The LEAF offers a very different experience than the one promised by this weekend’s inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit. The first is a celebration of creativity in a pastoral setting, with styles ranging from Americana to world music. Mountain Oasis digs deeper into its chosen area, offering world-class electronic acts alongside a smattering of […]
The music festival extends beyond the scope of its three-day lineup with a number of smaller-venue showcases, featuring local and regional acts. Shows at The Emerald Lounge, The Mill Room and The LAB are open to both passholders and non-passholders, which means even if you don’t want to shell out for a Mountain Oasis ticket, […]
Jad Fair, guitarist and founder of post-punk outfit Half Japanese If you could collaborate with any other Mountain Oasis artist, who would it be and why? I've recorded two albums with Daniel Johnston, and we're planning to record again in January with Brave Combo as the backing band. I'm looking forward to it. It's been […]
This Long Beach, Calif., indie-rock outfit doesn't have a bio on its website. Or on its Facebook page. So you have to dig around for interviews with publications like American Pancake and Fox+Hound to learn fun facts like bassist/vocalist Jonny Bell has a day job as a contractor, drummer Kevin Stuart paints motorcycles and guitarist […]
Despite rumors that cassette tapes are making a comeback, vinyl is still king. OK, maybe the MP3 is really king, but among collectors and serious audiophiles, no iTunes playlist can hold a candle to a record. Enter Gregory Neal of GN Traders and Productions, who turned his own music-collecting obsession into a a business. He […]
According to the bio of folk-rock on- and off-stage duo Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, they’ve finally hit their stride with new album, Wassaic Way. The hook-heavy, jangly collection seems to tap the couple's small-town roots and big-city inspirations. It also has a cool connection to Guthrie's family: The record was recorded in Chicago […]
The first thing that singer-songwriter Brett Dennen wrote for his new album, Smoke and Mirrors, was “Wild Child,” a song, he says, “Pointed the ship in the direction it was going.” It’s a rollicking, feel-good folk-rocker that, the musician says, reconnected him to his roots. Those roots include his mountain home in the Sonora Pass […]
Celtober This is no mere Oktoberfest. It’s Celtober (and, for some participants, kiltober), and it’s back for a second year. The festival includes three days of Celtic, tribal, rock and fusion music at two venues. And two towns. Both locations, White Horse Black Mountain and Asheville’s Highland Brewing, offer up live music from Uncle Hamish […]
Baseball differs from any other team sport because it puts as much spotlight on the struggle between two players as it does on competing teams. Never mind the outfielders and basemen — the true conflict at the heart of the game lies in the pitcher lobbing a baseball near the batter, who must unite reflexes […]
Leading up to the inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, we’re running a series of Q+A interviews with the festival’s artists. Photo by Keith Martin.
Leading up to the inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, we’re running a series of Q+A interviews with the festival’s artists.
Fletcher artisan Scott Waldrop crafts balsamic vinegar in the footprints of his wine-making ancestors. And what he produces … is worth waiting for.
Leading up to the inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, we’re running a series of Q+A interviews with the festival’s artists.
Brett Dennen returns to The Grey Eagle on Wednesday, Oct. 30. He’s on tour in support of “Smoke and Mirrors,” which was inspired by the wilderness of the Sierra Nevadas.
Leading up to the inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, we’re running a series of Q+A interviews with the festival’s artists.
Local artist (and former Xpress designer) Nathanael Roney opens his exhibit tonight in the gallery space at The Mothlight.
About 200 posters from the Iranian Revolution are hanging in three locations in Asheville. An opening reception for the show was held at UNCA Thursday, Oct. 17, featuring a film screening and lecture by Dr. Hamid Dabashi, an Iranian-born scholar and cultural historian. By Kyle Sherard.
Canadian dream-pop duo Purity Ring is announced as the final lineup replacement for Mountain Oasis. Photo by Landon Speers.
Leading up to the inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, we’re running a series of Q+A interviews with the festival’s artists.
