A first-time Christmas Jam attendee’s dispatch from Warren Haynes’ latest musical celebration.
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A first-time Christmas Jam attendee’s dispatch from Warren Haynes’ latest musical celebration.
The former Everybodyfields member plays Ambrose West on Dec. 13.
This is a time when locally based artists — many of whom tour the region and beyond — come home for the holidays. And while they’re around town, they might even schedule a performance.
The intention behind the song is to celebrate families: It’s a time to come together and set our differences aside during this special time of year.
The Penrose-based Americana artist teams with Amanda Anne Platt, Andrew Scotchie, Shannon Whitworth and other WNC notables to raise awareness about pediatric illness.
McPherson brings his “Rock ’n Roll Christmas Tour” to The Grey Eagle on Dec. 8.
To commemorate the jam’s 30th anniversary, this year’s festival will be spread across two nights at the U.S. Cellular Center. “This will only be the third time we’ve done that,” says Warren Haynes.
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The group performs an original Christmas song aimed at those going through any kind of loss, loneliness or heartbreak during the holiday season.
In the surreal and sometimes disturbing video, Lichtenberger “does battle with a dog that morphs into a human, himself on the basketball court and tax documents,” the musician explains.
Some might be tempted to label the group a jam band, but the tunes — lengthy as they often are — do adhere to a tight construction aesthetic that belies that label.
For three nights — Friday, Nov. 30, Saturday, Dec. 1, and Friday, Dec. 7 — he will transform the White Horse Black Mountain into a winter wonderland with his holiday soundscapes.
The G Funk legend plays The Grey Eagle on Dec. 5.
Isis Music Hall will be the setting for the Asheville circle, featuring Amanda Anne Platt, Tyler Ramsey, Shannon Whitworth and several others including Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen.
Ammerman will launch the album at The Mothlight on Thursday, Nov. 29.
Steven Wilson, Malcolm Holcombe, Goldie and The House Hoppers are included in this round up.
Messick is launching his new record, Hammered Dulcimer Christmas: Volume II, with two shows — Fridays, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, both at 8 p.m. — at White Horse Black Mountain.
DJs Alexis Wardlaw and Elizabeth Lashay Garland have connected artists, activists and audiences. They are providing spaces for mutual support, both on the air and off. The goal is for increased synergy and visibility of black culture in Asheville.
Enlisting talent from the ranks of his own family, SIYAH delivers an impressive 14 minutes of conscious hip-hop.
The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter plays Fleetwood’s on Nov. 23.
“We start 2019 at home, and then we’re going to Europe for a 40-date run in nine different countries,” Kyle Travers says. “We’re touring as a headliner; they’ve got a Mercedes Sprinter waiting on us with all of our gear and a tour manager that can translate all the languages.”