Ideas for novels come from unusual sources: "One thing that has interested me was, how do you forgive someone for doing something really awful," asks Elizabeth Stuckey-French. "Is it possible?" She started musing over such karmic implications after discovering the book The Plutonium Files: America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War at the public […]
Most people start a band by posting a "drummer wanted" ad on Craigslist, or by organizing a jam session with their musician friends. Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, the husband-and-wife-duo known as Tennis, went sailing. On Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, Moore entered a post on the couple's blog, WhiteSatinGloves.blogspot.com explaining "our decision to sell all […]
The descriptions of fan qualities and quirks are intended to be a playful take on what's unique about all of us. The world would be a better place if everyone went out to see more live music The Suspect: Atom Smash This five-man hard rock band spent 2009 unsigned and touring like crazy, performing more […]
Wayne Caldwell at Thomas Wolfe Memorial Local author Wayne Caldwell not only writes in Western N.C. but about WNC. Both of his novels (Cataloochee and Requiem by Fire) are set in Haywood County’s Cataloochee Valley. Caldwell was awarded the 2010 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award: Fittingly, he appears with Stephen Woody (whose grandfather served as […]
Local musician and man of style Andrew J. Fletcher, seen on Lexington Ave.
Did you miss the Flying Donkey Cabaret performance at Firestorm Cafe & Books? Particularly their memorable street-parade entrance? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Xpress was there.
Seen on College Street.
The art party and fundraiser for Antonio’s boarding-school expense fund will be held on Thursday, March 3.
Uncle Mountain’s Ryan Furstenberg performs “Sea of Green” in front of the iron sculpture on a very windy day in downtown Asheville.
Asheville-based busker Danny Tetrault performs his original tune “Let Your Hair Down” in front of the iron sculpture.
Psychedelic indie rock band Doc Aquatic recently opened for The Baker Family Band at the Grey Eagle, performing a varied and innovative set.
A retro zip-up golf jacket and black jeans on Walnut Street.
Didn’t make it to last week’s sold-out Bass Center electroni-stravaganza at the Civic Center? Or wishing you could go again tonight? Here are some photos from photog Shaun Hollingsworth.
Dark, wintery colors with leggings and sandals on Haywood Street.
Uncle Mountain’s Ryan Furstenberg performs “Peace of Mind” in front of the iron sculpture on a very windy day in downtown Asheville. Uncle Mountain perform tonight Megan Jean and the KFB at Bobo Gallery.
February is drawing to a close, so send it off with a bang! We’ve got a roundup of budget-friendly events that will keep you entertained and keep your band account from getting lonely. While you’re here, check out Clubland for a complete schedule of weekend music.
All proceeds from the Saturday, Feb. 26 carnival-themed festivities benefit the Children’s Welfare League, a local nonprofit dedicated to the education and welfare of underprivileged children in Buncombe County.
And the band’s guitarist, DJ Afro, has a special Asheville-inspired track (listen here).
This month, ASAP spotlights trout in their Get Local campaign as a featured local ingredient. Chef William Dissen of The Market Place has provided a recipe for trout rillettes in honor of trout month.
What sparkles in When We Were Strangers, Pamela Schoenewaldt’s novel of the American dream, is the appreciation for all things organically wonderful.
Nautical red, white and blue with a yellow bag on College Street.
