The G.E.D. Records soul showcase takes the stage as the third installment of this year’s RiverMusic series, created by environmental nonprofit RiverLink. This is the second year for the event, held one Friday a month from May through September, and already it’s grown from 2012. “Last year we had rain on three out of five […]
Time management
“People think, with me, that it’s a dress-up contest or a history project,” says dapper roots musician (and former, albeit briefly, Asheville resident) Pokey LaFarge. “I just choose to look nice. When I dress nice I feel good and hopefully that passes on to other people.” In the instance that LaFarge’s sharp suit, shined shoes […]
Celebrity chefs and reality TV, fringe style
The local restaurant scene, like most of Asheville culture, could use a good-natured ribbing every now and then. And who better to take up the task than the Magnetic Theatre, another group of passionate locals? When the Theatre, founded in 2009, shut down its physical location in the River Arts District last March, some worried […]
Big names, little town
Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger, Robert Mapplethorpe, Willem de Kooning, Cy Twombly, Keith Haring, Martin Puryear, Jenny Holzer, Carl Andre and William Eggleston — it sounds like a litany from an art school student trying to impress someone at a party. It’s really a selection of works from the Emily Fisher Landau collection that has made […]
Smart Bets: Best of the 48 Hour Film Project
There was light, and sound, and action, and one quick weekend to complete masterful short films. Though the 48 Hour Film Project has come and gone for yet another year, the fruits of its labors remain. More to the point, the end results of the labors of 24 teams who began the endeavor, 19 who […]
Smart Bets: Rebecca Pronsky
"Rebecca Pronsky could probably sing the phone book and bring out subtle nuances in the listings with her penetrating voice," said Blurt Magazine of the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter-guitarist. And Northern Sky said her sound is "as if The Smiths relocated to Nashville." Which is cool, but absurd, because just try to get a Smith to Asheville, […]
Smart Bets: Brushfire Stankgrass
If you missed the well-matched pairing earlier this year of local bluegrass-rock outfit Brushfire Stankgrass and Richmond, Va.-based rock-funk-jam ensemble The Shack Band, you're in luck. The two groups will reunite on the Emerald Lounge stage on Thursday, July 11. "Their last date together resulted in extensive jamming between the two bands (the first time […]
Smart Bets: Eagle Street Playwrights
The Apothecary and Black Swan Theater are teaming up to support local playwriting. Or, as press for the inaugural meeting of the Eagle Street Playwrights says, "to encourage, refine, and produce local theatrical work." The playwrights group will gather on the first Thursday of each month to workshop and plan for upcoming productions. Sign up […]
State of the Arts
The “Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts,” ILSSA for short, has over 200 members from 28 states and 5 countries. They’re artists and artisans, crafters and creators bound by a common thread: they all make artwork with outdated practices and technologies. Their inefficiencies and eccentricities are self-identified, boasted really. And it’s all for […]
Calendar highlights: metal quilts, summer hikes and Saturn’s rings
Clubland features: Nathaniel Earl Bowles, Colonel Bruce Hampton and Untapped
Sunday on a Tuesday
RBTS WIN’s long-awaited (and well worth the wait) “Palm Sunday” drops today. Click through for details on a ticket giveaway to the album release show on Saturday, July 13.
The next chapter of steel pan fusion
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra’s self-titled debut on Ropeadope releases today.
Legendary Singing Stars coming to the Double Crown
The group is virtually guaranteed to rock the bar to its foundations as they preach the only way they know how — with electric guitar in hand.
Lizzy Ross Band brings the country spirit to Asheville
The Chapel Hill band will bring its heartfelt Americana pop to the Isis Music Hall.
Peter Pan at Parkway Playhouse
Last chance to visit Neverland: The Burnsville theatre stages three more performances on July 11, 12, and 13 at 7:30 p.m.
The art of Black Mountain
The Black Mountain Center for the Arts and BMCM+AC collaborate at an opening reception on Sunday, July 7. Image courtesy of Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
SoundTrack web extra: Global Americana
Local trio The Billy Sea releases a new album that deftly blends world music influences with American roots in a dozen mostly-instrumental tracks. The band holds an album release party at The Isis on Saturday, July 13.
Where the Night Tripper becomes the full-weekend tripper
Lake Eden Arts Festival announces a spooky, rootsy, psychedelic-laced lineup for Fall 2013 LEAF.
The Doug Stanford Memorial Rodeo rides into Waynesville
On Friday and Saturday, July 5-6, rodeo fans will be able to witness modern-day cowboys and cowgirls.
CalCast: July 5-7
Pick up some crafts at the Big Crafty and other shows throughout the region. Then check out some post-Independence Day fireworks. Podcast hosted by Theresa Amandi.