Local artist Vadim Bora recently passed away. Friends and fans have created a makeshift shrine to the late sculpture and painter outside his Battery Park studio.
Red, white and black
A White Stripes-approved palette, including winter white, on Lexington Ave.
Local Spin
It's no surprise that one of our hippest City Council members, Gordon Smith, has such eclectic — not to mention current — musical taste. But it wasn't always that way. "There wasn't any music in my house growing up — everyone read," says Smith. "Besides at Christmas, when they would crank up the Perry Cuomo." […]
Down-tempo spectrum
Over the last several years Asheville has fostered a blossoming electronic music scene. The arrival of Moogfest in October, bringing some of the biggest national names in electronic music, seemed to solidify Asheville as a burgeoning center for electronic music. Still, the community suffered a loss last year when Club 828 closed. The venue had […]
Hear her roar
"I had lived in L.A. for about a year and a half and was a little bit disillusioned by the lack of camaraderie or community with trying to do live shows," says singer/songwriter Lissie. (She was born Elisabeth Maurus but her stage name suits her: fun, a little bit girly, not too serious, completely disarming.) […]
Pop quiz
The name's your first clue. The second, the pre-trivia warm-up music: an awesomely cheesy mix of ‘80s, fist-pumping anthems like Joe Espisito's "You're the Best" (from which classic movie¹) and that one from the original cartoon Transformers movie that goes "You got the touch! You got the power!" (sung by which guy²). Then your […]
The Broadcast dreams a little dream
Caitlin Krisko has one of those voices that make folks sit up and listen: it’s smoky, compelling and remarkably nuanced for one so young (she turns 26 this month). As lead vocalist of self-described “soul-infused rock band” The Broadcast, Krisko’s voice soars on the group’s recently released EP, Days Like Dreams. The five guys who […]
The profiler
The Suspect: Taylor Moore Taylor Moore has found a mentor and admirer in Edwin McCain (Moore has opened for McCain at the Orange Peel.) McCain says, “I want to see myself in him … but I could never play electric guitar like Taylor. I have promised myself not to hover over him like a big […]
Spork
Western North Carolina has long history as a mecca for the written word. From Thomas Wolfe to Wilma Dykeman, O. Henry to Charles Frazier, our mountains have been home to a diverse group of esteemed authors, many of them poets. Is it coincidence that the last three poets laureate of North Carolina — Fred Chappell, […]
Smart Bets
HAPPENING at The Wine Studio Black Mountain College Museum + Art Center's HAPPENING 2011 doesn't take place until April 9 (save that date!) but there's a chance to get excited and raise funds at The Wine Studio of Asheville's HAPPENING on Thursday, Jan. 27, 5-8 p.m. The event will showcase video from last year's HAPPENING […]
This weekend on a shoestring
It’s been a dreary start to the week, but don’t fret! There’s sunshine in the forecast and plenty to do this weekend. Catch a film, take in a puppet show or enjoy the sounds of local music; it’s all happening here. And don’t forget to check out Clubland for a complete weekend music schedule.
Moulin Rouge gets sultry for charity
The second annual Moulin Rouge Gala gets hot on Feb. 12 with belly dancing and a Bollywood theme to benefit Caring for Children.
—Image of last year’s cabaret-themed Moulin Rouge courtesy of Asheville Event Planning
Ultra pink
Black and magenta on a January day, Lexington Ave.
Post Yo’ Bills: Capturing downtown bulletin boards
Community bulletin boards are, in their own way, a kind of ongoing communal art project composed of equal parts information, aesthetics and random chance. Often, events that would fly under our radar — particularly informal or late-breaking ones — can only be discovered through a careful reading of local corkboards.
Videos from the fringe
Zany, out-of-the-ordinary installation and performance art at last weekend’s Asheville FringeArts Festival.
Lissie talks Asheville (and L.A., and recording with Jacquire King, and writing less about guys)
Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter/rocker Lissie (who plays the Orange Peel on Feb. 2) dishes about her Asheville connections: Truth & Salvage Company’s Scott, Walker and Smitty; Bill Reynolds of Band of Horses and Echo Mountain Recording Studio.
Review of When Jekyll Met Hyde
Dr. Jekyll may be right that two souls dwell in every person, but he has missed the full import of that discovery, for Hyde is not only sexier than Jekyll, he’s smarter, too.
Learn how to help activate state arts funding
The arts advocacy workshop will be held at N.C. Stage, in downtown Asheville, on Monday, Jan. 24, from noon to 1 p.m. Why should you go?
Busk Break: Lyric performs “Rainfall” in front of the Woolworth Walk
Asheville-based busker Leeda Jones (aka Lyric) performs “Rainfall,” joined by her band, in front of the Woolworth Walk in downtown Asheville.
HATCH Bash 2011
Photos from the HATCH Bash at the Hotel Indigo.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Edgy Mama: Why choosing not to vaccinate your child is a bad idea
I’ve written about both sides of the childhood vaccination debate as objectively as possible over the years. I’ve chosen to vaccinate my kids, but until recently, I could, at least emotionally, understand why some of my friends and acquaintances choose otherwise. However, after researching the safety and efficacy of childhood vaccinations, talking extensively to doctors about the issue and learning about the recent outbreaks of deadly, but vaccine-preventable diseases like pertussis, I’ve realized I’m no longer objective.