Part of the members of the band used to call Asheville home, so WNC seemed the right setting for Truth & Salvage Co.‘s “Pure Mountain Angel.”
This weekend on a shoestring
It’s a big weekend for art in Asheville, so dust off your monocle and pretend like you might actually buy something. As always, though, these events are budget-friendly, so you won’t have to break the bank. **Updated with Saturday benefit at Mike’s Side Pocket**
Busk Break: Jordan Okrend Performs “You Make Me Happy”
Raleigh/Boone based singer/songwriter Jordan Okrend performs his original tune “You Make Me Happy” in front of The Sisters McMullen Cupcake Corner near Pack Square.
Camera! Action! on Wall Street
Local filmmaking company Blind Lyle Films shoots a scene from upcoming short film Cleaning House outside the Miles Building on Wall Street this morning.
Oh Canada
Asheville Streetstyle: Red sweatshirt, vintage purple jeans.
Battery Park
Asheville Streetstyle: Cozy sweaters and suede boots outside Kim’s Wigs.
Fashion with a purpose
There’s fashion and then there’s trashion, and in the case of Trash Inc. Creative Reuse Center’s Friday, Nov. 12 Trashion Show, repurposed-wear is the new black.
A weekend’s worth of conscious parties
Fill your weekend with conscious parties, barbecues for a cause, beers for pups and much more! For a complete list of area benefits, check out mountainx.com/events.
Thursday events
Two performances tonight that are worth checking out (hey, it’s almost the weekend).
Elitist Bastards: Of Vampires and Tyler Perry
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther chat about current releases Due Date, For Colored Girls, Megamind, Nowhere Boy and The Tillman Story. They also discuss classic silent horror film Nosferatu (this week’s Thursday Horror Picture Show) and the 2000 film which was inspired by it, Shadow of the Vampire (next week’s Asheville Film Society screening). And if that wasn’t enough, the duo also wax speculative on soon-to-be-released films Conviction, Unstoppable, Morning Glory, Skyline, Four Lions and Inside Job.
Donavon Frankenreiter returns to Asheville
The pro-surfer-turned-singer/songwriter plays the Orange Peel on Tuesday, Nov. 23.
Craft-tastic
Hard to believe it's been almost half a decade since comedian/actor/author Amy Sedaris "changed the way the world entertains" (her words) with her etiquette/decorating/recipe guide, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. Now she returns with Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People in which she effectively does the same for crafting that she did for […]
Looking at The Human Condition
There is a picture for everything, it seems. Photography is ubiquitous, which may be the reason why a lot of people have a hard time regarding it as a true art form. Rough estimations figure that the average person takes around five photographs each day; it’s impossible to determine how many pictures a person sees […]
Spork
Dig out your powder-blue tux, your hot rollers, your most disastrous bridesmaid dress (the pouffier the better) and empty your piggy bank for a wrist corsage: It's PROM!! time. Last year’s event (the first) sold out completely. There was literally a line of folks standing outside the Grey Eagle, dressed in all manner of finery […]
The profiler
The Suspect: The Dandy Warhols Even though the band has never had a hit single, they are sure to play many fan-favorites on their North American tour; it’s in support of their recently released collection, The Dandy Warhols: The Capitol Years 1995-2007. Since forming in Portland in the early ‘90s, they’ve been building a cult […]
Smart Bets
The Big Bang with the Boom Chix How Asheville does this sound? Take the Boom Chix, our own all-female percussion and dance ensemble, add members of the Feral Chihuahuas, modern dancer Kathy Meyers, the one-woman show of Unitard and a host of special guests, and you’ve got The Big Bang, a two-night show at the […]
Win an iPad at the Xpress Best Of Bash!
Please join us for the third annual Best of Bash at the Orange Peel, Wednesday Nov. 17! The benefit party for Manna FoodBank will celebrate our Best Of WNC winners and feature performances by Josh Phillips Folk Festival, Sons of Ralph, Asheville Vaudeville and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, as well as a wide variety of tasty treats from participating Best of WNC restaurants. We’ll also be raffling off another Apple iPad. This post includes a video of our first Best Of 2010 iPad winner, Beth Yager Eckstein. Congrats!
Sufjan Stevens at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
A review of the epic (and epically hard to describe) concert, and photos by Rich Orris.
Review of The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes is the terribly sad but wildly entertaining story of one of the worst families imaginable.
B-boys and b-girls rock out at the Southeast Championships
Breakdancers of all ages tore it up at the Southeast B-boy Championships, held on Saturday, Nov. 6 at the YMI Culture Center in downtown Asheville. See videos and photos of the competition here!
For the Birds at BoBo Gallery tomorrow
An all-female singer/songwriter showcase features local talent (including Melissa Hyman, seen here) and its own mix CD. Can’t make the show? Watch it live-streamed online.