Lush, looped vocals and diverse alt-country are featured on this month’s selections.
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Lush, looped vocals and diverse alt-country are featured on this month’s selections.
A songwriting retreat with the nonprofit Freedom Sings USA helped U.S. Air Force veteran Michelle Dolan process memories about an injured Afghan child named Zahara.
The leader of local pop group Carpal Tullar used The Kinks’ song titles as inspiration to develop a completely original concept.
Chuck Killian, Amanda Gentry and David Bradly share their experiences singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Asheville Tourists games.
The book gives the educator somewhere to put thoughts and ideas he’s typically unable to express in the context of a music theory course.
Lyrically rich hip-hop and healing fusion are on tap this month.
Mark your calendars for two of Asheville’s most beloved summer music festivals.
The venue, which opened in 2016, has hosted dozens of live shows through the years and boasts indoor and outdoor stages, all a stone’s throw from the French Broad River.
The local singer-songwriters discuss their new collections — both of which are the culmination of years of thought and artistry.
The musician talks new projects and the city’s sonic scene.
Both groups adjust to new names while sharing engrossing new collections.
The singer-songwriter sought to capture parts of her longtime home that endure from her youth.
Julia Sanders and Tricia Tripp discuss the numerous perks of their monthly music series.
As part of Xpress’ Kids Issue, we speak Emery Fischer-Schmidt, a senior at Asheville High School and a section leader for the school band.
The Asheville-based singer-songwriter’s latest collection addresses community, a loss of faith and the city’s rapidly changing identity.
The Orange Peel has earned a reputation as one of the premier concert venues in the Southeast over the past two decades. But the musical roots of the building at 101 Biltmore Ave. stretch back to long before the current club opened in 2002.
The March 10 benefit concert supports Sawyer Johnston, Serena Murison and their infant son Rudy, who was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disease.
The Black Mountain-based multi-instrumentalist and composer looks back at his storied musical life.
Local creatives find various means to afford staying in Asheville — but is it worth the effort?
Longtime and recent transplants from New Orleans discuss Asheville’s appeal to creatives relocating to Western North Carolina from the The Big Easy.
The Candler-based singer-songwriter’s “New Lost Ages” will be released Feb. 9.