As in ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ things aren’t always what they seem.
The 51 comedians who made the cut for the 2019 Asheville Comedy Festival, previously known as Laugh Your Asheville Off, will perform at three venues (Diana Wortham Theatre, Highland Brewing and LaZoom Room) Wednesday-Saturday, Aug. 7-10.
The Asheville/Houston-based indie/noise rockers make their “local” debut Aug. 9 at Fleetwood’s
The eclectic Nashville-based musician brings her band to Isis on Aug. 4.
Born in Ireland and raised in Virginia, the author first came to the Asheville area (which she called home for 17 years) as an undergraduate at Warren Wilson College.
The fundraiser for Haywood Street Congregation’s fresco takes place Aug. 4 at Diana Wortham Theatre.
The local multifaceted entertainer’s next pro wrestling match takes place Aug. 3 at the Fairview Community Center.
The play stars Cardboard Sea company members Kristi DeVille and Kirstin Daniel, with newcomers Stevie Alverson, Sam Yoffee and Travis Lowe, and there’s original music by Ryan Anderson of local self-described “basement arena rock” outfit Minorcan.
The 47th annual showcase returns to Biltmore Village on Aug. 3-4.
The importance of the deaf and blind culture is kept in the limelight with The Miracle Worker, and this moving and unexpectedly funny production deserves to be a hit for SART.
Amy Williams performs Cage’s “prepared piano masterwork” on Aug. 1 at BMCM+AC.
A noted songwriter, he’s able to tell personal and raw tales crafted with his acoustic guitar and harmonica.
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Jumping ahead of critics who might apply their own subjective labels to the band’s music, Asheville-based Sterospread has taken on the task itself, calling the sounds it makes “indietronica.”
The Brooklyn-based afro-funk group stops by The Mothlight on July 31.
The band’s live shows remain full of engaging energy and excitement. Speech and his group have a long relationship with Asheville audiences: Arrested Development played the LEAF Festival in 2009 and has appeared multiple time at The Orange Peel.
The singer-songwriter and guitarist plays White Horse Black Mountain on July 31.
Empyrean Arts observes its fourth anniversary with Freakshow, a showcase of student performances (and birthday cake) on Saturday, July 27.
The Gathering Dark’s creative blend of Mitchum and Springsteen will be performed July 28 at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
“We have to start looking at what is nature at this point? What is the nonhuman world?” maintains “Mountains Piled Upon Mountains” editor Jessica Cory. “We’ve affected the air, which affects everything else. We’re really getting to the point where we have to look at things a little differently.”
The beloved band plays Biltmore’s summer concert series on July 26.
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