The two electronic acts, plus Aligning Minds, play Asheville Music Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Image by Ben Mason Photography.
Smart bet web extra: Skunk Ruckus
The local “hillbilly gutrock” band releases its debut full-length, “Raised on a Stick,” at The Altamont Brewery on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Listen to the brand new classic sound
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo releases new album, “Live at the Orange Peel,” in a special Asheville show on Saturday, Oct. 5
CalCast: Sept. 27-29
Catch a production of “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” (pictured here) or stop by PuppyFest. Podcast hosted by Theresa Amandi of Asheville Free Media’s Bombshell-ter Radio.
Scarlet fever
Emily Easterly releases her contagious new EP, “Get Bothered” at The LAB on Saturday, Sept. 28. Click through to see the new video for “Decent Animal.”
This weekend on a shoestring
This weekend brings pets, outdoors, music and more. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost weekend events.
Songs for the (soon to be) deaf
Queens of the Stone Age exercise the will to boogie at the U.S. Cellular Center. Photos by Daniel Coston.
Smart Bets: Sigur Rós
Concert promoter AC Entertainment just announced through Facebook, that “Sigur Rós tickets are starting at just $33 for their Saturday, Sept. 28 show at ExploreAsheville.com Arena.” Get the discount price at ticketmaster.com.
Five Questions with Hi-Alta
The local electronic duo plays a Sunday, Sept. 29 show at The Emerald Lounge. Splynter also performs; Chrome Sparks headlines. Photo by Ben Mason.
Booty calls
Five years can be a long time to wait for anything. If the body’s cells regenerate every seven years, after five years you’re more the new self than the old one. After 11 years of recording and performing, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band has regenerated more than once, which is partly why five years […]
Calendar Highlights: Master Artists, “Doga,” Brevard Concert
Marshall readies for Art on the Island
Dreaming of an island getaway but stuck in the mountains? Look no further than Marshall for its annual Art on the Island Festival located on Blannahassett Island, just over the bridge from Main Street. “Last year was our first year to organize our arts festival on the island here in Marshall,” says Laura Boosinger, executive […]
MantraFest
Asheville is no stranger to sacred chanting. From renowned kirtan leaders like Jai Uttal, Bhagavan Das and Wah! to sacred music artists like Shimshai and Snatam Kaur, to local musician/kirtan leader Kristin Luna Ray, the WNC scene is rich in musical events steeped in Eastern spirituality and conscious intent. In fact, local groups like Sangita […]
Fly Fishing Film Fest on Oct. 3
Whether you enjoy reeling in fish or watching reels of film with fish, there’s an event just for you. Be sure to catch the 2013 International Fly Fishing Film Festival, featuring short and feature-length films produced by professional and amateur filmmakers from around the globe. The event will be held at Highland Brewing Company on […]
Righteous mother
Folk singer and feminist icon Ani DiFranco begins her fall tour just five months after the birth of her second child, Dante DiFranco Napolitano. Admitting that mothering a newborn who “likes to party all night long” is exhausting, DiFranco says she’s eager to get back into the world and make music again. Her latest album, […]
From Black Mountain College with love
“When you finish a novel, your creative muscles are very much in shape, so I don’t like to waste that period and just doing nothing,” says North Carolina-based romance author Nicholas Sparks. He tells Xpress that within two weeks of completing one project, he begins looking for an idea for his next book. “I like […]
Smart Bets: Alex Krug Combo
Local singer-songwriter Alex Krug has been having a big year. With her band (Kevin Lampson on upright bass, Rachel Gramig on harmonizing vocals, Kyle Samples on electric guitar), she's opened for Donna the Buffalo and Erin McKeown, and released new album, Divers. Krug, a Maryland transplant, grew up in a family of blacksmiths. "This unique […]
Smart Bets: Just Die!
Local hardcore and thrash outfit Just Die! was voted best punk band three years in a row by Xpress readers. The quartet (vocalist Steve Shell, drummer Dave Reinhardt, Jay McBones on bass and guitarist Matt Evans) posted this simple Facebook bio: "Encouraging High Fives Since '06." Those happy high fives will be missed: The band […]
Smart Bets: The Broadcast
Self-described "ground-shaking, soul-driven powerhouse" collective The Broadcast has not only been busily playing shows around the area and across the country (140 dates last year!), they've also been at work on sophomore album Dodge the Arrow. "The blood, the sweat, the tears, the touring, the van breaking down," writes the band in a recent blog […]
Sound Track
More Songs About Animals and TV by Alligator Indian "You guys have an amazingly beautiful and bizarre sound," wrote one commenter about the Alligator Indian song "Corpsing." It's an apt summation for the twitchy-ethereal, other-worldly sonic-scapes crafted by the local surreal-pop band. Electronics and vocals leap and swoop interchangeably, sometimes with aching beauty, sometimes as […]
Clubland features: Snarky Puppy, City and Colour, Yawpers
More is more: Texas- and New York-based fusion outfit Snarky Puppy isn't a band in the traditional sense: it's a collective of nearly 30 musicians swapping styles, instruments and influences to produce what bandleader Michael League has described as ""jafunkadansion." The highly respected ensemble visits Asheville on Thursday, Sept. 26 for a performance at Asheville […]