The 35th annual international festival runs July 19-29 in communities throughout Western North Carolina.
Conscious Party: Feminine Faces of God
The Feminine Faces of God concert takes place July 22 at St. James Episcopal Church in Black Mountain.
Acoustic Asheville: Mama Danger
The group is led by Gabby Feinstein and Nick Cameron.
Local duo PrettyPretty warms up the dance floor
On Tuesday, July 24, the pair release their new album, Sugar Daddies, at The Mothlight.
Smart Bets: Ayane Okabe
The award-winning violinist and local pianist Kimberly Cann perform July 18 at Biltmore United Methodist Church.
Durham-based folk/soul duo Violet Bell heads to Isis
Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez discuss the art of combining their diverse backgrounds and shared musical interests into a dynamic live show.
Smart Bets: French Baroque Celebration
Asheville Baroque Concerts performs its Bastille Day program July 14 at Oakley United Methodist Church.
Smart Bets: Dirty Dead
The Asheville-based Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Band tribute ensemble plays Ambrose West on July 12.
Q+A with Pritchard Park Songwriter Series artist Maddie Shuler
Shuler will perform as a soloist on Thursday, July 12.
30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts
Three nationally-touring acts (indie rock, soul and pop-punk) and a local country-rocking favorite are highlighted in this edition.
Acoustic Asheville: Travis Meadows
Meadows’ latest record, First Cigarette, features 11 tracks that feel almost like his autobiography.
Album review: ‘Skeleton House’ by Crooked Ghost
It’s an impressive feat to craft an entire album’s worth of music while limiting the arrangements to little more than two chords for each piece. With the moody and mysterious Skeleton House, Crooked Ghost succeeds, and does so without edging toward monotony in the process.
![NEAR AND FAR: Butoh artist Vanessa Skantze, left, and guitarist Tasha Dorji performed in 'Threshold Embrace,' with art by Kimberly Gattozzi, at Revolve in November — one of many experimental and multidisciplinary offerings presented by the art space. “A really important aspect of Revolve [is] a balance of local and international artists,” says program director Colby Caldwell. Photo courtesy of Revolve](https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THRESHOLD_EMBRACE_VANESSA_SKANTZE_TASHI_DORJI_art-by_Kimberly-Gattozzi-330x330.jpg)
Revolve and MAP mark a year of partnership
Giving a platform to the collection of artists and ideas “was like lighting a match,” Colby Caldwell says. “I thought we’d have one show a month. It became where we could literally have a show every day.”
Smart Bets: Renee Dion
The Ohio experimental soul singer plays The Town Pump Tavern on July 10.
Senegalese kora master Diali Cissokho finds his groove in NC
Eight years after settling in North Carolina, Cissokho has just released his third album, Routes. Touring in support of the record, he and Kaira Ba play Isis Music Hall on Sunday, July 8.
Smart Bets: Jamie Laval and Megan McConnell
The fiddler and vocalist duo present an evening of Celtic music and mythic tales July 8 at Isis Music Hall.
Smart Bets: Johnnyswim & Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
The supergroup brings its collaborate Goodbye Road tour to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on July 6.
Conscious Party: Resist!
The benefit concert for the Puerto Rico Teachers Federation takes place July 7 at Salvage Station.
Acoustic Asheville: Another Country
Included in the performance are two songs that will be featured on the band’s upcoming record.
Video premier: “The Greatest Band in the World,” by Chuck Lichtenberger
The richly lit video was directed by Andrew Anderson and features lots of local cameos.
Tiny Desk Contest alumna Haley Heynderickx makes her Asheville debut
Heynderickx and her band will perform at The Grey Eagle on Saturday, June 30 . The show is part of her first tour across the U.S. — she’s done two solo tours in Europe, but before this month had never traveled through the American Midwest or seen the East Coast.