Event organizer Zuzu Welsh says that this year’s festival will feature seven local acts in addition to Magness (Saturday’s headliner) and Champion (Sunday’s festival closer).
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Event organizer Zuzu Welsh says that this year’s festival will feature seven local acts in addition to Magness (Saturday’s headliner) and Champion (Sunday’s festival closer).
One of WRES’ earliest goals was to serve “not just the black community, but the community, period, aimed at people of low wealth,” says cofounder John Hayes. The station celebrates 16 years on air, with a banquet celebrating Hayes and his many contributions to the community, on Saturday, Aug. 19.
TEDxAsheville takes place on Sunday, Sept. 10. at Isis Music Hall. Tickets are on sale now and are likely to sell out in advance of the event.
The Asheville band plays a free show and launches a Kickstarter campaign to fund its new album on Friday, Aug. 18, at 10 p.m. at Asheville Music Hall.
Catch him and his band, the Soul Symphony, at RiverFest on Saturday, Aug. 26.
It’s been a busy summer for Boone-based hip-hop collective Free the Optimus. The group recently released two tracks, back-to-back.
The open-ended collective has featured at least 50 different artists from Asheville and around the globe.
A multi-instrumentalist — he sang and played mandolin, electric and acoustic guitars, baritone guitar and fiddle — Ralph Lewis never forsook his mountain music roots; he simply bent the form to his own purposes.
Mariachi music was not initially Acencion Inestroza’s strong suit. He grew up listening to traditional country music from Nicaragua, and played the piano in a salsa band. But it didn’t take him long before he was playing violin and trumpet, mariachi style. Today, he leads the Hendersonville-based Mariachi Fiesta Tapatia.
The “Love is a Rose” performance is both the beginning of a new show and the first in a much larger, more ambitious project for Paula Hanke and Peggy Ratusz. And they aim to get every detail just right, Paula Hanke says. “The arrangements, the harmonies, the costumes…”
The Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter plays The Grey Eagle with a full band on Sunday, Aug. 13.
The former Lost Sounds bandmates play The Mothlight on Friday, Aug. 11, at 9:30 p.m.
The multi-media presentation debuts at the Revolve Project Space on Friday, Aug. 11, at 8 p.m.
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features an educational fund in Jeff Knorr’s memory, start up funds for Black Star Line Brewing, and an art project starring a unicorn-dinosaur hybrid.
Blues, amped-up Americana and cracked psych-folk are just some of the music choices available to Asheville music lovers in the next 30 days.
Based out of Nashville, Knapp has made the Asheville area a regular stomping ground over the last few years, and has performed numerous stages in the area.
Taich performs at The Mothlight on Thursday, Aug. 10, with Maddie Shuler and Livingdog.
The Asheville musician plays solo and with his rock power-trio Max Gross Weight each Sunday in August at Catawba Brewing Co.’s South Slope Tasting Room & Brewery.
True to LEAF’s mission of inclusivity, a diverse slate of performers play Pack Square Park Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4 and 5.
“The longevity of this festival comes from the wonderful ancestry that has evolved out of the mountains,” says Loretta Freeman. “You’ll have up to five generations in a family that are still playing music.”
The record release show for Tam Tsu’s Man Will Drown takes place at The Mothlight on Thursday, Aug. 3.