Have your cake and dance to it, too

The coconut cake at this party is not of the white-frosted layer variety, but, instead the music variety. While the island-flavored band (with Michael Libramento, Evan Martin, Dave Mack and others) plays all too rarely — their last show was on Halloween — it (like its namesake dessert) is sweet and worth the wait. (In Libramento’s words: “basically Libro Does Congolese Rhumba and Friends. Members of Floating Action and Jar-e.”)

That said, Coconut Cake’s Tuesday, Feb. 21 performance at BoBo Gallery is more than a chance to get into a tropical groove. The band plays a benefit for Erik Johansen, a local waiter who recently tore his achilles tendon. According to the Facebook invite, Johansen “has not been able to work in three weeks and will not be able to work for many more. He has a baby coming on Wednesday, Feb. 22 (a C-section) and his fiancee will have to stop working very soon. The $5 cover will go towards helping them out in a tough situation and to help the baby by allowing mother Angie Dahm to stay home with the baby as long as possible as she is a bartender and doesn’t have paid maternity leave.”

The show runs from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. and opens with Holiday Childress of The Goodies. He puts on his one-man-show including theatrics, stories and his wicked falsetto. Coconut Cake plays the middle set and DJs Seirra and EB finish out the night with a dance party.

So. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m. at BoBo Gallery. $5 cover. Two bands, two DJs, great cause.

Photo from Short Street Cakes at bakeryboyblog.wordpress.com.

SHARE

Thanks for reading through to the end…

We share your inclination to get the whole story. For the past 25 years, Xpress has been committed to in-depth, balanced reporting about the greater Asheville area. We want everyone to have access to our stories. That’s a big part of why we've never charged for the paper or put up a paywall.

We’re pretty sure that you know journalism faces big challenges these days. Advertising no longer pays the whole cost. Media outlets around the country are asking their readers to chip in. Xpress needs help, too. We hope you’ll consider signing up to be a member of Xpress. For as little as $5 a month — the cost of a craft beer or kombucha — you can help keep local journalism strong. It only takes a moment.

About Alli Marshall
Alli Marshall has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years and loves live music, visual art, fiction and friendly dogs. She is the winner of the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize and the author of the novel "How to Talk to Rockstars," published by Logosophia Books. Follow me @alli_marshall

Before you comment

The comments section is here to provide a platform for civil dialogue on the issues we face together as a local community. Xpress is committed to offering this platform for all voices, but when the tone of the discussion gets nasty or strays off topic, we believe many people choose not to participate. Xpress editors are determined to moderate comments to ensure a constructive interchange is maintained. All comments judged not to be in keeping with the spirit of civil discourse will be removed and repeat violators will be banned. See here for our terms of service. Thank you for being part of this effort to promote respectful discussion.

Leave a Reply

To leave a reply you may Login with your Mountain Xpress account, connect socially or enter your name and e-mail. Your e-mail address will not be published. All fields are required.