The minute-long videos, which post on Instagram and YouTube weekly, now number in the 60s. But even though the one-year mark is well past, Reitzel promises to continue the project for the foreseeable future.
Community Heritage Festival celebrates an African American neighborhood
The East End/Valley Street Community Heritage Festival offers a celebration specific to that section of town and its past and present inhabitants. Organizers will recognize the oldest living residents of the neighborhood — one is a nonagenarian — and Aggie Jean Jackson, author of two books set in Asheville’s East End, will be on hand to discuss and sign copies of her works.
Smart Bets: Slay the Mic Summer Jam
The inaugural hip-hop extravaganza takes place Aug. 24 at Paradox Nightclub.
Harvest Records celebrates its 15th anniversary with Transfigurations III
Store owners Mark Capon and Matt Schnable leaned more heavily on staff involvement in planning their latest festival, which resulted in such surprise bookings as ESG.
Smart Bets: Flyer in a Dark Chamber
The collaborative meditations on Lillith shares a bill with Okapi and Edwin Salas on Aug. 24 at BMCM+AC.
Smart Bets: Third Nature
The Asheville-based electronic rock quartet plays a record release show Aug. 23 at Isis.
Acoustic Asheville: Heather Mae and Crys Matthews
Their common ground is found in the lyrics, which cover a wide range of topics from LGBTQ issues to mental health.
Mama Danger releases “Homesick” as a statement against antisemitism
“The goal of ‘Homesick’ is to make marginalized individuals feel seen, heard and safe,” the band says.
Alexa Rose co-bills at a singer-songwriter night
As she puts the finishing touches on ‘Medicine for Living,’ her album due in September, Rose is teaming up with duo My One and Only for a songwriter-focused show at Isis Music Hall on Sunday, Aug. 18.
Smart Bets: The FUNK Experience
Led by a trio of funk legends, the all-star ensemble plays Salvage Station on Aug. 17.
Brittany Howard plays consecutive nights at The Orange Peel
The Alabama Shakes frontwoman discusses her immense personal growth while crafting her solo debut, “Jaime.”
Smart Bets: Moonlight Street Folk
The folk-foward Asheville ensemble plays an album release show at Isis on Aug. 16.
Acoustic Asheville: Town Mountain
‘New Freedom Blues’ was recorded at Echo Mountain Studios last year and has garnered acclaim for giving the traditional genre a more modern flair.
Album review: ‘Collective Will’ by Moonlight Street Folk
There’s a quiet confidence in everything about this record. The musicians sound as if they’ve developed a preternatural level of unspoken communication, and they apply that to their music.
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears keep the blues relevant
When Lewis started writing his own material, his take on the blues reflected the influence of the more modern styles that had informed his musical sensibility. The result was something updated, something unique.
Smart Bets: Linqua Franqa
The Athens, Ga. hip-hop artist plays The Mothlight on Aug. 9.
Smart Bets: The Ex-Optimists
The Asheville/Houston-based indie/noise rockers make their “local” debut Aug. 9 at Fleetwood’s
Smart Bets: Dara Tucker
The eclectic Nashville-based musician brings her band to Isis on Aug. 4.
Smart Bets: Imagine
The fundraiser for Haywood Street Congregation’s fresco takes place Aug. 4 at Diana Wortham Theatre.
Marcus ‘Mook’ Cunningham excels in hip-hop and pro wrestling
The local multifaceted entertainer’s next pro wrestling match takes place Aug. 3 at the Fairview Community Center.
Smart Bets: John Cage’s ‘Sonatas and Interludes’
Amy Williams performs Cage’s “prepared piano masterwork” on Aug. 1 at BMCM+AC.