Whether you favor pig pickin’ or watermelon, live music or a dramatic reading of the “Declaration of Independence,” there’s something for everyone this holiday, and Xpress has all your pie-flavored, freedom-filled needs covered.
Chicago-based fusion band Marbin plays Asheville Music Hall
Guitarist Dani Rabin and saxophonist Danny Markovitch met in Israel in 2007; Rabin had recently graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Markovitch had just finished Israeli military service.
Smart bets: Too Many Zooz
The trio will bring their brass instruments and dance moves to the Asheville Music Hall on Saturday, July 1 and Sunday, July 2.
Smart bets: Lera Lynn and John Paul White
The two will share songs on the stage of The Altamont Theatre on Friday, June 30.
Acoustic Asheville: Dave Desmelik
You can catch Desmelik at Upcountry Brewing on Thursday, June 29, at 7 p.m. as part of the venue’s songwriter series.
Album review: ‘Revolution Come … Revolution Go’ by Gov’t Mule
Though the sounds Warren Haynes makes with his band Gov’t Mule aren’t retreads of songs from the past, there’s a deeply knowing sensibility within the grooves of tunes like “Stone Cold Rage” — the opening cut on ‘Revolution Come … Revolution Go’ — that reminds listeners that Haynes learned long ago all the right lessons about how to rock.
Asheville Percussion Festival creates community around rhythm
Many of the festival’s participants come from places where the arts may be overshadowed by political controversy. This year’s lineup includes the Turkish multi-instrumentalist Omar Faruk Tekbilek and his son Murat Tekbilek, the Iranian percussionist Naghmeh Farahmand and the Lebanese drummer Yousif Sheronick with his wife, violist Kathryn Lockwood.
Smart bets: Cindy Wilson
Cindy Wilson will celebrate the release of ‘Change’ with an East Coast tour, including a stop at The Mothlight on Tuesday, June 27.
Paula Boggs brings her socially conscious soulgrass to Asheville
Before devoting herself full time to performing and making albums, Boggs was an Army paratrooper, a U.S. attorney, general counsel for Starbucks and a vice president at the Dell Computer Corporation.
Smart bets: Hola Asheville
The family-friendly festival takes place on Saturday, June 24, from noon to 8 p.m. at Pack Square Park.
New film explores the multicultural roots of traditional music and dance
The film’s world premiere is set for Thursday, June 22, at Blue Ridge Community College. Subsequent screenings will take place at the Fine Arts Theatre on Thursday, June 29, and at White Horse Black Mountain on Friday, June 30.
Smart bets: Eric Gales
Local bass player Cody Wright will perform with and open for blues-rocker Eric Gales at Isis Music Hall on Friday, June 23.
30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts
Three of this edition’s artists are local to Asheville, and the other represents an important piece of the history of nearby Athens, Ga.’s music scene.
Acoustic Asheville: Sammy Brue
there aren’t many teenagers with a brand-new feature-length record produced by the likes of John Paul White of The Civil Wars and Ben Tanner of Alabama Shakes.
Rock ‘n’ roll veteran Steve Katz brings an evening of songs and stories to Asheville
Memories provide the foundation for Katz’s current “music and conversation” tour, which includes a Thursday, June 22, date at The Orange Peel. The evening before, Katz will give a reading at Malaprop’s.
Smart bets: Bokanté
Bokanté will stop at New Mountain, as part of its international tour, on Tuesday, June 20.
Local puppeteer strings together a family tale
‘My Grandfather’s Prayers’ will debut on Sunday, June 18, at the Asheville Jewish Community Center auditorium.
Sixth All Go West Festival is by locals, for locals
When All Go West began, it was a one-day event. But festival organizer Arieh Samson received complaints from many friends who work in the local service industries. “People often can’t get off work on Saturday, so they’d miss it,” he says. So, beginning this year, the festival expands to two days.
Smart bets: Southern Avenue
Josh Black Organ Trio opens the show at Asheville Music Hall on Friday, June 16.
Smart bets: ‘Rescue Me!’ album release and benefit concert
The show, which raises funds for Brother Wolfe, takes place at Isis Music Hall on Friday, June 16.
Conscious Party: “Powering the People” benefit concert for Isaac Dickson Elementary
WHAT: A concert to benefit Isaac Dickson Elementary School WHEN: Saturday, June 17, 7-11 p.m. WHERE: Altamont Theatre WHY: Community members have come together to demand power over their power supply: Parents and community members will hold a benefit concert at the Altamont Theatre Saturday to raise money for Isaac Dickson Elementary School’s new solar […]