The Asheville audience went wild for the alt-pioneering band, on tour for the 20th anniversary of Doolittle. Photos by Rich Orris for Xpress.
Come celebrate the life of Margaret Lauzon
Saturday, Sept. 18, would have been her 35th birthday. Friends and members of the local music and film communities will be gathering for a memorial and birthday throwdown.
Because Halloween isn’t that far away
Pre-Halloween events, ideas, and one festival (nope, not Moogfest) in the works. Plan early: You don’t want to be the person in the sheet-with-two-eye-holes ghost costume this year.
City of 1,000 Easels ruled!
Can we do this every weekend? Photo (of artist Sean Pace) by Zen Sutherland.
Tortoise at the Orange Peel
Photos by Rich Orris for Xpress.
Those Darlins at the Grey Eagle
Pink trousers
Image by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
Busk Break: Terran Walker, Revisited
Last week, we featured soon-to-be-Asheville-based busker Terran Walker performing an original rap-infused tune. It turns out, however, that Walker has a variety of stylistic tricks up his sleeve. Here, he performs his original tune “Country Music Will Sustain You” on the corner of Battery Park and Wall Street.
Video A-Go-Go: Dancing, LAAFFing and Remembering
In this week’s roundup, a group of teens attempt to run out the clock at Pack Square, plenty of Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival action, and a touching reminder about 9-11-2001.
Busk Break: Kaley Wolfe
Singer/songwriter Kaley Wolfe is something of a new arrival to the Asheville music scene, recently relocating here from Florida. She says she’s still getting used to the downtown busking experience, which is almost as new to her as the city itself. Here, she performs her original tune “I Do.”
Edgy Mama: One kid’s perspective on our food “system”
Eleven-year-old Birke Baehr recently was the youngest of a group of mostly teens who presented their big ideas at the inaugural TEDxNextGenerationAsheville event.
Busk Break: Benjamin
Before performing his original tune “Don’t Turn On Me,” traveling busker Benjamin wanted to make absolutely clear that his song was about his struggle with heroin addiction. Benjamin also explained that he doesn’t have any recordings or a website for future performances, so this may be the only publicly available recording of his gritty, honest tune.
Busk Break: Terran Walker
Expect to be hearing a lot from Terran Walker in coming months. The stylistically flexible performer is in the process of relocating to Asheville, and if his busking skills are any indicator, he’ll soon find his niche on the local music community. Here, he performs his rap-infused tune “Another Level” on the corner of Battery Park and Wall Street.
Organicfest grows in Pack Square Park on Saturday
Head downtown tomorrow for a festival of organic foods, demonstrations on sustainable living and live entertainment.
Kid’s Garden Parade, courtesy of Organicfest
Don’t forget the fair
From the midway to the petting zoo, the Mountain State Fair offers plenty of sights, sounds and smells.
Busk Break: Jack Shit
With a not-work-safe name and a song about being a “f*cking weirdo,” Jack Shit may not be your cup of tea. But if you’re on his wavelength, odds are you might just appreciate this performance of his original tune “Smelly Buddha.”
Fire on the Mountain
We didn’t tell the whole story about the many farms and donors who are helping put together the latest, greatest Slow Food fundraiser.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Long Time Between Drinks
Long Time Between Drinks — Mark Appleford’s second solo outing — isn’t paving new ground or pushing any boundaries, but for fans of gritty blues, the frequent downtown performer has crafted a heartfelt full-length that should be more than adequate to satisfy an appetite for roadhouse-worthy rock n’ roll.
Check out photos from Broken Social Scene
Rich Orris captured some of the Orange Peel show. Photos here.
Belt buckle
Photo by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
Bright Star Theatre to perform in Washington
The Asheville-based touring theatre troupe brings its sparkling production of The Ugly Duckling to the National Theatre.