The weekend is here … are you ready?

Posted on by Alli Marshall

Waiting ‘til the last minute to make weekend plans? Here are some likely picks for entertainment (that is, if you’re not heading out to the Asheville Music Jamboree this weekend).

Friday, June 1
• Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center: Gove Scrivenor (folk, country & blues)
• Broadway’s: Hollowpoint & Chief Got Jack
• Club Hairspray: Ginny Wilder & Cindy Tippet
• Ed Boudreaux’s BBQ: Ballerman (jazz trio)
• Fred’s Speakeasy: Buck Gooter & US Christmas
• French Broad Brewery Tasting Room: Good Ol’ Boys feat. Woody Wood
• Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern: Unknown Hinson
• Hannah Flanagan’s A’ville: Elemental Harmonics (electronica)
• Jack of the Wood Pub: Sons of Ralph (bluegrass)
• Stella Blue: Juggernaut & Ironside
• Tosh’s Whistle Stop Cafe: Kevin Scanlon and Ben Scales
• Town Pump: Galen Kipar Project (groove)

Saturday, June 2
• Broadway’s: Mindshapefist (heavy groove)
• Ed Boudreaux’s BBQ: The Green Bean String Band (bluegrass)
• Fred’s Speakeasy: Flopchopper (metal)
• French Broad Brewery Tasting Room: Tennessee Hollow (Americana)
•  Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern: Dave Desmelik CD release (Americana) w/ Worthless Son in Laws
• The Handlebar: Chris Janson (country) w/ Parmalee
• Hannah Flanagan’s A’ville: Sleepy Horses (alt-country)
• Jack of the Wood Pub: Joe Louis Walker (blues)
• Joli Rouge: Agrolola (indie punk)
• The Orange Peel: Kings of Leon (indie) w/ the Features & Snowden
• Purple Onion Cafe: Laura Kemp (Americana)
• Stella Blue: The Midnight Foundation (electronica) w/ Circatree (downtempo)
• Town Pump: Marsupial (jam)
• Well-Bred Bakery Cafe: Kimberly Summer (singer-songwriter)
• Westville Pub: Jaystorm (funk & soul)
• Wild Wing Cafe: Gullah Roots (reggae from Charleston)
• Z Lounge: Mountain Tribal Alliance

Sunday, June 3
• Barley’s Tap Room: Dave Perkins Certified Organic
• Grey Eagle Music Hall & Tavern: Mitch Easter (of Let’s Active) w/ Tim Lee Band
• The Hangar: Aaron LaFalce (singer-songwriter)
• Hannah Flanagan’s A’ville: Born Broke (blues rock)
• Purple Onion Cafe: Cosy Sheridan (singer-songwriter)

—Alli Marshall, A&E reporter

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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
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