dec. 14, 16, 21, 22 and 23 at Land of the Sky UCC.
Theater review: ‘Sanders Family Christmas’ at SART
‘Sanders Family Christmas’ is the sequel to the bluegrass gospel musical ‘Smoke on the Mountain.’ It runs through Sunday, Dec. 23, on the campus of Mars Hill University.
Show review: 30th annual Christmas Jam
A first-time Christmas Jam attendee’s dispatch from Warren Haynes’ latest musical celebration.
Smart Bets: Jill Andrews
The former Everybodyfields member plays Ambrose West on Dec. 13.
30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts
This is a time when locally based artists — many of whom tour the region and beyond — come home for the holidays. And while they’re around town, they might even schedule a performance.
Acoustic Asheville: Underhill Rose
The intention behind the song is to celebrate families: It’s a time to come together and set our differences aside during this special time of year.
Dave Desmelik and an Army of Love share a benefit album at The Grey Eagle
The Penrose-based Americana artist teams with Amanda Anne Platt, Andrew Scotchie, Shannon Whitworth and other WNC notables to raise awareness about pediatric illness.
Smart Bets: JD McPherson
McPherson brings his “Rock ’n Roll Christmas Tour” to The Grey Eagle on Dec. 8.
Warren Haynes Christmas Jam marks its 30th anniversary
To commemorate the jam’s 30th anniversary, this year’s festival will be spread across two nights at the U.S. Cellular Center. “This will only be the third time we’ve done that,” says Warren Haynes.
Smart Bets: Krish Mohan
The Indian standup comedian brings his new show to Fleetwood’s on Dec. 8.
Curated holiday markets offer gift-buying alternatives
Curious about holiday markets? Check out these pop-ups planned around Asheville.
Exhibition spotlights the work of local nonwhite artists
“Asheville Through Brown Eyes,” with work by Joseph Pearson, Jenny Pickens, Valeria Watson, Noel Jefferson, James Love, Viola Spells and Cleaster Cotton, opens Friday, Dec. 7, in the Asheville Area Art Gallery’s Thom Robinson and Ray Griffin Exhibition Space.
Smart Bets: The Nutcracker
Asheville Ballet’s take on the seasonal favorite returns to Diana Wortham Theatre, Dec. 7-9.
Theater review: ‘The Lion in Winter’ by Brevard Little Theatre
For the Plantagenets family in 1183 England, led by Henry II (portrayed by actor and Xpress contributor Kai Elijah Hamilton), the political is personal.
Smart Bets: An Appalachian Christmas Carol
The local historical twist on the Dickens classic will be performed Dec. 6-8 at the Vance Birthplace.
Acoustic Asheville: Andrew Scotchie and the River Rats
The group performs an original Christmas song aimed at those going through any kind of loss, loneliness or heartbreak during the holiday season.
Video premiere: “Vesuvius” by Chuck Lichtenberger
In the surreal and sometimes disturbing video, Lichtenberger “does battle with a dog that morphs into a human, himself on the basketball court and tax documents,” the musician explains.
Album review: ‘Agreed Upon’ by STIG
Some might be tempted to label the group a jam band, but the tunes — lengthy as they often are — do adhere to a tight construction aesthetic that belies that label.